About IIHMR University

Since 2013, the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), Baltimore, Maryland, USA in partnership with the Institute of Health Management Research University (IIHMR) has been offering its Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program in Jaipur, India, for Indian students as well as those from surrounding countries. This prestigious program is designed with the following objectives: To cultivate students’ health management skills so that they will be prepared to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of public health programs and services To enhance the capabilities of public health professionals in countries of the South East Asian Region. To prepare professionals for challenging careers in public health management in the public and private sectors, non-governmental organizations, as well as national and multinational organizations The Master of Public Health degree program is a two-year course. The program includes course work in classes a capstone exercise in the first year and a practicum experience in the second year, all cumulatively totaling to 80 credits. The MPH program 2019-2021 will commence in October 2019. On-campus courses will begin at IIHMR University, Jaipur. The Students will travel to Baltimore, Maryland, in winter term at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA. The curriculum is structured to build knowledge, develop skills and provide exposure to real-world situations in public health and health management. Courses will be taught by distinguished faculty members from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and IIHMR University who have contributed to meeting the challenges of public health and health care management nationally and internationally. The pedagogy for each course is selected judiciously, and consistently encourages the students to learn experientially, by helping them to relate concepts and theories to public health management systems. The program aims to develop students’ competencies in the following core areas: Epidemiology Environmental Health Sciences Public Health Biology Health Management and Functional Management Social and Behavioral Sciences Public Policy Ethics The Johns Hopkins University-IIHMR University Master of Public Health (MPH) has been designed by leveraging the core strengths of both institutions, and is uniquely poised to meet the needs of Indian students as well as those confronting public health challenges in the South East Asian Region. The program combines the JHSPH’s excellence in Public Health education with the IIHMR’s expertise in Health Management Research in South Asia. These strengths are clearly visible in the design of this exciting program.

About Jinan University

Jinan University (abbreviated JNU) is a public research and comprehensive university in Guangzhou city. The university was initially established in the year 1906 and again re-established in 1958.

Jinan University is the first university in China to recruit foreign students and is currently a Chinese university with the largest number of international students.

Jinan University is a key comprehensive university which is listed in ‘211 Project’ and jointly constructed by Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and Guangdong Province and is listed with the World Health Organisation and International Medical Education Directory (IMED). It is also enlisted with theNational Medical Commission.

Jinan University offers international MBBS for the students who want to study medicine in foreign country at low cost. The total course duration is 6 years including one-year compulsory internship.

Jinan University has 27 colleges, comprising 59 departments and offering 89 undergraduate major fields. Among the 55 departments, 43 offer master’s degree programs and 19 offer Ph.D. degree-granting programs. There are 15 postdoctoral research stations, 182 research institutes and 77 labs in Jinan University.

There are 50,535 students in the university, including 10,767 graduates and 22,527 undergraduates. The number of overseas students, including foreign students, overseas Chinese students, students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, is 13,512.

There are 22 dormitory buildings on campus, which are Jianyang, Zhenru, Jingling and Zhouzhuan zone. Healthy and hygienically cooked food is available at the Jinan University Campus.

Key Highlights of the MPH Program

• Total fee payable in India is one-third of the fee payable at Johns Hopkins University, USA
• Students admitted to this program will be provided free travel and stay scholarship to attend a winter term course on Problem Solving in Public Health at Intensive Institute at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA.
• The original Johns Hopkins curriculum is delivered jointly by distinguished faculties of Johns Hopkins University and IIHMR University
• A degree is awarded by Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
• Network of 24500 plus Alumni around the world

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Campus

The Medical College of Jinan University was set up in 1978 alongwith a modern hospital known as Guangzhou Chinese Overseas Hospital.

The college has set up 12 labs along with RMB 8.5 million in medical equipment..

Besides the affiliated hospital, the college has a number of fieldwork units as teaching hospitals: Shenzheng People’s Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital, Macao Lake Hospital. Other fieldwork hospitals include Guangdong Province Hospital, Guangzhou Sixth Hospital, Zongshan Xiaolan Hospital, Heyuan City Hospital and Duanzhou Hospital (in Zhaoqin); there are eleven of these in all.

Academics

The college’s teaching programs and curriculum strive to meet the needs of foreign medical practice, which are comparatively similar to the teaching programs of medical colleges in England and the United States. Simultaneously, they embody the requirements of China’s college education, which stresses students’ comprehensive improvement.

Either of the teaching programs provide more than 5,500 major hours in order to comply with international standards.

Currently the college has over 100 post graduate students among whom 15 are PhD and 88 master degree candidates There are 598 undergraduate students enrolled. Since 1988, a 3-year program professional training class has also enrolled students; there are 142 in this class. The nursing school offers a 3-year training program and has 189 students.

Scientific Research

The college library contains numerous books & periodicals with 53,000 periodicals and 430 magazines.

There have been 2,117 scientific theses published and 118 of them have been published in the international medical issues; 476 have been assigned as international conference theses; 127 medical textbooks have been compiled by the school’s teachers and research fellows.

The college has active good relations with many universities and colleges abroad among them Medical College of Science and Engineering of Texas, USA; Medical College of Alberta University, Canada; and the Seattle Washington Medical College, USA.

68 students from Jinan University have passed the NMC Screening Test.

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