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Community Medicine

Community Medicine

Overview

                                                                                        AS per MCI

Training of Community Medicine will be undertaken during pre clinical (Phase I), para clinical (Phase II) and Clinical (Phase III). It will be from I & II (Phase I), III & IV (phase II) and VI and VII semesters in (phase III).

Goal: The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Community Medicine is to prepare them to function as community and first level physicians in accordance with the institutional goals.

Objectives: During the training, students should acquire knowledge and skills so that he can practice the community medicine after the graduation. After the completion of training, student will acquire the following knowledge and skills


  • KNOWLEDGE 
    The student shall be able to:
    1. Explain the principles of sociology including demographic population dynamics;
    2. Identify social factors related to health, disease and disability in the context of urban and rural societies;
    3. Appreciate the impact of urbanization on health and disease;
    4. Observe and interpret the dynamics of community behaviour;
    5. Describe the elements of normal psychology and social psychology;
    6. Observe the principles of practice of medicine in hospital and community setting;
    7. Describe the health care delivery system including rehabilitation of the disabled in the country;
    8. Describe the National Health Programmes with particular emphasis on maternal and child health programs, family welfare planning and population control.
    9. List epidemiological methods and describe their application to communicable and non-communicable diseases in the community or hospital situation.
    10. apply biostatistical methods and techniques;
    11. Outline the demographic pattern of the country and appreciate the roles of the individual, family, community and socio-cultural milieu in health and disease.
    12. Describe the health information systems.
    13. Enunciate the principles and components of primary health care and the national health policies to achieve the goal of 'Health for All'.
    14. Identify the environmental and occupational hazards and their control.
    15. describe the importance of water and sanitation in human health
    16. To understand the principles of health economics, health administration, health education in relation to community.

  • SKILLS 
    At the end of the course, the student should be able to make use of:
    1. Principles of practice of medicine in hospital and community settings and familiarization with elementary nursing practices
    2. Art of communication with patients including history taking and medico-social work
    3. Use epidemiology as a scientific tool to make rational decisions relevant to community and individual patient intervention
    4. Collect, analyse, interpret and present simple community and hospital based data
    5. Diagnose and manage common health problems and emergencies at the individual, family and community levels keeping in mind the existing health care resources and in the context of the prevailing socio-cultural beliefs.
    6. Diagnose and manage maternal and child health problems and advise a couple and the community on the family planning methods available in the context of the national priorities.
    7. Diagnose and manage common nutritional problems at the individual and community level.
    8. Plan, implement and evaluate a health education programme with the skill to use simple audio-visual aids.
    9. Interact with other members of the health care team and participate in the organization of health care services and implementations of national health programmes.

  • Integration 
    Time to time as and when required there is integrated teaching for overall knowledge and skill development for particular area.

Teaching of community medicine should be both theoretical as well as practical. The practical aspects of the training programme should include visits to the health establishments and to the community where health intervention programmes are in operation.

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT MESSAGE 

Department shall try to their best to fulfil stated goals and objectives. Apart from these development will try to overall development of students with due care like solving personal problems , tender care and active watch on their behaviour.

FACILITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT: All Facilities as per MCI norms

COMMUNITY MEDICINE TEACHING PLAN
SUBJECT CURRICULUM

Subject of Community Medicine will be covered in phase I, II & III. 
Phase I (I & II semester): 
Detailed curriculum will include 40 hours of lectures, demonstrations, seminars etc. together with 10 visits of two hours each. 
Phase II (III & IV semesters) & Phase III (VI & VII semesters) 
•184 hours of teaching including two 4 weeks community posting of 3 hours each (144 hours) and 40 hours of teaching including lectures – once a week in III & IV semesters respectively.
•Another 152 hours teaching including one 4 weeks community posting of 3 hours each (72 hours) and 40 hours of lectures (once a week in VI and VII semesters) and 40 hours (two hours – once a week practical) in VI semesters. 

