I can still remember those words, ‘When you are a clinician, you are saving a life, but when you are a public health personnel, you are saving thousands of life at a time’, delivered by my professor at the orientation class of undergraduate community medicine course. That introductory speech was so motivating that I thought for a while, should I be in the ‘thousands life saver’ group? But that speech alone was not sufficient to grow my interest in public health. Day by day I was feeling the importance of public health while dealing with various patients as a clinician.
During my Intern period at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, I exposed with diverse type of diseases and comprehended that to explore the depth of the medicine, there is no alternative …show more content…
290 hours coursework (equivalent to US 12.5 semester credits) included epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, occupational health, behavioral science, health policy and management, maternal and child health, infectious diseases and many more. I learned about the different type of epidemiological studies not only in the classroom but also applied it in the community level study. As a part of my undergraduate coursework, I conducted a group research study on estimation of maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in a rural village of Bangladesh. In that cross-sectional study, I achieved some real-time experiences of data collection, data analysis, and writing a research paper. I was very much appreciated by my supervisor due to my diligence and endeavor to this research project as I spent some extra hours with him for data …show more content…
Besides my regular studies and hospital duties, I was always engaged with some social activities. From my first year of medical study, I was an active volunteer of ‘SANDHANI’, a national award winning blood donation organization. I also volunteered in some medical camp to serve the cyclone and flood affected area. From my public health interest, I always tried to attend the health-related seminars and workshops on a regular basis. I am also a member of ‘Public Health Association of
During my Intern period at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, I exposed with diverse type of diseases and comprehended that to explore the depth of the medicine, there is no alternative …show more content…
290 hours coursework (equivalent to US 12.5 semester credits) included epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, occupational health, behavioral science, health policy and management, maternal and child health, infectious diseases and many more. I learned about the different type of epidemiological studies not only in the classroom but also applied it in the community level study. As a part of my undergraduate coursework, I conducted a group research study on estimation of maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in a rural village of Bangladesh. In that cross-sectional study, I achieved some real-time experiences of data collection, data analysis, and writing a research paper. I was very much appreciated by my supervisor due to my diligence and endeavor to this research project as I spent some extra hours with him for data …show more content…
Besides my regular studies and hospital duties, I was always engaged with some social activities. From my first year of medical study, I was an active volunteer of ‘SANDHANI’, a national award winning blood donation organization. I also volunteered in some medical camp to serve the cyclone and flood affected area. From my public health interest, I always tried to attend the health-related seminars and workshops on a regular basis. I am also a member of ‘Public Health Association of