Teaching groups

Teaching groups at IGS

The teaching groups are responsible for organizing the institutes educational activities. They address subject-specific matters, coordinate teaching, engage in pedagogical and academic development, and continuously evaluate the content of the study programs in addition. The teaching groups serve as competence units for the institutes research groups. All faculty members belong to a relevant teaching group, and questions related to specific subject areas should be directed to the appropriate group.

Teaching group in general practice

General practice is the study of managing diseases and ailments as they manifest in primary healthcare. The discipline encompasses clinical diagnostics, treatment, follow-up, and disease prevention. Group Leader: Thomas Mildestvedt.

Epidemiology

Epidemiology is a methodological discipline for medical causal research. The field also encompasses knowledge about the distribution of various diseases in time and space. The overarching goal of the discipline is to attain knowledge relevant to the prevention of illnesses in the population. Group...

Manual Therapy (MT)

"Manual Therapy (MT) is an educational group under the section of Health Sciences.

Health Management

Healthcare management and quality improvement is the study of leadership, quality, and safety in the health and care sector through social science and organizational approaches. The subject aims to contribute to good health services from medical/healthcare, patient, organizational, and political...

Academic group in International health

The Academic group in International Health focuses on health in low- and middle income countries, in areas such as mother-child health, nutrition, infectious diseases such as HIV and malaria, health systems, globalisation and health

Ethics, Health Economics and Philosophy of Science

The teaching in ethics, health economics, and philosophy of science aims to provide medical, dental, and health science students with knowledge and skills in these subjects, and a solid foundation to identify, analyze, and address important issues at various levels within the healthcare system.

Medical statistics

Medical statistics involves using statistical modeling, estimation methods, and inferential theory to draw conclusions from medical and health-related datasets.

Social Pharmacy

Social Pharmacy involves the intersection of pharmacy and society, including aspects such as communication, ethics, legal knowledge, medication use in society, and the role of the pharmacy in healthcare. Group leader: Lone Holst.

Social Medicine

The World Health Organization has defined public health as 'all organized measures (whether public or private) to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole.

Health and Society

The teaching group is responsible for the Master's Program in Health and Society, where students learn about complex challenges within health and healthcare services, as well as in health- and society-related research. Group leader: Silje Mæland.

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