Community Medicine [Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM)] (Click here for a
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A. The teaching of Social & Preventive Medicine shall place throughout the
teaching period.
B. Field experience in rural health is included in pre-clinical as well as
during clinical period
C. During the students attendance at various departments which is now required
under medicine and surgery, such as infectious diseases. T.B. Leprosy, V.D. etc.
emphasis shall be laid as much on the preventive as on the clinical and
Therapeutic aspects of these diseases.
D. In addition to the teaching undertaken by the department of Social &
Preventive Medicine, a joint programme with other departments is essential in
order to give the students a comprehensive picture of man, his health and
illness.
E. Stress shall be laid on national programmes, including those of control of
communicable diseases and family planning and health education.
F. An epidemiological units as an integrate part of every hospital in order to
achieve a comprehensive study disease by the students should be established.
G. The objective of the internship shall be clearly defined and that a proper
training programme is oriented for this period. Objectives, and the methods by
which the internship could be made into a satisfying and fruitful experience.
Sharpening and for planning in this phase of education shall be done.
H. As regards the qualifications of the teachers it is highly important that All
teachers in Social and A preventive Medicine should have as far as possible had
adequate administrative experience in addition to the teaching experience. They
should also be encouraged to acquire skills in clinical subject specially
related to community medicine.
I. Practical Skills : Due stress shall be laid on the students acquiring
practical skill in the following procedures.
Community Medicine including Humanities
(Preventive and Social Medicine)
(Phase I, II and Part 1st of Phase III M.B.B.S.)
GOALS :
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 :
Knowledge :
At the end of the course the student shall be able
Explain the principles of sociology including demographic population dynamics.
Identify social factors related to health, disease and disability in the
context of urban and rural societies.
Appreciate the impact of urbanization on health and disease.
Observe and interpret the dynamic of community behaviours.
Describe the elements of normal psychology and social psychology.
Observe the principles of practice of medicine in hospital and community
settings.
Describe the health care delivery systems including rehabilitation of the
disabled in the country.
Describe the National Health Programmes with particular emphasis on maternal
and child health programmes, family welfare planning and population control.
List the epidemiological methods and techniques.
Outline the demographic pattern of the country and appreciate the roles of the
individuals, family, community and socio-cultural milieu in health and disease.
Describe the health information systems.
Enunciate the principles and components of primary health care and the
national health policies to achieve the goal of Health for all.
Identify the environmental and occupational hazards and their control.
Describe the importance of water and sanitation in human health.
To understand the principles of health economies, health administration,
health education in relation to community.
Skills :-
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to make use of
The principles and practice of medicine in hospital and community settings and
familiarization with elementary practices.
Use the Art of communication with patients including history taking and medico
social work.
Use epidemiology as a scientific tool to make rational decisions relevant to
community and individual patient intervention.
Collect, analyse, interpret and present simple community and hospital base
data.
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-culture beliefs.
Diagnose and manage common nutritional problems at the individual and
community level.
Plan, implement and evaluate a health education programme with skill to use
simple audio-visual aids.
Interact with other members of the health care team and participate in the
organization of health care services and implementation of national health
programmes.
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(Note: The above is as per the syllabus for MBBS course as prescribed by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik)