The purpose of postgraduate (PG) education is to cultivate specialists who can deliver high-quality healthcare and contribute to scientific advancement through research and training. In the field of Community Medicine, an academic subject and branch of Medicine, the focus lies in promoting health, preventing diseases, and involving community participation while utilizing professional management skills. A Community Medicine specialist adopts a holistic perspective on health and medical interventions, with a primary emphasis on Community Health/Population Health. As such, they need to possess knowledge, skills, and competencies in primary, secondary, and tertiary care, as well as the control and prevention of outbreaks/epidemics, community diagnosis, health needs assessment, epidemiological evaluation, research, and planning evidence-based health policies and programs.
Therefore, the guidelines for teaching Community Medicine should be designed to develop a cadre of professionals capable of making meaningful contributions in planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating Primary Health Care Programs based on scientific evidence. These competencies must encompass a wide range of skills, including technical, managerial, administrative, organizational skills, applied skills in Health Information Management, software application, and soft skills such as communication, motivation, decision-making, team building, scientific communication, and medical writing.
The purpose of the document at hand is to provide teachers and learners with illustrative guidelines to achieve defined outcomes through learning and assessment. The document has been prepared by subject-content specialists, and the Reconciliation Board of the Academic Committee has aimed to maintain consistency in purpose and content without compromising their integrity. Although the document has made compromises in the purity of syntax, the aim has been to preserve the purpose and content. This has resulted in the retention of "domains of learning" under the heading of "competencies."
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Program Objectives:
Assessment:
Practical/Clinical and oral examination (on CBME pattern):
A. OSCE:
B. OSPE:
C. Viva-voce Examination:
Teaching and Learning Methods
The following is a rough guideline to various teaching/learning activities that may be employed:
Professor & HOD
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Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
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MD Community Medicine offers a wide range of career prospects for graduates. Some potential career paths and opportunities include:
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