Exam scheme 2012:

Paper 1: 75 marks.

1. General epidemiology and Special epidemiology (40 m).
 2. Medical Biostatistics (16 m).
3. Nutrition (12 m).
4. Communication and Health Behaviour (7-8 m).

Paper 2: 75 marks.

1. Primary Health Care Service (PHC), MCH and Reproductive, Health Care Management, Family Practice, Rural Health, Geriatric Health, School Health, Adolescent health (45m)
2. Environmental and Occupational Health (20 m).
3. Non communicable disease (10 marks)

Question Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases: (40 m).

5 questions :
1st from general epidemiology of communicable diseases (6-7 m).
- chain of infection.
- immunity.
- sero and chemoprophylaxis.
- emerging and re-emerging diseases.
- excluded
:: disinfection and sterilization.
:: surveillance.
:: hospital infection.
:: diseases and elimination.


the rest of questions (4 Q) from selected communicable diseases:

- large diseases
write their epidemiology (def, public importance, causative org, reservoir, portal entry and exit, IP, susceptibility)
-  Hepatitis B & C excluded.
-  Prevention & Control of selected diseases: toxoplasma, malaria schistosoma, plague, STI, tetanus, yellow fever, anthrax.
- TB and Schistosoma Survey (VVIQ).

Non- Communcable Diseases:
- Prevention & Control of diseases.
- Risk factor (*cancer, smoking).

Medical Biostatistics:
- Demography (8m).
- Vital Statistics (8m) : give an account in causes, prevention.

Communication and Health Education (VVIQ).
Nutrition: 2 questions, 12 marks. malnutrition, definition, problem.d health education (VVIQ).
Human Health Behaviour, excluded.
Health Care Management: Planning, Implementation, Evaluation (VVIQ).
Primary Health Care (VVIQ).
Health System and Health Service in Egypt : Basic Benefit Package (VVIQ).
School Children Health. component of maternal, child and adolescent.
Elderly Health (VVIQ).
Environmental Health: Waste, Housing and Food (VVIQ). 8 m
Occupational Health: (12 m) 2 questions.
: Physical Agent (VVIQ).

Excluded Topics:

- Special needs.
- Mental Health.
- Family Planning.
- Human Health Behavior.
- Viral Hepatitis B & C.
- Quality Management.

* no equation in medical biostatistics.

For Oral (30 marks, 1 professor, by using question cards)

example:
:: Food Borne Diseases (Cholera & Typhoid VVIQ).
:: All  Prevention & Control.
:: Contact Diseases.
:: Biostatistics : infant & maternal, morbidity.
:: Nutrition : Vitamins, Vitamin D deficiency.
:: Environmental & Occupational Health.
:: Gen Epidemiology; definition (important for oral).
*listed topics untuk oral ni yang paling banyak ditanya, make sure baca yang lain jugak ye.For MCQ (60 marks)- strictly MCQ- 50 questions from Department's MCQ book
- 5 MCQ based on problem solving of a case (not coming from Department's book)- 5 MCQ (not coming from Department's book)

credit to: farhah nabilah.

p/s: InsyaAllah ni hasil gabungan info dari farhah dan rakan-rakan lain, kalau ade pertambahan lagi, dipersilakan tambah di ruang 'comment' di bawah tu.

All the best!. Al- Mukminun: 1-2.
"Man jadda wa jada wa man zara' a hasoda."
"Sesiapa yang berusaha akan berhasil, sesiapa yang menanam akan menuai".  :)