PhD. in Public Health and Preventive Medicine: Overview 

The leitmotif of the PhD. program in Public Health and Preventive Medicine is safeguarding  people's health and wellbeing both in the social and work environment. Thus, the overarching goal of this program is to provide graduate students with a wide knowledge of the  biomorphological, cellular, and  molecular mechanisms underlying human diseases , as well as the opportunity to acquire a diverse set of  organizational skills ranging from healthcare planning and research methodologies to  management of healthcare diagnostic and therapeutic activities. Moreover, students' training experience in diverse cultural areas will enable them to gain multidisciplinary insights in various public health issues to achieve a highly qualified doctoral training.

The research experience and skills acquired during the course of the 3-year PhD. program will be highly valuable for students aiming to pursue a career in biomedical research or in organizational set-up or management of healthcare facilities. Indeed,  upon completion  of the program, graduate students will have acquired the necessary skills to optimize not only healthcare resources but also to realize and distribute the "sanitary product" (process management, risk management, clinical governance, quality control , and distribution.    

 Academic and research activities are carried out in the  following fields:

• Human Anatomy 
• Anatomic Pathology and Predictve Molecular Pathology 
• General Surgery 
• Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Urology 
• Endocrinolgy, Nephrology, Nutrition and Wellbeing  Sciences  
• Physiology
• Gynecology and Obstetrics  
• General and Applied Hygiene, Nursing Science, and Medical Statistics 
• Motor Diseases and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Legal and Occupational Medicine
• Business Organization

Address
Department of Public Health, Federico II University of Naples (Italy)  

Via S. Pansini, 5 - 80131 Napoli

Coordinator

Cycles XXXV-XXXVI-XXXVII

Prof. Maria Triassi

Coordinator

Cycles XXXIII-XXXIV

Prof.Giancarlo Troncone

Currently ongoing cycles

• Cycle XXXIV
• Cycle XXXV
• Cycle XXXVI
• Cycle XXXVII