The programme has been designed to prepare graduates to be leaders in the field of public health and provide them with the skills and knowledge to identify and address local, national, regional and international public health issues.
The programme reflects the values of Public Health Medicine: social justice, equity, human rights and responsiveness to the needs of the people in South Africa and in Africa.
Public Health Medicine is multi-disciplinary with staff from a number of disciplines involved in the teaching and research components.
To be the most successful Clinical Public Health Medicine Department in South Africa through staff development, performance and quality through out
To become an internationally recognised centre of excellence for Public Health and Preventive Medicine through provision of Preventive Promotive care
Public Health graduates may work in:
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