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Bachelor of Health Sciences (Rural Health)

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Rural Health)

The program formally and commonly known as the "Health Extension Officer (HEO)
program" is a “home grown” PNG program, which is unique to PNG and the rest of the
world, where the emphasis is placed in the delivery of quality health care in the rural
areas.

The program trains Health Extension Officers (HEOs) to especially serve the
health care needs of the rural population (health centers) in Papua New Guinea.
The program is aimed at addressing the critical shortage of trained health workforce by
graduating professional Health Extension Officers (HEOs) as clinicians, public officers,
researchers, and as managers and administrators of health facilities who are trained
and prepared to work in disadvantages areas, with limited resources, to provide quality
health services especially in rural Papua New Guinea.

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Career opportunities and pathways for graduates.

Graduates will enter into a 2 years’ residency program of the national department
of health the following year after completion of year 4.

After successful completion
of the residency program, graduates can work in the public and private health
sectors as Clinical HEOs, administering patient care, Managers/Administrators of
health facilities, programs and services, and Health promotion and disease control
officers, Research assistants, Epidemiologist, Nutritionist. Graduates may pursue
postgraduate studies in Public Health, Health management, Health policy,
Nutrition and other clinical fields. 

Entry Requirements

Applicants shall be at least 18 years of age and have successfully completed
Grade 12 education level with B grades or better in language and literature,
Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and physics or Applied Science

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