Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organized a symposium titled “Public Health in Medical Education” on June 10, 2023. The event was organized by IUB’s Department of Public Health under the School of Pharmacy and Public Health in association with the Bangladesh government’s Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME).

Prof. Dr. Md. Titu Miah, Director General, DGME, attended the program as the Chief Guest. Prof. Dr. Abul Bashar Md Jamal, Additional Director General (Medical Education), DGME, delivered the keynote address. Tanweer Hasan, PhD, Vice Chancellor, IUB, chaired the symposium. Dr. Kamran ul Baset, Associate Professor of Public Health at IUB, moderated the session, which was held at the Multipurpose Hall on the IUB campus in the Bashundhara Residential Area in Dhaka.

The panelists and participants emphasized on the importance of revising the current MBBS curriculum to give more importance to public health research and increasing community attachment. They also highlighted the need for standardization and BMDC accreditation of the MPH programs offered by different educational institutions in the country.

Public health experts, teachers and representatives from the government’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), UN and other bilateral agencies, public health institutes, research organizations, and medical colleges took part in the discussion at the symposium.

The second half of the symposium included an interactive workshop titled “Grant Writing and Finding Research Funding”, facilitated by Dr. Khairul Islam, Regional Director for South Asia at WaterAid.

BDST: 1848 HRS, JUNE 12, 2023
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