The objective of the course Social Medicine is to introduce students to:

  • Definition, goal, task, and field of work of social medicine
  • Health, models of health, health determinants and social diseases
  • The natural course of the disease and prevention measures
  • The role of medicine and health service in the process of improving the health of the population
  • Health systems
  • Health care, institutions, health services, and health professionals
  • Health care for specific population groups
  • Public, international and global health
  • Health promotion and health education 
  • Health legislation
  • Health management