Preventive medicine has a wide range of employment fields, involving various related majors in medical and non-medical fields. The medical field can engage in clinical work (into infectious diseases). Engaged in clinical scientific research (into the Institute of Epidemiology and Endemic Diseases), or engaged in health and epidemic prevention, health promotion and popularization, health management, social medical research and other related work. Non-medical fields can be engaged in environmental protection and monitoring, customs inspection of epidemic situation, etc.
As far as the current situation is concerned, the supply and demand of senior preventive medicine talents among undergraduates are basically balanced, and the demand for graduate students and above has slightly increased. After graduation, some people may choose to study abroad, or they can become: doctors-life-saving careers; Researchers-participate in the formulation and implementation of health policies.
Teachers-engaged in teaching and scientific research; Civil servants-act as hosts and managers in national or local health law enforcement and management departments, and implement and implement national health policies and regulations.
Preventive medicine and its main courses:
Preventive medicine is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, belonging to public health and preventive medicine. This major is trained to meet the needs of China's medical and health development, with good professional ethics, innovative spirit, practical ability and learning ability, and master the basic theories, basic knowledge and skills of basic medicine, clinical medicine and preventive medicine.
Professionals who engage in public health practice, prevent and control disease epidemics, ensure public health safety and promote people's health in public health-related fields such as disease prevention and control, disease prevention and health promotion.
The main courses are pathological anatomy, physiology, psychiatry, infectious disease theory, occupational hygiene, epidemiological practice, health microbiology, basic toxicology, health physical and chemical examination and maternal and child health care.