Hence total teaching in Community Medicine is of 396 hours

Clinical postings of three hours duration daily in Community Medicine

Subjects 3rd Sem (Wks) II/I 4th Sem (Wks) II/II 5th Sem (Wks) 6th Sem (Wks) III/I 7th Sem (Wks) 8th Sem (Wks) 9th Sem (Wks) Total (Wks) (Wks)
Community Medicine 4 4th Sem (Wks) II/II 4 - 4 - - 12


EXAMINATION PATTERN Essentialities for qualifying to appear in professional examinations 
The performance in essential components of training are to be assessed, based on:
(1) ATTENDANCE 75% of attendance in a subject for appearing in the examination is compulsory provided he/she has 80% attendance in non lecture teaching. i.e. seminars, group discussions, tutorials, demonstrations, practical, Hospital (Tertiary, Secondary, Primary) postings and bed side clinics, etc. 
(2) Internal Assessment:

  1. It shall be based on day to day assessment, evaluation of student assignment, preparation for seminar, clinical case presentation etc.
  2. Regular periodical examinations shall be conducted throughout the course.
  3. Day to day records will be given importance during internal assessment
  4. Weightage for the internal assessment shall be 20% of the total marks
  5. Student must secure at least 35% marks of the total marks fixed for internal assessment in order to be eligible to appear in final university examination.

Note Internal assessment shall relate to different ways in which student’s participation in learning participation in learning process during semesters in evaluated. Some examples are as follows:
  1. Preparation of subject for student’s seminar.
  2. Preparation of a clinical case for discussion.
  3. Clinical case study/problem solving exercise.
  4. Participation in Project for health care in the community (planning stage to evaluation).
  5. Proficiency in carrying out a practical or a skill in small research project.
  6. Multiple choice questions (MCQ) test after completion of a system/teaching. Each item tested shall be objectively assessed and recorded. Some of the items can be assigned as Home work/Vacation work.

(3) UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 
It will be conducted in the Seventh Semester of Phase III, along with subjects of Ophthalmology and, Otorhinolaryngology. It will be conducted in theory and practical Theory papers will be prepared by the examiners. Nature of questions will be short answer type/objective type and marks for each part indicated separately. 
Practical/ clinical will be conducted in the laboratories or hospital wards. Objective will be assess proficiency in skills, conduct of experiment, interpretation of data and logical conclusion. Clinical cases should preferably include common diseases not esoteric syndromes or rare disorders. Emphasis should be on candidate’s capability in eliciting physical signs and their interpretation. 
Viva/oral includes evaluation of management approach and handling of emergencies. Candidate’s skill in interpretation of common investigative data, x-rays, identification of specimens, ECG, etc. also is to be evaluated. 
The examinations are to be designed with a view to ascertain whether the candidate has acquired the necessary for knowledge, minimum skills along with clear concepts of the fundamentals which are necessary for him to carry out his professional day to day work competently. Evaluation will be carried out on an objective basis. 
Question papers should preferably be of short structure/objective type. 
There shall be one main examination in a year and a supplementary to be held not later than 6 months after the publication of its results. Universities Examinations shall be held as under 
(Includes problem solving, applied aspects of management at primary level including essential drugs, occupational (agro based) diseases, rehabilitation and social aspects of community).

  • Oral (Viva) 10 marks
  • Practical/Project evaluation 30 marks
  • Internal assessment 40 marks, (Theory -20; Practical-20)
  • Total 200 marks
Pass: A candidate must obtain 50% in aggregate with a minimum of 50% in Theory including orals and minimum of 50% in practical 

Details of subject to be covered: 
  • History of Public Health in global and Indian contexts, evolution of health care,
  • Concept of health and diseases, disease and health profile of developed & developing countries, Levels of prevention and modes of interventions
  • Epidemiology both general and systemic covering various communicable and non communicable diseases especially those which are of importance in Indian context,
  • Concept of screening and its practical applications,
  • Various national health programs of India,
  • Biostatistics, vital statistics, demography,
  • Nutrition its role in health
  • Social sciences in health and diseases, family its functions and role in health & disease, cultural factors influencing health
  • Physical Environment and health
  • Hospital waste management
  • Occupational health for both organized and unorganized industries, related legislations
  • Reproductive and child health – Preventive & Social Pediatrics, Social Obstetrics, Family Planning and related legislations,
  • Genetic diseases especially of public health importance, prevention of their transmission
  • Mental health
  • Communication and Health education
  • Health planning and management, public health administration,
  • 1Concept & evolution of health care of community
  • International agencies in Health sector

Facilities

AS per MCI

Infrastructure & Facilities

Infrastructure & Facilities

Infrastructure Details:

Department of Community Medicine

BUILDINGS:

