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University of Community Health, Magway

The University of Community Health, Magway (UCH) (Burmese: အခြေခံ ကျန်းမာရေး တက္ကသိုလ် (မကွေး), pronounced [tɕáɰ̃màjé tɛʔkəθò (məɡwé)]) is a Community Health University under the Ministry of Health (Myanmar), and located in Magway city , Myanmar. The university offers a four-year Bachelor of Community Health (B.Comm.H) degree program. Students have to study how to perform community health. Also, they must take clinical subjects as integration for rural population whom can't get primary health care. Formally, the graduates are allowed to practice as Health Assistants (HA) in Department of Public Health and FDA of Myanmar, many of whom are the main providers of primary health care in rural Myanmar where access to regular physicians is difficult.

University of Community Health, Magway
အခြေခံ ကျန်းမာရေးတက္ကသိုလ် (မကွေး)
MottoTo born public health specialists to uplift health status of the nation
Typepublic
Established1995; 28 years ago (1995) [1]
RectorDr. AB
Academic staff
102 (2009)
Administrative staff
256 (2009)
Location
AffiliationsMinistry of Health
Websitewww.uch.gov.mm
Main entrance road to the university
Another entrance

First, it was established as Health Assistant’s training school in Yangon in 1951. Health Assistant’s training school and Aung San Health Demonstration Unit (Field Department) were combined and emerged as School of Health Science for Basic Health Workers in December 1991 that was upgraded up to University of Community Health in 1996. The University moved to Magway in 2000. Field Department was also moved to Tawsaint village, Salin Township in 2006.

Nowadays, most of the alumni are working in various sectors such as NGOs, INGOs, UN, Department of Food and Drug Administration and Department of Public Health of Myanmar Government.

History

With the guidance and national health policy of U Nu's Government the Health Assistant Training School was established in 1951 in Yangon to provide health care to rural population where access to regular medical doctors are difficult. The main objective of that training school is to produce the health assistant within a short time (three years) while the medical doctors were trained for six year. Later, The school was moved a few kilometers north to Insein in 1963, and then to Hlegu in 1968. In 1989, the school came under the purview of the Ministry of Health. The school became the Institute of Community Health in 1991, and became a university in 1995 and began offering a four-year bachelor's degree program. The objective of the university of community health is also change and wide scope. In 1999, the military government moved the school out of Yangon Division to Upper Myanmar. UCH is located on a 41.4-hectare campus at Htonpauk, about 14.5 km north of Magway, and 3.2 km off the Magway-Natmauk Road.[1]

University of Community Health, Magway regularly accepts approximately 150 students (Male: Female = 70:30) who passed the matriculation examination. The required score for selection is approximately 450 for males and 470 for females.

Academic departments

Curriculum

Each school year lasts ten months from January to October. Students are required to take written, practical, field trip and oral exams at the end of each year.

First year

Coursework with assignment

  • Biomedical Science
  1. Zoology
  2. Botany
  3. Chemistry
  4. Physics
  • Communication science
  1. Myanmar language
  2. English language
  • Primary Medical Care
  1. Myanmar Traditional Medicine
  2. First Aid

Coursework with or without assignment

  • Total Personal Professional Development (TPPD)
  • Basic Computer

Second year

Coursework with assignment

Coursework without assignment

Third year

Third year students are required to make field trips to nearby villages and provide seminars on such health education topics as the natural history of diseases, environmental sanitation, the dangers of smoking/alcohol, rodent control, disaster management and global warming, etc. The seminars are organized by the departments of Health Education, Community Health and Environmental Health. The students then visit a local Rural Health Center (RHC) to learn the operations of an RHC.

Coursework with assignment

Coursework without assignment

Fourth year

  • Fourth year students need to make research for protocol. For this we had to go to Rural Health Center, under Magway Region (from October to November).

Coursework with assignment

Affiliated teaching hospitals

Students are required to study bedside lecture at the following UCH affiliated hospitals in the region for three months(May–July).

Graduate Program

The university offers a range of Master of Community Health (M.Comm.H) degree program in 2017.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Community Health University (Magway): Source of proficient health assistants". mrtv3.net.mm. Retrieved 2009-10-27.

