Education
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Education
The Faculty of the Department is involved in the teaching of biostatistical and epidemiological methods and medical demography for various undergraduate, post-graduate and para-medical courses in the Institute. These courses are run throughout each semester, each year. Some of these courses have full paper in biostatistics. The details of these courses are given below:
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Undergraduate courses |
M.B.B.S The Department offers two short basic courses in Principles of Biostatistics and Vital and Health Statistics as part of the prescribed courses extending over a period of 25 hours and includes lectures and classroom problem solving exercises. In addition, to this, two joint seminars on Fertility and Mortality Measurements and Interpretation of Life Table method and Family Planning Evaluation studies are given in collaboration with the Centre for Community Medicine (CCM) during the clinical phase of the MBBS Programme. Post certificate Course in Nursing and
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology, B.Sc (Optometry), B.Sc. (OT Technology), B.Sc (Nursing) and B.Sc (Post Certificate) 30 hours of lectures and classroom practical exercises are given in basic Statistical Techniques applicable to these areas.
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Post-graduate courses
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M.D. (Community Medicine) The Faculty/Scientists of the Department regularly participate in Journal Club sessions and Thesis Review sessions in the Centre for Community Medicine.
M. Biotech, M.Sc. (Reproductive Biology and Clinical Embryology) & M.Sc. (Nursing) For students of M. Biotech, M.Sc. (Nursing) and M.Sc. (Reproductive Biology and Clinical Embryology) combined course consisting of 45 hours of lectures and assignment is undertaken during the July session every year. During the course, students are taught basics of biostatistical methods relevant to their discipline. An endline evaluation of the course is done |
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Continuing Medical Education (CME) |
The Faculty of the Department regularly participates and delivers lectures under continuing medical education programmes, seminars, national and international conferences and pre-conference courses & workshops held in the Institute and at various parts of the country and abroad. |