(i)                 Demonstration Room :

a)      Number - 2

b)      Accommodation (of each demonstration room):-

1) Size - 60 sq.mt. Each

2) Capacity - 75

c)      Audio-visual equipment available. –LCD and OHP available

      (ii)              Laboratory               : 

a)      Accommodation:-

1) Size - 280 sq.mt

2)  Capacity- 75

b)      Working arrangement :-

1) Seats available – 75

2)  Water supply – available

3)  Sinks            - available

4) Electric points – available

5)  Cupboard for storage of microscope, slides etc – Available

c)      Number of Microscopes :- 40 Dissecting microscope, 3 binocular  microscope      

d)      Whether Laboratory Manuals kept by students?  - Will be provided as and when required

e)      Close circuit TV/any other teaching aids – OHP

(g)               (iii)       Museum         :

a)      Size     :  150 sq. meters

b)      How are the specimens arranged?      : Specimens arranged theme wise

c)      Give Number of each                          :   6Racks,  10 Display cabinet,  6tables 

d)      Coverage of various fields in Community Medicine by charts, Models etc.:-

1) Nutrition

2) Environment & Sanitation

3) MCH & F.P.

4) Communicable & Non-Communicable diseases

5)  Public Health Administration

6)  National Health Programmes  

7)  Occupational Health

e)      No. of catalogues of the specimens available to the students. ----- 20

f)       Seating arrangement for students ----

Ø  Type----- Stool

Ø  Number-----30

(IV)          Departmental Library-cum-Seminar Room :

a)                  Is there a separate departmental library?--- Yes

b)                  Accommodation:-

1) Size---- 30 sq.mt

2) Capacity--- 25

(h)              Number of Books in Community Medicine and allied subjects – 127 See List of journals  (VI)            Research Laboratory            :

a)      Size--- 60 sq.mt

OFFICE ACCOMMODATION: Available

a)      Professor and HOD:                                         18 sq.mt, 1 room

b)      Associate Professors/Readers :                          15 sq.mt –two rooms

c)      Asst. Professors/Lecturers:                                12 sq.mt -1 room

d)      Statistician-cum-Lecturer:                                 12 sq.mt -1 room

e)      Epidemiologist-cum-Lecturer :                         12 sq.mt -1 room

f)       Tutors/Demonstrators/Sr. Residents:                60 sq.mt -1 room

g)      Departmental Office-cum-Clerical room:         12 sq.mt -1 room

h)      Non-teaching staff:                                           12 sq.mt -1 room

 

HEALTH CENTRES (Rural and Urban)

 

R.H.T.C.

I

P.H.C. I

II

P.H.C. II

III

U.H.T.C.

IV

a)      Name of the centers

R.H.T.C.

P.H.C

P.H.C.

U.H.T.C.

b)      Location of each center

Rupal

Uvarsad

Moti adaraj

UHC, Sec-24

c)      Population covered by each center

13768

41468

35327

2500

d)      Distance from the college

17 Km approx 25 min

10 Km 

8 Km

3  Km 

       e) Transport facilities for

   1. Students & Interns

      - Staff

      - Supportive staff

   2. (i) Number of Vehicles

       (ii) Capacity of each  vehicle

   3. Control of vehicles

      - Departmental

      - Central

Yes

1 Bus

1 Jeep

 

2

1 Bus- 32, 1 Jeep- 8

 

Central

 

f)       Staff of the centers :

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

g)      Hostel facilities at the Rural Health Centers

Yes, work is just completed

N.A

N.A.

N.A.

h)      Messing facilities available or not

Yes, work is just completed

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

i)       Working arrangement / type of control of  Health Centers

     1.Partial (Only for training)Control

 

RHTC and UHTC staff is under control of the Dean

Staff Information

Sr No Name Designation
1 Dr Jignesh Chauhan Professor & Head View
2 Dr. Mallika Chavada Associate Professor View
3 Dr. Jagruti Prajapati Assistant Professor View
4 Dr. Jayprakashkumar Macwana Assistant Professor View
5 DR. JAIMINKUMAR PRAVINBHAI PATEL Assistant Professor View
6 Dr.Kavita Maulik Banker Assistant Professor View
7 DR TEJAS AJITBHAI SHAH Assistant Professor View
8 Mr. Jignesh Gorsondiya Assistant Professor View
9 Dr. Pranay Jadav Assistant Professor View
10 Dr. Gauravkumar J. Desai Assistant Professor View
11 Dr Dhara Jayantibhai Prajapati Tutor View
12 Dr Chiranjeev Vaghela Tutor View
13 Dr Neha Patel Tutor View
14 Dr Vishal Govindbhai Vagadiya Tutor View
15 Dr Rujal Dhirajbhai Bhitora Senior Resident View
16 Dr. Dhruv Harshadkumar Patel Senior Resident View

Staff Attendance

Sr No Staff Attendance Month Short Desc Posted Date
1 Daily Attendance Please visit the site for Attendance 30/12/2016 View

Subject Curriculum

Community Medicine

 

 

Community Medicine Curriculum

As per CBME

 

Training of Community Medicine will beundertaken during pre-clinical (Phase I), para clinical (Phase II and Clinical(Phase III).

