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MPH Students Going Aboard Starting from 2016/17, Master of Public Health students will have opportunities to earn academic credits towards graduation while on exchange at one of our partner institutions, for the same tuition fee you would pay at HKU. Where can I go? Participating students will undertake full-time studies and attend MPH or equivalent courses offered by our partner institutions. HKU will recognize the appropriate credits for the courses taken by students in the exchange programme. The School is in negotiation with leading institutions in Australia. Stay tuned!

The Alumni & Students Blog Alumni and students are welcome to submit articles related to public health to be posted here. If you would like to contribute, please write to sphalumni@hku.hk . Meet Our Students and Alumni Series Vincent Wong 1. Position: Researcher for corporate intelligence and due diligence 2. Currently located: Hong Kong Read more Know a fellow HKU SPH student or alumni with an interesting story? Let us know! Email sphalumni@hku.hk to nominate your MPH peer for the next 'Meet Our Students and Alumni' blog series. View past blogs

HKU Public Health Alumni Society The HKU Public Health Alumni Society is established to facilitate the connection and interaction among fellow alumni, current students and the School of Public Health. Our mission: To promote the interests, welfare and educational aims of the School of Public Health and its alumni To establish and maintain a mutually beneficial relationship between the School of Public Health and its alumni To encourage lifelong engagement of the School of Public Health’s alumni with their fellow alumni and the University community ​ All alumni and current students of the following degrees of curriculum are eligible to be a member: Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Medicine Master of Philosophy Master of Public Health Master of Medical Sciences Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health Bachelor of Science (Exercise & Health) Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Global Health and Development ​ Join Us To become a member, please complete the Membership Registration Form . ​ Contact Us: Tel: +852 3917 9486 Email: sphalumni@hku.hk ​

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Emergency Assistance and Relief Fund The University of Hong Kong Public Health Alumni Society Emergency Assistance and Relief Fund (“HKUPHAS EAR Fund”) provides limited, one-time financial assistance to students at the School of Public Health, the University of Hong Kong (“the School”) who are facing a temporary financial emergency or catastrophic event which may prevent them from continuing their education. ​ Click HERE to view the guidelines and the application form.

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3 CMED6909 Comparing systems of elder care Coordinator: Dr S Kagan Credit Units: 3 Pre-requisite: No The major aim of this course is to provide a comparative view of aging, public health, and allopathic, traditional and complementary treatment in Hong Kong and the United States within the perspectives of nursing, medicine, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Classroom experiences are designed – both in the U.S. and in H.K. – to build knowledge of how the U.S. and H.K. compare in demographics and aging; health and illness; and health and social care. Close

3 CMED6901 Health leadership and management Coordinator: Dr PH Chung / Dr FC Pang Credit Units: 3 Pre-requisite: No To achieve greater efficiency and responsiveness, local, regional or international goals, and ultimately improve health outcomes requires strong and effective health care systems leaders and managers. This introductory course addresses the core competencies for leadership and management. From a systems level perspective, the course considers how concepts such as systems thinking and complexity science influence outcomes, how resources are used to achieve system goals, and the importance of mediation, negotiation and leadership to getting where the organisation wants to go. Close

CMED6210 Infectious disease modelling Coordinator: Prof J Wu Credit Units: 3 Pre-requisite: (i) CMED6211 Infectious disease epidemiology and (ii) Basic programming skills in R This course is an introduction to the use of mathematical models for studying infectious disease dynamics and control. The course is designed for students who have a strong background in infectious disease epidemiology and want to understand and interpret results from infectious disease modeling. Topics include basic epidemic theory, estimation of transmissibility and disease severity, stochasticity, assessment of uncertainty, cost and effectiveness evaluation of interventions, and optimization of control strategies under resource constraints. Close

CMED6211 Infectious disease epidemiology Coordinator: Prof J Wu Credit Units: 3 Pre-requisite: (i) CMED6100 Introduction to biostatistics and (ii) Basic programming skills in R including the use of loops and functions. This course covers the fundamental concepts of infectious disease epidemiology and current methods for infectious disease surveillance and control. Topics include epidemiologic triangle, transmissibility and severity of infectious diseases, outbreak investigations and responses, infectious disease surveillance, vaccination, molecular epidemiology, and epidemic modelling. Exemplary cases with focus on recent emerging infectious diseases (e.g., SARS, pandemic influenza A/H1N1, avian influenza A/H5N1, MERS) will be used to facilitate students’ learning. Close