Master degree program
Global Health

Global Health

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Medical Sciences

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

Upon completion of this program, it is expected that postgraduates will be able to
1. Apply the provisions and categories of the philosophy of science to analyze and evaluate the main ideological problems of an interdisciplinary nature that arise in science at the present stage of global development
2. Apply pedagogical and psychological skills of higher education in practical activities, using analysis and evaluation of modern teaching and learning methods, including in a foreign language.
3. Use psychological methods of influence and means of communication to work effectively in interprofessional teams, resolve conflict situations in healthcare and constantly develop professional skills and critical thinking skills using modern scientific approaches in the field of global health.
4. Apply international health systems and the impact of globalization on health, using modern approaches to introduce scientific information into the global health system, identifying the main social and economic determinants of health
5. Provide leadership in promoting social and interdisciplinary innovation in global health, applying sustainability practices to ensure high levels of safety and quality care
6. Apply management tools and methods, demonstrate management methods in professional activities when planning, implementing, evaluating international, country and local programs, using the principles of social justice and human rights in solving global health problems based on modern achievements of science and practice
7. Use research methodology when working with databases to analyze, evaluate the results of scientific
research, as well as predict possible risks and ways to solve research problems in global health issues
8. Process and interpret statistical data using modern digital technologies, using available methods and tools to assess health risks associated with environmental changes in a specific region/country
9. Demonstrate management methods in professional activities when planning, implementing, evaluating programs, using the principles of social justice and human rights in solving global health problems based on modern achievements of science and practice
10. Develop a strategy to respond to the main environmental problems of the region, global health risk factors, applying the international roles of WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, the Global Fund, etc. and using regulations in the field of human health and human rights, International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical research

Program passport

Speciality Name
Global Health
Speciality Code
7M10124
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine and Health

disciplines

Basics of epidemiology and epidemiological research
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Epidemiology as a science. Main directions of development of epidemiology. Epidemiological approach to the study of problems of pathology and health. Epidemiological methods and research. Fundamentals of evidence-based medicine. Organization and implementation of anti-epidemic measures. Epidemiology and prevention

Foreign Language (professional)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form practical skills in various types of speech activity in a foreign language. The training course builds the ability to perceive, understand and translate information in the modern global space, participate in scientific events to test their own research. The discipline is aimed at improving competencies in accordance with international standards of foreign language education.

Globalization and Health
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Health inequalities in the world. World food markets and health. Global trade rules and health. Health implications of marketing and advertising. Globalization of the pharmaceutical industry. Global migration of health workforce. Global health diplomacy. Global health as a tool of soft power. Human rights. An ethical framework for global health governance for health research.

History and Philosophy of Science
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form a holistic systemic understanding of philosophy as a special form of cognition of the world, its main sections, problems and methods of their study in the context of future professional activity. The training course forms the theoretical and methodological basis of research work.

Impact of environmental pollution and climate change on public health
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Studying and acquiring practical skills on measures and methods to combat environmental changes such as the greenhouse effect and climate change, deforestation, land degradation, soil pollution, air pollution, water pollution, fresh water depletion, ocean change, loss of biodiversity. Applying the principles of a global response to environmental and climate challenges.

Impact of globalization on population health
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Morbidity level. Spread of the disease. Risk groups among the population. Mortality: maternal and infant. Distribution of health care resources and their availability to the population. Access to quality healthcare, education and nutrition as a factor influencing population health indicators.

Organization and Planning of Scientific Research (in English)
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline to form the ability to apply practical skills in the organization and planning of scientific research. The discipline studies: forms and methods of planning, organization and design of scientific articles and dissertations; forms of summarizing the results of scientific research in presentations, speeches, projects, articles.

Pedagogy of Higher Education
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to teach in universities and colleges based on knowledge of higher school didactics, theory of education and management of education, analysis and self-assessment of teaching activities. The training course is aimed at studying the trends in the development of education and the Bologna process. The course will help you master teaching and curatorial skills, various strategies and methods of teaching and education.

Psychology of Management
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to provide scientific training of highly qualified specialists based on the study of fundamental concepts of management psychology, creating prerequisites for a theoretical understanding and practical application of the most important aspects of the field of management in the process of professional formation. The course is aimed at studying the patterns of development and functioning of mental processes, the basics of effective interaction and conflict resolution, self-development and self-presentation.

