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.
You can download the following concepts list below. Use your effective prestudy and priming techniques to build a logical framework and basic mindmap structure using this list.
Fill basic structure using inquiry-based learning principles and targeted Google searching. After forming your basic structure, use the videos to add additional detail and build your understanding.
The concepts list can also be used as a revision resource.
Download PDF: POPLHLTH 111 Concepts List
This concepts list is not covered to 100% detail in the Academy videos. Any gaps should be filled through Google searching or other available resources. However, all the important and/or difficult concepts are comprehensively covered, as are all important details from both lectures and textbooks, equating to approximately 98-99% content coverage.
Course Content
Ratings and Reviews
Jonathan Lo
Unlike bio and chem which we might have some basic knowledge from high school, Population Health 111 is a completely new subject and it could be overwhelming for many pre-med students. Neil broke this complicated paper down into something that was enjoyable to learn. 10/10 :))
Niharika Mandadi
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.
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 🙂
Neils logical and example-driven teachings give you the context and information in POPLHLTH 111 to understand all the information without the need for memorisation. The way that each module is taught really is different from the way the university teaches you, as Neil actually takes the time to hold your hand and help you understand the root causes. A must-have for pre-med!