Community Medicine – iNerd Book

Community Medicine – Questions Series | كتاب أسئلة الطب الوقائي والمجتمعي

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Book Description | وصف الكتاب

This first edition of “Community Medicine – Questions” is a comprehensive question bank developed for undergraduate medical students, providing a wide-ranging set of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) across all key disciplines within Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM). The questions are structured to assess not only theoretical understanding but also applied knowledge in epidemiology, public health, health systems, and disease prevention strategies.

This book integrates high-yield topics from:

• General Epidemiology & Biostatistics (e.g., disease frequency, natural history, prevention levels, demographic transitions)

• Communicable Disease Control (e.g., surveillance, outbreak investigation, infection prevention, zoonoses, vaccine-preventable diseases)

• Non-communicable Diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, cancer screening, modifiable risk factors, mental health)

• Nutrition & Environmental Health (e.g., food safety, sanitation, occupational health, water quality)

• Health Promotion & Education (e.g., behavioral change theories, health campaigns, community engagement)

• Public Health Systems in Egypt (e.g., primary care levels, maternal and child health, travelers’ health, PHC components)

• Global & Travel Medicine (e.g., vaccinations, geriatric screening, health indicators, international guidelines)

Each chapter includes exam-style MCQs with clinical and real-world public health applications, enabling students to connect theoretical concepts with population-based interventions.

Included Features:

• Fully updated in the 1st Edition (2025)

• Over 250 MCQs covering major community medicine domains

• Based on updated national and WHO guidelines

• Structured to match Egyptian medical curricula and international exam standards

• Developed and reviewed by experienced academic staff from Ain Shams University

Authored by:

Omar Elazab, MBBCh – Ain Shams University
With contributions from:
Mayada Aziz – Amira Tarek – Mahmoud Abubakr
(Ain Shams University – Cairo)

Suitable for:

• MBBS / MBBCh students

• Medical interns preparing for public health modules, OSPEs, or national exams

• Students needing rapid review of community-based prevention and control strategies