Research methodology and biostatistics
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Definition of scientific research. Types of research in health care: fundamental/applied, qualitative/quantitative. Stages of scientific research. Formulation of scientific novelty and practical significance. Key questions guiding study design. Methods for conducting theoretical and experimental research. Basics of participation in scientific projects, applying for a grant. Biostatistics. Data representation. Descriptive statistics. Fundamentals of testing statistical hypotheses. Analytical statistics.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Behavior strategy in conflict situations
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Concepts of conflict and stress. Managing conflicts and stress. Behavior of the individual in a conflict situation. Traditional strategies of behavior in conflicts. Effective strategies of behavior in conflict. Rivalry. Adaptation. avoidance. Compromise. Cooperation. Choosing a strategy of behavior in conflict.

Ethics and deontology in the workplace
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The concept of ethics and deontology in healthcare. Principles of ethics and deontology in healthcare: the principle of complete medical care, the principle of autonomy, the principle of justice, the principle of mercy. Rules for building relationships. Ethics and Deontology: Problem Solving

Impact of global warming on the health of the population
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Consequences of global warming: air pollution with toxic substances, decreased food security, increased risk of outbreaks of infectious diseases, abnormal heat, drought, floods, etc. the impact of these consequences on the health of the population in various regions.

Impact of social determinants of health
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Social organization, stress and health. Population aging and health: demographic transition. Life course, social gradient and health and their implications. Social support and social cohesion. Ethnic, gender and racial inequalities in health.

Interdisciplinary Teams in Healthcare
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The concept of an interdisciplinary team in healthcare. The difference between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. Main functions, stages of formation and problems of an interdisciplinary team. Organization of activities of an interdisciplinary team. Office work. Basic requirements for a member of an interdisciplinary team. Curator-coordinator of an interdisciplinary team. Supervision in interdisciplinary interaction. Rules for conducting team supervision. Stages of social rehabilitation involving an interdisciplinary team.

Leadership in health care
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Leader styles. Management relationship between manager and leader. Delegation, responsibility and authority in healthcare. Leadership and management: leadership theories. Behavioral theories of leadership. Situational theories of leadership. Group leadership theory. Transactional and transformational approaches to leadership in the healthcare system.

Management in health care
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Introduction to management. Scientific schools and directions in management. Management process cycle and management functions. Organizations as an object of management. Types of organizational structures of medical organizations. Types and methods of management. Manager of an organization: managing time (time management) and self (personal management). Organizational culture and change management in the healthcare system.

Methods of teaching and assessment of communication skills
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Basic communication skills: applying the skills of establishing contact, gathering information, active listening, commenting, informing and using empathy when communicating with a patient. Building communication in the work team.

Methods of training and assessment in health care system
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Principles of organization of postgraduate and continuous professional development in the field of healthcare. The concept of continuous education is lifelong learning. Features of adult education. Methods of teaching and assessing knowledge in the health system.

Prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - NCD prevention policies: tobacco prevention, alcohol abuse prevention, regulation of the fast food market, health promotion and disease prevention. Managing NCDs: health care quality and access, patient-centred care, reorienting health services towards NCDs, global partnerships and global financing for NCDs.

Principles of teaching adults
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Features of adult learning: andragogy in practice. Differences between androgogy and pedagogy. Principles of adult learning. Motivation to learn. Applying adult learning principles to practice. Focus on application of knowledge. Methods of teaching adults: how to alternate theory with practice

Promoting global health
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Living in safe communities, creating social and physical conditions that are conducive to the physical, psychological and social health and well-being of the individual. Implement targeted public health programs and strategies to address determinants of health

Risk factors for developing socially significant diseases
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The concept of socially significant diseases in a global context. Their implications for global health. Risk factors for socially significant diseases: bad habits, stress, emotional instability, chronic fatigue syndrome and professional burnout, lifestyle and nutrition, human behavior

Socio-economic risk factors for disease development
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Demographic aspects. Accessibility of the healthcare system. Labor market. Urbanization. Transport issues. Psychological environment in the workplace. Migrants: incidence and spread of diseases. Chronic non-communicable diseases. Strategy for the management of chronic diseases. The influence of the level of development of the state on the health of the population

Strategic management in healthcare
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The concept of strategic management. Stages of strategic management. Model of the strategic management process. Synthesis of internal strategic factors. Concept and essence of strategy. Types of strategies. Strategic analysis of the external and internal environment of territories. Technology of the process of strategic management of organizations in the field of healthcare. Implementation of the strategy and control over its execution.

Data for 2021-2024 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Formation of practical, educational-methodical skills of conducting lectures, seminars, creatively apply scientific, theoretical knowledge, practical skills in teaching activities, conduct training sessions in the disciplines of the specialty; own modern professional techniques, methods of training, use in practice the latest theoretical, methodological advances, make educational, methodological documentation.

Research
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.

Data for 2021-2024 years