External links

Coordinates: 20°11′33″N 94°56′30″E / 20.19258°N 94.94158°E / 20.19258; 94.94158

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The University of Community Health Magway UCH Burmese အခ ခ က န မ ရ တက ကသ လ မက pronounced tɕaɰ maje tɛʔke8o meɡwe is a Community Health University under the Ministry of Health Myanmar and located in Magway city Myanmar The university offers a four year Bachelor of Community Health B Comm H degree program Students have to study how to perform community health Also they must take clinical subjects as integration for rural population whom can t get primary health care Formally the graduates are allowed to practice as Health Assistants HA in Department of Public Health and FDA of Myanmar many of whom are the main providers of primary health care in rural Myanmar where access to regular physicians is difficult University of Community Health Magwayအခ ခ က န မ ရ တက ကသ လ မက MottoTo born public health specialists to uplift health status of the nationTypepublicEstablished1995 28 years ago 1995 1 RectorDr ABAcademic staff102 2009 Administrative staff256 2009 LocationMagway Magway Division MyanmarAffiliationsMinistry of HealthWebsitewww wbr uch wbr gov wbr mmMain entrance road to the university Another entrance First it was established as Health Assistant s training school in Yangon in 1951 Health Assistant s training school and Aung San Health Demonstration Unit Field Department were combined and emerged as School of Health Science for Basic Health Workers in December 1991 that was upgraded up to University of Community Health in 1996 The University moved to Magway in 2000 Field Department was also moved to Tawsaint village Salin Township in 2006 Nowadays most of the alumni are working in various sectors such as NGOs INGOs UN Department of Food and Drug Administration and Department of Public Health of Myanmar Government Contents 1 History 2 Academic departments 3 Curriculum 3 1 First year 3 1 1 Coursework with assignment 3 1 2 Coursework with or without assignment 3 2 Second year 3 2 1 Coursework with assignment 3 2 2 Coursework without assignment 3 3 Third year 3 3 1 Coursework with assignment 3 3 2 Coursework without assignment 3 4 Fourth year 3 4 1 Coursework with assignment 3 4 2 Affiliated teaching hospitals 3 4 3 Graduate Program 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditWith the guidance and national health policy of U Nu s Government the Health Assistant Training School was established in 1951 in Yangon to provide health care to rural population where access to regular medical doctors are difficult The main objective of that training school is to produce the health assistant within a short time three years while the medical doctors were trained for six year Later The school was moved a few kilometers north to Insein in 1963 and then to Hlegu in 1968 In 1989 the school came under the purview of the Ministry of Health The school became the Institute of Community Health in 1991 and became a university in 1995 and began offering a four year bachelor s degree program The objective of the university of community health is also change and wide scope In 1999 the military government moved the school out of Yangon Division to Upper Myanmar UCH is located on a 41 4 hectare campus at Htonpauk about 14 5 km north of Magway and 3 2 km off the Magway Natmauk Road 1 University of Community Health Magway regularly accepts approximately 150 students Male Female 70 30 who passed the matriculation examination The required score for selection is approximately 450 for males and 470 for females Academic departments EditDepartment of Biomedical Science Department of Community Health Department of Disease Control Epidemiology Department of Health Promotion Health Education Department of Environmental Health Department of Educational Science Department of Myanmar Department of English Department of Zoology Department of Botany Department of Chemistry Department of Physics Department of Field Research Salin Township Taw Saint village Curriculum EditEach school year lasts ten months from January to October Students are required to take written practical field trip and oral exams at the end of each year First year Edit Coursework with assignment Edit Biomedical ScienceZoology Botany Chemistry PhysicsCommunication scienceMyanmar language English languagePrimary Medical CareMyanmar Traditional Medicine First AidCoursework with or without assignment Edit Total Personal Professional Development TPPD Basic ComputerSecond year Edit Coursework with assignment Edit Structure and Function of Human Body Human Anatomy and Physiology Vital Statistics General Pathology and Pharmacology EpidemiologyCoursework without assignment Edit Health EducationThird year Edit Third year students are required to make field trips to nearby villages and provide seminars on such health education topics as the natural history of diseases environmental sanitation the dangers of smoking alcohol rodent control disaster management and global warming etc The seminars are organized by the departments of Health Education Community Health and Environmental Health The students then visit a local Rural Health Center RHC to learn the operations of an RHC Coursework with assignment Edit Disease Control Health Education Environmental Health Educational ScienceCoursework without assignment Edit Medicine Surgery Community Health Research MethodologyFourth year Edit Fourth year students need to make research for protocol For this we had to go to Rural Health Center under Magway Region from October to November Coursework with assignment Edit Community Health I Community Health II Research Methodology Medicine Surgery ResearchAffiliated teaching hospitals Edit Students are required to study bedside lecture at the following UCH affiliated hospitals in the region for three months May July Pakokku General Hospital Nyaung U General Hospital Meiktila General Hospital Field Trip 8 weeks to rural health center RHC for research paperGraduate Program Edit The university offers a range of Master of Community Health M Comm H degree program in 2017 See also EditUniversity of Public Health Yangon Ministry of HealthReferences Edit a b Community Health University Magway Source of proficient health assistants mrtv3 net mm Retrieved 2009 10 27 External links EditList of Universities registered under WHO http www uch gov mmCoordinates 20 11 33 N 94 56 30 E 20 19258 N 94 94158 E 20 19258 94 94158 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University of Community Health Magway amp oldid 1118719988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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