Department of

Public Health & Epidemiology

About department

Welcome to the Department of Public Health & Epidemiology at the National University of Science & Technology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences. The department is committed to excellence in education and preparing students for research. Our faculty members have major teaching, research, and administrative roles in serving as medical educators. The Department runs the course of Epidemiology & Public Health. The course goal is to enable learners to understand the epidemiology of major public health issues, their determinants, prevention and control, and related research methodology.

Course Objectives

  • Discuss epidemiological principles of health and disease relevant to public health issues
  • Compute measures of basic biostatistics in the context of epidemiological principles
  • Relate common research designs and its applications in the context of public health research and evidence-based medicine
  • Apply the concept of hypothesis testing with commonly used tests of significance  in research data analysis
  • Describe the major national health programs and health system in purview of the Ministry of Health, Oman

Courses Offered:

Public Health & Epidemiology course to undergraduates in MD program

Faculty Profile:

Dr Sanam Anwar

Designation: Professor and Head of Department
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Publications Statistics:

Dr. C.K. Priyanka Raj

Designation: Associate Professor
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Publications Statistics:

Dr Dhaval Mahadevwala

Designation: Assistant Professor
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Publications Statistics:

Dr Mohammad Hifz Ur Rahman

Designation: Assistant Professor
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Head of Public Health & Epidemiology

Dr. Sanam Anwar

Head of Public Health & Epidemiology
[email protected]
Research Activities

Students are prepared for conducting research by sensitizing them on research designs, evidence-based medicine, and biostatistics. The department members are also actively involved with research related to Medical Education and public health issues in Oman. They have strong coordination with Ministry of Health in prioritizing research health needs and facilitating research in Oman.