MD COMMUNITY MEDICINE

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

At the end of the program, graduates will be able to...

PO1:  Apply principles of Public Health, Community Medicine and epidemiology to contribute towards formulating National Health Policies & Programmes with a systems approach for overall human development.

PO2:   Demonstrate conceptual (and applied) knowledge of communicable and non-communicable diseases, emerging and remerging diseases, their epidemiology, control and prevention.

PO3: Apply the principles of epidemiology, bio-statistics and quantitative as well as qualitative health research methods for solving public health problems

PO4: Demonstrate clinical skills of preparing case history, examination, provisional diagnosis, interpretation of laboratory findings and management in primary care settings.

PO5: Conduct community surveys for assessment of health & morbidity profile, epidemiological determinants, assessment of health needs, disease surveillance, evaluation of health programmes and community diagnosis

PO6: Conduct epidemic investigations, spot maps, predict disease trends, preparation of reports, planning and implementation of control measures

PO7:  Assess community communication needs; develop and use of appropriate Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material and conduct health education programmes in urban and rural settings

PO8:  Conduct dietary surveys, assessment of nutritional status, nutritive values of common food menus, detection of food adulterants, use of lactometer, recording and interpretation of growth and development charts.

PO9: Identify different types of insect vectors, detect vector breeding places and implement  appropriate methods of vector control.

PO10: Conduct clinical screening of various diseases and organize community health camps involving community participation in urban and rural settings.

PO11: Conduct tests and procedures for assessment water quality and provisioning of safe drinking water

PO12:  Use and apply various instruments and processes concerned with environmental health and biological waste management

PO13: Describe the working of Primary Health Care system, Panchayat Raj system, National HealthProgrammes, urban/rural differences, RCH, Demography and Family Welfare.

PO14: Demonstrate effective skills of spoken and written communication with patients, professional  peers and students.

PO15:   Function as a part of a multi-disciplinary team in promoting individual and community health.