| Entrance Profile |
- To be familiar with the basic mechanisms of the processes of health and sickness, the natural history of disease and levels of prevention, as well as the psychological, sociological, economic, demographic and cultural factors involved in the conservation or loss of the health of an individual and of the population in general.
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- Correlate the patient’s description of their pain or sickness with the location or cause of the pain or sickness, as well as look for and detect risk factors for the development of diseases and intervention to prevent them.
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- Be familiar with the fundamentals of administration and the application of the procedures of this discipline in order to rationally employ them and the material and human resources within the field of health.
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- Possess knowledge which will allow them to develop studies and projects in order to organize and coordinate the population to better the conditions of their lives, and aid them in taking care of themselves, growing and participating in the community.
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- Have the ability to generate, look for, validate and analyze information related to the processes of health and sickness and to stay informed of current scientific and technological advances in medicine, administration, epidemiological research and health services.
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- Among their personal objectives, show affinity for the realization of the goals of institutions of the health sector and of the University. Posses an favorable attitude toward service and demonstrate a critical and transformative inclination before the problems of individual, family and community health care in relation to the environment.
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- Have skills of analysis and synthesis and the ability to work in groups.
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| Graduate Profile |
- Graduates of the Master’s Degree in Public Health program will have the attitudes, knowledge and abilities necessary to efficiently carry out the functions of society as demanded by their profile as a professional. They must possess the following elements:
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| Disciplinary Knowledge: |
- Graduates must have the knowledge and skills necessary for them to apply administrative and managerial processes in the utilization of human, material and financial resources in institutions dedicated to the preservation of public health.
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- Evaluate the process of health and sickness in individuals and in the population, in order to propitiate integral attention to health problems, promoting behaviors favorable to health.
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- Depend on the knowledge and abilities necessary for validating, evaluating, processing, analyzing, and evaluating information for making decisions that may help to solve public health problems.
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- Be well trained in the scientific method so that they may use it as a basis for their medical and educational work, and be able to carry out training and research projects directed at solving problems of public health.
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- Ability to evaluate the information produced by health institutions in the area of public health and use said information in making decisions that might help to solve public health problems.
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| Professional Abilities: |
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- Ability to organize and coordinate the population to better the conditions of their lives, and aid them in taking care of themselves, growing and participating in the community.
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- Talent for designing, accessorizing, evaluating and spreading epidemiological research projects.
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- Capacity for administrating human, material and financial resources inherent to their activities as a professional.
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- Offer high quality professional services in the decision-making process within health institutions, as related to public health.
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- Organize and lead multidisciplinary research groups in the area of public health in public and private institutions within the health sector.
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- Take on tasks related to coordination, direction, supervision and evaluation of middle and upper management in institutions of the health sector.
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Values: |
- Honesty and integrity in the exercise of their profession.
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- Spirit of service and solidarity.
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- Loyalty to public and private health institutions and to the University.
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- Respect for the ways of thinking and culture of the population.
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- Innovation and creativity in order to foment the continual betterment of institutions.
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- Purposeful attitude towards solving problems.
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- Fair and respectful treatment.
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- Humanistic vision that promotes the well-being of man collectively and as an individual.
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- Responsibility for proposals to better the level of health within the population.
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