The underlying philosophy of preventive medicine physicians is to promote health and wellness of both communities and individuals by the prevention of disease and injury. Preventive medicine physicians devote most or all of their careers to health promotion/disease prevention. Physicians with graduate training from the Public Health and Preventive Medicine program at the Wenzhou Medical University gain the skills necessary to pursue a variety of careers.

Education Objectives: 
This program aims to offer a wide variety of comprehensive scientific knowledge to prepare students for further medical education or future medical careers in public health and preventive medicine. Students will have opportunities to explore their own research interests through an in-depth study of relevant fields. The program is designed to enable students to integrate medical knowledge with analysis of general medical phenomena. Students are also expected to demonstrate a broad command of knowledge in research methods and experimental insights.

Careers in Public Health and Preventive Medicine:
This program opens up career opportunities in health care management and research focusing on development and evaluation of health outcomes, disease prevention and health promotion in medical practice settings, as well as in community and public health organizations.

You can pursue careers in:

• Clinical Preventive Medicine - Preventive medicine physicians work in both public and private clinical settings, focusing on activities such as immunization programs, screening programs, risk identification, and risk reduction. Implementation of health promotion/disease prevention programs in various health care delivery organizations, including direct provision of clinical preventive medicine in the context of primary care, are part of this career option.

• Public Health Practice - Preventive medicine physicians in public health have the opportunity to work at the local, state, or federal level. Public health physicians identify the health needs of the community, set priorities, and develop health programs. Disease surveillance as well as environmental health monitoring are major components of the public health physician’s work.

• Research and Academic Medicine - Preventive medicine physicians conduct epidemiological research into the causes of chronic and infectious diseases and injuries, examine risks encountered in the occupational and environmental settings, and investigate interventions for prevention of disease and injury.

• Administration and Management - Preventive medicine physicians have the clinical background in addition to the training in epidemiology and health care systems needed to manage a health organization. As managers, they are actively involved in health planning, policy development, cost efficacy, resource allocation, and program evaluation.

Main Courses: 
The first two years students are exposed to general knowledge of medicine. In year 3, students study a wider range of subjects and in the final year the teaching and assessment are conducted at an advanced level with taught material drawing on current research topics and with substantial project work included. In the final year, an internship is arranged in the affiliated hospitals of WMU. Also, you can do the internship in other countries. Here are the main courses of this program:

Inorganic chemistry, Medical physics, Advanced Mathematics, Human Anatomy, Medical Microbiology, Human Parasitology, Pathology Diagnosis, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Medical Imaging Science, Infectious Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Health Statistics, Sanitary Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Hygiene

*Curriculum may be subject to change and Wenzhou Medical University reserves the right of final explanation.

SICAS Care Team Members will lead the Chinese undergraduate and graduate students majored in public health and preventive medicine to act as mentors to help international students get settled down in Jinan and improve their proficiency in Chinese language.

Project-based Learning: 
Project-based learning using CDIIO concepts is implemented throughout the curriculum. Precisely designed projects help our students to develop real-world problem-solving and communication skills, as well as teamwork spirit.

Internship
The internship is arranged in the affiliated hospital of WMU. Four of five affiliated hospitals are ranked as Grade 3 Class A. Besides, there are another 17 non-directly affiliated hospitals all around the province.

(Introduction to the First Affiliated Hospital of WMU: The 1st Affiliated Hospital of WMU is a grade 3A hospital located in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. The hospital employs 4,425 workers, consisting of 193 senior professors, 309 associate professors, 15 PhDs and 156 master's degree instructors. Its current bed capacity of 3,000 is complemented by 56 treatment centres and clinical departments, 10 medical departments, a medical institution, a surgical centre and a medical experiment centre.)

Scholarship:
Scholarship is available in the first year. There are two types of scholarship: full scholarship (100% tuition fee waiver) and half scholarship (50% tuition fee waiver).

Leading Experts:

Professor Gao Jimin
One of the scholars selected in the list of “Thousand-Talents Project”and “Yangtze Fund Scholars” for his distinguished achievements in scientific research.

Professor Lv Fan
Awarded the First Prize of Teaching Achievements in Zhejiang Province for her innovative contributions and the leading roles she play in the field of medicine.

Duration: 5 years

Application Deadline: June 30 each year

Fee Structure:

*The US dollars are for reference only,and the tuition fee should be on the basis of the actual exchange rate.
*The Resident Permit Fee and Medical Check Fee is still updating.

Contact: 
SICAS(Study in China Admission System)
Email: service@sicas.cn 
Tel./Whatsapp: +86-15318861816
Web: www.sicas.cn

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Doing Medical Research under the Guidance of the Instructor:

Laboratory and Advanced Medical Equipment of WMU:

International Students Visiting the 1st Affiliated Hospital of WMU:

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1. Non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport

2. High school graduate or equivalent to a Chinese high school graduate.

With photo, passport number &expiration date and name included.

A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant

Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English.If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized.