American Board Examination in Public Health & Preventive Medicine

American Board Examination in Public Health & Preventive Medicine

The American Board Examination in Public Health and Preventive Medicine is a comprehensive assessment that evaluates a physician’s expertise in population health, epidemiology, health promotion, disease prevention, and health policy, ensuring competence in improving community health outcomes and preventing disease on a broad scale.

Public Health & Preventive Medicine

• Duration: 3 Hours
• Exam Code: SPH6022
• Number of Questions: 150
• Passing Score: 65%

Exam Coverage:

• Biostatistics / Research Methods.
• Health Care Management.
• Health Informatics.
• Health Education & Communication.
• Maternal & Child Health Care.
• School Health.
• Elderly Health Care.
• Mental Health.
• Special Needs Health Care.
• Occupational Health.
• Primary Health Care Principles / Elements.
• Community Medicine Ethics / Legal Aspects.
• Environmental Health.
• International Health.

Recommended References:

1. A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 4th Edition – Last JM (Editor), Oxford University Press, 2000
   (Available in multiple languages including French, Chinese, Japanese, Farsi, Serbian, Russian, Slovakian).
2. Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice, First Edition (Reprinted 2003) – Pencheon D, Guest C, Melzer D, Muir Gray JA (Editors), Oxford University Press.

Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 18th Edition – Park K., Banarsidas Bhanot Publishers, India, 2005.