The Department of Community Medicine (DCM) or Jabatan Perubatan Masyarakat (JPM) is one of the biggest departments in the School of Medical Sciences. The academic staff come from various public health specializations such as Epidemiology, Family Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Family Health and Health System Management. The department also has a strong team of support staff, including Public Health Inspectors and Public Health Nurses.
Community Medicine or also known as Public Health has vast interests which cover all aspects of life and focus on prevention rather than cure. In our department, besides involving in teaching and learning programmes for undergraduate students (Doctor of Medicine), we are also offering postgraduate programmes in Master of Public Health (MPH), Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) and; Master in Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by research mode. You can get all the information pertaining to the programmes through this website.
The Department of Community Medicine School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia aspires to be the centre of excellence in public health, providing the teaching of public health at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels of the highest standard, and be a leader in research and innovation in the field of public health and community medicine.
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