BS – Public Health
Public health encompasses a broad spectrum of activities, from designing community wellness programmes to crafting policies to combat infectious diseases. Public health professionals are dedicated to safeguarding and enhancing public health and well-being by encouraging healthy behaviors and understanding the global health impact.
The BS Public Health programme is designed to equip a public health workforce, generate new knowledge, and address social determinants of health. It aims to implement innovative approaches to enhance the health of both Pakistani citizens and beyond. This is achieved through a high-quality undergraduate training programme in public health sciences, focused on preserving, promoting, and improving individual and community health.
Scope of BS Public Health
- Public health is one of the fastest-growing fields in healthcare worldwide, as governments and organizations increasingly prioritize disease prevention, health promotion, and strengthening of healthcare systems.
- In Pakistan, the scope of public health has expanded rapidly due to challenges such as infectious disease outbreaks, polio eradication efforts, maternal and child health issues, malnutrition, and the rising burden of non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.
- The COVID-19 pandemic further highlighted the critical need for trained public health professionals in disease surveillance, outbreak response, vaccination campaigns, and health communication.
- Public health graduates are in demand at both national and international levels, with opportunities in provincial and federal health departments, district health systems, hospitals, research organizations, and global agencies such as WHO, UNICEF, USAID, and other NGOs.
- The field offers diverse career pathways, including epidemiology, health programme management, disease surveillance, health education and promotion, monitoring and evaluation, environmental health, occupational health and safety, nutrition, and health policy.
- Public health professionals can work beyond hospitals—in communities, research institutes, universities, humanitarian organizations, and policy-making bodies—making it one of the most versatile degrees in health sciences.
- Graduates can pursue higher education such as MPH (Master of Public Health), MS/MPhil, and PhD in public health and allied disciplines, opening doors to academic, research, and leadership roles both in Pakistan and abroad.
- With growing national and global investment in preventive healthcare, health system strengthening, and universal health coverage, the scope of public health will continue to expand, ensuring strong long-term career prospects for graduates.
RMI, known as one of the top tertiary care hospitals in the region, provides its BS Public Health students with excellent training and learning opportunities, combining classroom education with practical, community-based field experience.
Career Prospects – BS Public Health
- Graduates of BS Public Health enjoy a wide range of career opportunities in Pakistan and abroad, as trained professionals in this field remain in constant demand across the health sector.
- Graduates can serve in hospitals and medical facilities as health program managers, infection control officers, and hospital quality assurance officers.
- In the government sector, they can join provincial and federal health departments as public health officers, district health coordinators, and disease surveillance officers.
- Opportunities also exist in NGOs and international development organizations as project officers, community health coordinators, health educators, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) officers.
- Graduates with an interest in research can work as research associates in universities, research institutes, and public health laboratories or pursue careers in health data analysis and health policy.
- With experience and further qualifications, public health professionals can advance to senior leadership positions, managing large-scale health programs, immunization campaigns, and national health initiatives.
RMI, known as one of the top tertiary care hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, offers excellent training and learning opportunities for its BS Public Health students, with guidance and supervision at each step of their academic journey. Hands-on field visits, community-based projects, and research work prepare students to step directly into professional roles upon graduation.
Admission
- The applications through the online portal [admissions.rmi.edu.pk] of the college shall be accepted for scrutiny and merit formulation
- It will be the responsibility of the candidate to provide all academic & personal documents as required by the college prior to the last date of admissions as specified on the website
- Communication to the applicants will be strictly through the Email address provided by the applicants
- Visiting the college website for day-to-day updates will be the responsibility of the applicants
- Selected applicants and their parents/guardians will be required to submit an affidavit on Rs. 100/- stamp paper duly notarized by a notary, stating the acceptance of college-required disciplinary, legal, and financial responsibilities and all other rules and regulations specified in the college prospectus
- Admission will remain conditional subject to verification of all documents and passing the medical fitness test
- Personal appearance for verification of documents is mandatory
- The admission offer will be valid only on fee deposit within the stipulated period given below.
