IIT Kharagpur, AIIHPH to start NPTEL online certification course on Health Promotion and Medical Intervention, PG medicos can apply

Written by Sanchari Chattopadhyay Published On 2022-06-26T14:00:37+05:30 | Updated On 26 Jun 2022 2:00 PM IST

IIT Kharagpur, AIIHPH to start NPTEL online certification course on Health Promotion and Medical Intervention, PG medicos can apply

Delhi: B.C Roy Multi-Speciality Medical Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, and All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (AIIHPH) have joined hands to start an online certificate course on " Health Promotion and Medical Intervention" under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL).

This course is designed to provide the learners with a comprehensive understanding of Health Promotion and Education Interventions. Health Promotion and Education Interventions are critical competencies for public health professionals. After completion of this course, the participants will be able to define and understand the need for health promotion and education interventions. The participants will also be able to plan, implement, and evaluate Health Promotion and Education Interventions.

This eight-week course will start on July 25 and will end by September 16. The exam will be conducted on September 25. The course will provide online certification to the participants after the completion of the course. Already more than 780 learners have enrolled for the course.

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres. The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only). Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations. The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, those will be mentioned then.

The course is open to candidates who have completed their post-graduate (medical) in Community Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion or pursued post-graduation in nursing or allied disciplines. One will be eligible for a certificate only if they have an average assignment score of 10/25 and the exam score is 30/75. Certificate will have the participant's name, photograph, and score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

The course instructors are Dr Arista Lahiri, medical faculty and public health researcher, IIT Kharagpur; Dr Sweety Suman Jha, medical faculty at IIT Kharagpur with specialization in adolescent health, health promotion, and non-communicable diseases; Dr Madumita Dobe, former director professor and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Education, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata and Dr Chandrashekhar Taklikar, head of the Department of Health Promotion and Education, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata.

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Sanchari Chattopadhyay

Sanchari Chattopadhyay has pursued her M.A in English and Culture Studies from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. She likes observing cultural specificities and exploring new places.