Fundamentals of Digital Health: a first for public health students in Armenia

Master of Public Health students at YSMU with Dr Robin Vicken Ohannessian

AADH President Dr Robin Vicken Ohannessian, MD MPH PhD, taught the “Fundamentals of Digital Health” course to Master of Public Health students at Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU). It is the first course of its kind in Armenia.

What the course covered

  • Foundations of digital health
  • Artificial intelligence in healthcare
  • Digital therapeutics
  • Telemedicine

Students worked in groups throughout the course and finished with final presentations, applying what they had learned to real public health challenges in Armenia.

At a glance

  • Course: Fundamentals of Digital Health
  • Students: Master of Public Health, YSMU
  • Lecturer: Dr Robin Vicken Ohannessian, MD MPH PhD (invited professor)
  • Format: lectures, group work and final presentations

Thank you

We thank Prof. Marine Hovhannisyan, Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, for her dedication in making this pioneering course a reality, and Rector Prof. Armen Muradyan for supporting the program and welcoming Dr Ohannessian as an invited professor.

We are committed to fostering the next generation of digital health leaders and empowering Armenia’s public health professionals to drive meaningful change through technology.

Armenian Association of Digital Health

Originally shared on our LinkedIn.