Goal: The broadgoal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Community Medicine is toprepare them to function as community and first level physicians in accordancewith the institutional goals.

Objectives: During thetraining, students should acquire knowledge and skills so that he    can practice the community medicine afterthe graduation.

After thecompletion of training, student will acquire the following knowledge and skills

a) KNOWLEDGE

The studentshall be able to:

1.Explain the principles of sociology including demographic population dynamics;

2.Identify social factors related to health, disease and disability in thecontext of urban and rural societies;

3.Appreciate the impact of urbanization on health and disease;

4.Observe and interpret the dynamics of community behaviour;

5.Describe the elements of normal psychology and social psychology;

6.Observe the principles of practice of medicine in hospital and communitysetting;

7.Describe the health care delivery system including rehabilitation of thedisabled in the country;

8.   Describe the NationalHealth Programmes with particular emphasis on maternal and child healthprograms, family welfare planning and population control.

9.   List epidemiologicalmethods and describe their application to communicable and non-communicablediseases in the community or hospital situation.

10.   Apply bio statistical methods and techniques;

11. Outline the demographic pattern of the countryand appreciate the roles of the individual, family, community andsocio-cultural milieu in health and disease.

12.    Describe the healthinformation systems.

13.   Enunciate the principles and components ofprimary health care and the national health policies to achieve the goal of'Health for All'.

14.   Identify the environmental and occupationalhazards and their control.

15.   Describe the importance of water and sanitationin human health

16.  To understand theprinciples of health economics, health administration, health education inrelation to community.

(b).SKILLS

Atthe end of the course, the student should be able to make use of:

1.     Principles of practiceof medicine in hospital and community settings and familiarization withelementary nursing practices

2.     Art of communicationwith patients including history taking and medico-social work

3.     Use epidemiology as ascientific tool to make rational decisions relevant to community and individualpatient intervention

4.     Collect, analyse,interpret and present simple community and hospital based data

5.     Diagnose and managecommon health problems and emergencies at the individual, family and communitylevels keeping in mind the existing health care resources and in the context ofthe prevailing socio-cultural beliefs.

6.     Diagnose and managematernal and child health problems and advise a couple and the community on thefamily planning methods available in the context of the national priorities.

7.     Diagnose and managecommon nutritional problems at the individual and community level.

8.     Plan, implement andevaluate a health education programme with the skill to use simple audio-visualaids.

9.     Interact with othermembers of the health care team and participate in the organisation of healthcare services and implementations of national health programmes.

Teaching of community medicine should be both theoretical aswell as practical. The practical aspects of the training programme shouldinclude visits to the health establishments and to the community where healthintervention programmes are in operation.

 

COMMUNITY MEDICINETEACHING PLAN

Phase

Lectures

Practical/SGT/IT/Tutorials

SDL

Total

Phase I

Foundation course

 

8

(Field visit to health centers)

 

8

Phase I

20

27

5

52

Phase II

20

30

10

60

Phase II

Clinical Posting

 

4 weeks (60)

20* days x 3hr/day

 

60*

Phase III

40

60

5

105

Phase III

Clinical posting

 

6 weeks (108)

36 *days x 3hr/day

 

108*

Total (hours)

80

293

20

393

 

 

Eligibilityto appear for Professional (University) examinations

 

(a)  Attendance

·       Attendance requirementsare 75% in theory and 80% in practical /clinical for eligibility to appear forthe examinations in that subject. In subjects that are taught in more than onephase -the learner must have 75% attendance in theory and 80% in practical ineach phase of instruction in that subject

·       If an examination iscomprised of more than one subject (for e.g., General Medicine and alliedbranches), the candidate must have 75% attendance in each subject and 80%attendance in each clinical posting.

·       Learners who do not haveat least 75% attendance in the electives will not be eligible for the ThirdProfessional - Part II examination.

·       75% attendance inProfessional Development Programme (AETCOM Module) is required for eligibilityto appear for ?nal examination in each professional year.

