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Participant Training Program Description

Masters Degree in Public Health and Health Science in US

Title : Masters Degree Program in Public Health and Health Science in US

Placement : 2014 academic year

Program Description:

The objective of this program is to support future leaders in public health to attain graduate

degrees from U.S. in public health and health sciences. Participants will study the principles of

public health and health sciences from international health perspective becoming conversant

with the latest evidence-based interventions to:

a) Improve primary health care of mothers, children, and communitiesb) Establish health system capacity development

Health system capacity development issues including human resource management,

health financing, governance, program management, quality assurance, environmental

health, social insurance nursing and health care, behavior change and health promotion,

and laboratory

c) Improve bio-security and surveillance systems.Mastering the technical tools applied in surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of

health programs, bio-statistical and epidemiological analysis, and public health / medical

research

Master Degrees in the following focus areas:

1) Public health2) Biostatistics / Epidemiology3) Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology4) Maternal child health and reproductive health5) Health Promotion and Behavior6) Health system strengthening:

health financing/economics health management and policy; data information management, and logistic supply chain management

7) Hospital Management8) Emerging disease and emerging infectious disease9) Health/Medical Science and Technology (include: pathology, respiratory, immunology,

reproductive biology, clinical medicine, etc.);

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10)Nursing Management and Health Care11)Medical laboratory science

General requirements:

Indonesian citizens. No dual citizenship People from disadvantage area and from regions where USAID DOT Health project is

located will have a priority

Female and at disadvantage candidates are strongly encouraged to applyDisadvantage is a generic term for individuals or groups of people who:

Face special problems such as physical or mental disability Lack money or economic support Are politically deemed to be without sufficient power or other means of

influence (www.wikipedia.org)

Minimum two years working experience in the same field with the proposed of study Still have ten years to apply the new knowledge after completing study to their

workforce prior to retirement

No prior master degree Minimum GPA of 2.75 No U.S. government employee/USAID contractor staff or employee where salary is

directly paid by U.S. government

Target Participants:

Eligible candidates may come from the Ministry of Health (at all level); Ministry of Agriculture (atall level); Coordinating Ministry for People Welfare, BAPPENAS, civil society groups (e.g. medical

professional associations, NGOs, health advocacy groups, foundations, hospital administration),

health professionals working in the development sector with international or local

organizations; clinicians and faculty from schools of public health and/or preventive or

community medicine tracks within medical schools at accredited Indonesian universities.

Every attempt will be made to balance candidate selection by gender, geographic affiliation, and

public and private sector employment background affiliation.

Special Qualifications:

Candidates with prior training and work experience in public health or related fields will be given

preference. Specific preferred areas of prior work experience include, but are not limited to:

Maternal or neonatal mortality prevention TB control Prevention, control and eradication of disease Health promotion

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Behavior change communication Advocacy for public health and veterinary National public health program implementation Health governance finance, policy analysis Health care management quality of care

Priority will be given to candidates from Eastern Indonesia such as Maluku, NTB, NTT, Sumatera,

Kalimantan, Sulawesi and isolated areas.