Siham Ahmed Balla

Biography

Date Position 1982-1983 Basic Clinical Experience during internship in Medicine, Surgery, ENT and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Khartoum North Hospital 1983-1989 Medical officer in Camboni Health Center Alhaj yousif. Practicing general clinical medicine and working with community leaders. 1989-1993 Studying master degree in community medicine U of K 1993-1996 Principal supervisor for National Reference Laboratory for malaria and coordinating the in- service training of laboratory assistants 1996 –1999 Rehabilitated the health center of Factory Corporation for Technical Industries (Alzakhera Campus) to provide comprehensive PHC services. 2000 –2001 Manager of the Capacity Building To Manage RH project with UNFPA (Sud/00/p01) 2002-2005 Director of National Nutrition Directorate- FMOH 2005–2006 Manager of the Capacity Building To Promote RH project with UNFPA (Sud/02/p01) 2007 to date Member of Teaching Board in Department of Community Medicine 2007-2012 Manager ofgestational diabetes project supported by World Diabetes Foundation with partnership of Sudan Fertility Care Association and UNFPA Aug 2007- Feb 2009 Member in updating the curriculum of Master Degree in Community Medicine and the development of Community Health as well as Philosophy of Doctorate curricula for post graduate studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum 2007 to date Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Examination Secretary with duties of supervising all administrative aspects of examinations held by the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Implementing and supervising small group teaching for medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Teaching several courses in Community Medicine for undergraduate medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Teaching research methodology to undergraduate students at the Faculty of Medical, University of Khartoum, Sudan. 2007-2012 Coordinator of the 5th year medical students, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. 3 Jan 2012 to date Head of the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Coordinator of the longitudinal curriculum of medical students, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Member of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Member of the Faculty Research Board – Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Member of Ethical Committee at the Complex of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Member of the Faculty of Public Health Board, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Member of the Faculty Research Board – Faculty of Public Health, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Member of the Faculty of Medicine Curriculum Committee, University of Khartoum; Sudan. Member of the Senate- University of Khartoum, Sudan. Member of the departmental committee of Master Degree in Community Medicine. We obtained the approval of the Senate of the University of Khartoum Sudan regarding the resume of Master Degree in Community Medicine on 2012 Member of the departmental committee to develop proposals for PhD in community medicine, Master community health and PhD community Health. 2012 to date Administrative supervisor of the implementation of master program in community medicine 2009 -2013 Member of the Community Medicine Council, Sudan Medical Specialization Board (SMSB); Sudan. Member of the Training Committee of the Community Medicine Council, Sudan Medical Specialization Board; Sudan Member of the medical certificates evaluation, Admission and Examination Committee of the Community Medicine Council, Sudan Medical Specialization Board; Sudan

Research Interest

Community Medicine