Fourth year medical student module

The Department of Public Health (Wellington)'s contribution to the Otago medical degree involves a five-week module that gives students the knowledge and skills they will need to practice medicine with a public health perspective, whatever their future specialty.

Students are exposed to a wide range of clinical and public health actions available to help prevent disease, reduce inequities, and promote health for their patients and the wider community. It is based on the latest knowledge (national and international) and applied to the Aotearoa New Zealand context using a range of practical activities based on topical and real-life scenarios.

The module has some shared sessions with General Practice and integrates some Hauora Māori and Pacific Health teaching.

Previously, the module included a group research project. A list of completed projects and publications can be found below.

More informtion

• Fourth year medical student projects
• Fourth year medical student publications
• Movies used for undergraduate public health teaching