 

(b)  Internal Assessment:

·      Learners must secure at least 50% marks of thetotal marks (combined in theory and practical / clinical postings; not lessthan 40 % marks in theory and practical separately) assigned for internalassessment in a particular subject in order to be eligible for appearing at the?nal University examination of that subject.

 

  Pandemic Module

 

As per latest MCI BOG guidelines addedhours for management of pandemics in UG course (80 hours’ module) of whichCommunity Medicine (32 hours) will cover following topics phase wise:

 

Sr. No

Pandemic Module 

(Seminars, Tutorials, Projects, Quizzes, Group discussions etc.)

Module

Period

1

History of outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics

F.1

Foundation course

2

Emerging and reemerging infections, early identification and control of new infections

2.2

Phase II

3

Vaccination strategies including vaccine development& implementation

2.4

Phase II

4

Outbreak management including quarantine, isolation, contact tracing

3.1

Phase III

5

Interdisciplinary collaboration, principles of public health administration, health economics, international health

3.2

Phase III

6

Operational research, field work, surveillance

3.3

Phase III

7

Epidemiology and research Components

 

Elective

 

 

 

          Internal Assessment          

1.    Numberof exams to be conducted for the internal assessment

Phase

Internal Exam

Theory

Practical

Community posting

First MBBS

First Internal

SAQ and MCQs (50 Marks)

-

-

Second MBBS

Second Internal

 (First  Phase)

SAQ and MCQs (50 Marks)

-

CP -1 term ending exam

 (50 Marks)

Third internal (Second Phase)

Paper-1 (50 marks)

 

 

Third MBBS –Part  I

Fourth Internal

Paper-1 -SAQ and MCQ (100 Marks)

100 Marks

CP -2 term ending exam

(50 Marks)

Paper-2  (100 Marks )

Prelim

Paper-1  (100 Marks)

100 Marks

Paper-2 (100 Marks )

 

2.    Guidelines forinternal Marks

 

Theory Marks

Practical Marks

Internal Examination

30 (Fourth internal -Third MBBS-Part -1)

30

Preliminary Examination

30

30

Formative Evaluation

40

40

(a) Periodic /System Ending

10 marks—First internal

(b) Periodic/System ending

20 marks—Second & third internal

(c) Attendance-  10 marks

(a) Journal and Logbook (SDL,             AETCOM)—10 marks

(b) Practical Exam - 20 marks (CPI and II)

(c) Attendance -  10 marks

Total

100

100

 

 


Monthly Teaching Schedule

Sr No Teaching Schedule Month Teaching Schedule Short Description Teaching Schedule Date
1 November-2016 Proposed Schedule of Teaching Nov,16 19/12/2016 View
2 Achieved Teaching Learning Dec 2016 Achieved Teaching Learning Dec-2016 06/01/2017 View
3 January-2017 Proposed Teaching Schedule Batch-Sem-4-Jan-2017 06/01/2017 View
4 January-2017 Proposed Teaching Schedule Sem-6-Jan-2017 06/01/2017 View
5 Feb- April, 2022 Proposed teaching schedule 18/03/2022 View

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Publication

Sr No Publication Title Publication Short Desc Posted Date
1 Community Medicine 17/03/2022 Download

Achievements

Certificate of Appreciation for successfully conducting CCCH course
The department received Certificate of Appreciation from Government of Gujarat and IIPH, for successfully conducting CCCH course (certificate course of community health) of 3 batches. Participants were BSc and GNM nursing and Ayush Mo. The course was of 6 months for every batch.

Events

Sr No Events Year Events List
1 2022

Sr. No.

Name of Event

 Date

1

43rd National Conference on IAPSM and joint state conference (XXIII)and IPHA(v)

07 to 09 January, 2016

2

World Health day (IAPSM Quiz competition)

7th April 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019

3

TOT on MAA programme

18th to 21st  December 2017

4

World TB day celebration ( Under guidance of IAPSM)

March 2018

5

Training on effective vaccine management

16 to 20th January,2019

6

Developing special strategies for tribal population to improve immunization coverage in tribal districts of Gujarat

September 2019

7

FIMNCI

6th to 12th December 2021

8

Covid 19 3rd wave ICU ventilator care Training

1st batch- 3rd to 8th January 2022

2nd batch - 17 to 22nd  January 2022

9

Celebration of breast feeding week

Every year in  field practice area

10

Celebration of nutrition  week

Every year in  field practice area

11

World TB day

Every year in  field practice area

12

World Health day

Every year in  field practice area

13

Activity for other national health programmes

Every year in  field practice area

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