India FETP - Master of Public Health
The ICMR – National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) was conducting two programmes of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram: (1) Master of Applied Epidemiology (MAE) since 2001 and (2) Master of Public Health (Health Services Development Research) (MPH-HSDR) since 2008, at NIE, Chennai. These programmes were primarily aimed at developing a cadre of trained public health professionals in the country by training the ‘in-service’ health professionals working in government health departments.
Since July 2011, NIE has been conducting MPH (Epidemiology and Health Systems) programme designed by integration of MAE and MPH (HSDR), building on the strengths of the two programmes. The programme uses the basic learning by doing model with focus on applied epidemiology and health systems.
Application process
Admission is open to government and private candidates. Preference will be given to the candidates sponsored by the Central / State Governments / Union Territories and Armed Forces.
The prescribed application form can be downloaded from the Institute’s Website: www.nie.gov.in. The prescribed application form given in the website or its photocopy alone should be used. Application in any other form will not be considered.
Eligibility criteria
Candidates fulfilling the following criteria are eligible to apply for the course: (i) M.B.B.S. degree recognized by Medical Council of India (ii) (a) Working in public health, preferably regularized and permanent employees of State or Central Government Department or Medical institutions; (b) Private (NonGovernment) candidates worked / working in public health (iii) Three years experience in public health related activities (iv) Age up to 45 years as on the date mentioned in the admission form. Departmental candidates from ICMR institutions will be granted age relaxation of 5 years. SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates will be eligible for age relaxation as per Government of India rules
Application fee
Application fee for Rs. 600/- (Rupees Six hundred only) payable through online. The detail is given below. Name: Director, NIE Account Number: 0936201002864 Bank Name: Canara Bank IFSC Code: CNRB0000936 (Applications without details of application fee payment will not be considered)
Submission of application
The prescribed application form can be downloaded or filled online through the link: https://icmrnie.in/redcap/surveys/?s=L4ATMNFFJE The prescribed application form given in the website alone should be used. Application is any other form will not be considered.
Sponsorship
(i) The sponsoring authority (Central/State Government / Non-Governmental Organizations / Private Institutions) should nominate and depute the candidates for two years on a fulltime basis. (ii) No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the employer along with application or produce the same before joining the course.
Core competencies
MPH (Epidemiology and Health Systems) programme is designed to introduce the students to the basic principles of public health, with emphasis on public health practices in India. upon completion of the MPH, the student is expected to develop the following seven technical core competencies:
(1) Understand the scope and concepts and master the methods in epidemiology
(2) Plan, implement and evaluate public health surveillance systems
(3) Investigate the outbreaks
(4) Conduct public health research in accordance with principles of human subject protection
(5) Communicate public health information to lay and professional audiences
(6) Conceptualize the elements of health systems to effectively design, develop, implement and evaluate the public health interventions
(7) Comprehend the biological, social, behavioural, environmental determinants affecting health
Duration and course organization
The MPH (Epidemiology and Health Systems) is a two-year programme, comprising of four contact sessions across 12 months at NIE interspersed with three field postings of 12 months duration in total. The details of the contact sessions and field postings are summarized below:
