How do risk factors cause disease? How does our environment impact our health? How can we make meaningful change to not just an individual, but an entire community?
These are the questions answered by epidemiology and population health. While doctors hold the spotlight as rockstars of healthcare, the under-rated and underappreciated field of public health does most of the heavy lifting when it comes to positively affecting the health of our population!
⚡ Ultra-transferable: The content of this course is directly relevant through all of medical school and clinical practice.
This course will comprehensively cover the foundational concepts and content as expected for a first-year university student. The information we provide aligns closely with most pre-medical programs in NZ and Australia but rearranged and restructured to be easier to understand for high-school leavers.
By the end of this course you will:
💡 Learning tips are integrated into this course. As you progress through the content, you will learn how to study smarter.
Your teacher
Niel Kulkarni
3rd Year Medical Student, University of AucklandNiel is a JTT alumni and A+ student completing his 3rd year of medical school at the University of Auckland. His pre-medical grades placed him in approximately the top 3% of his year. He has taught population health for JTT for 2 years, gaining one of our highest tutor ratings of 96%. Niel has an interest in space medicine and co-founded the Australasian astro-medicine students association!
Professional reviewer
Dr Justin Sung
MBChB, BMedSci (Hons First Class), Cert Adult Learning and TeachingJustin is an NZ registered doctor, University of Auckland graduate and founder of JTT. As NZ’s most experienced medical entry expert, he has supported thousands of students since 2012. Justin works regularly with schools, students, parents, and other organisations to help them learn more effectively. His pre-medical scores were approximately in the top 1% of his year. In his spare time, he likes to exercise, dance and read.
Course Content
Ratings and Reviews
Abdullah Islam
Throughout this course, Niel really goes into the depths of what population really is. Initially it may look scary, with so much to memorize, but the way in which Niel approaches the situations makes it seem as though the content isn't all too difficult, and again quite manageable. Would definitely recommend!
Irisha Inamke
Niel is an absolute beast at teaching content to first years in ways that are actually relatable to the student mindset. The JTT pop111 course is structured so that it flows very well from topic to topic and the level of difficulty increases gradually so you ease into the trickier stuff instead of getting smashed by a block of content 🙂
Neil is absolutely an amazing tutor. He covered the key areas and ideas by linking them to the actual world, making it easier to understand and not just memorise everything. This course was very well-structured and has definitely helped my conceptual understanding. Although it's content-heavy how the course was taught and structured made it lively and stimulating.