Number of BS Public Health seats at RCAHS is 25.
Eligibility Criteria
The admission is based on open merit through the RCAHS Admission Committee in accordance with the policies laid down by the Khyber Medical University. All decisions of the admission committee are deemed as final.
Appearance in an interview is mandatory for all categories of applicants.
Successful candidates will be provided with further instructions to complete the admission process.
Eligibility Criteria
- F.Sc. pre-medical or equivalent with at least 50% marks.
- KMU-CAT 2026 (mandatory)
Scheme of Study
BS Public Scheme of Study
Merit List
- The admission to above programme in RMI shall be made strictly based on merit.
- In case final merit of more than one candidate is equal up to four decimals, the candidate older in age shall stand higher in merit.
- After the display of final merit list, if there is any vacant seat, next student on merit in the waiting list will be offered admission against such vacant seat.
Merit Weightage
- Matric: 10%
- HSSC or equivalent: 50%
- KMU-CAT: 40%
Admission Process
RCAHS admits students annually through a transparent, merit-based admission process. Admissions are open to all eligible applicants without discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, race, religion, gender, or domicile.
Applications for all academic programmes must be submitted through the official admissions portal [admissions.rmi.edu.pk]. Only applications received through the prescribed online system shall be considered for scrutiny, merit determination, and further processing.
All shortlisted applicants shall be required to appear for an interview on the scheduled date and present their original academic credentials and supporting documents for verification.
Applicants offered admission shall be required to submit the following documents:
- Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or IBCC Equivalence Certificate
- Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or IBCC Equivalence Certificate
- Domicile Certificate
- Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) or Form ‘B’ of the applicant
- CNIC of the father or legal guardian
- Recent passport-size photographs
Applicants are advised to visit the official college website regularly for admission announcements, merit lists, interview schedules, and other important updates.
All official communication regarding the admission process shall be made exclusively through the mobile number and email address provided by the applicant at the time of application.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their contact information remains accurate and accessible throughout the admission process.
An offer of admission shall remain provisional and subject to the successful verification of all submitted documents, medical fitness, payment of the prescribed fee, and fulfilment of all conditions specified in the Admission Offer Letter within the stipulated timeframe.
Upon admission, every student and their parent or legal guardian shall be required to submit a duly notarized affidavit on Rs. 100/- stamp paper, confirming their acceptance of the college’s academic, disciplinary, legal, and financial regulations, together with all other applicable policies and rules governing enrollment at RCAHS.
RMI offers attractive scholarships and financial assistance to talented and deserving students under the following heads laid down in the policy documents:
1. Merit cum Deserving Scholarship (Fresh Intake):
Admissible to only Pakistani candidates applying for open merit seats subject to the criteria laid down in the policy.
2. Performance-Based Scholarships:
This scholarship is awarded to the students securing top (1st, 2nd & 3rd) positions in the annual/semester university examination.
3. Distress Scholarship:
This scholarship is awarded as a special case to students who lose their parents/guardians during their studentship and are unable to pay the fee and other dues as per policy.
4. Concession for Serving Employees:
In order to facilitate the institute’s own employees, financial assistance is admissible as per policy.
5. Fee Concession to the Dependents:
Special concession is awarded to the children and legal dependents of employees as per policy.
Paid Internship
RMI will offer paid internships to the top 25% of students on completion of the degree. However, the unpaid internship will be offered to the remaining students merit-wise on the requirement of the concerned department.
General Provision
- Regulatory authorities’ directives regarding admissions 2026 – 27 issued from time to time will be followed
- A strict NO DONATION POLICY is adopted. No one except the office of admissions is authorized to give a written admission offer.
- Fee for more than one (1) semester will not be demanded.
- All fee will be deposited in the official college-designated bank account.
- SCHOLARSHIPS: As per the institution’s past practices, scholarships will be offered as per policy. Further details can be obtained from the college website.
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