M.D. (Community Health Administration)
Doctor of Medicine in Community Health Administration

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M.D. (Community Health Administration) or Doctor of Medicine in Community Health Administration is a two year post graduate programme. Community health and preventive medicine focuses on determining how to prevent diseases and then giving that knowledge to the public in order to improve the health of a community. People who work in this area will possess understanding of medicine and diseases. Most of these healthcare workers will also be customer-service oriented, since they'll be interacting with the public often.

Doctor of Medicine in Community Health Administration Eligibility        

• A candidate who has passed Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with minimum 45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of SC / ST candidate)or any other equivalent qualification.

• Some of the very reputed universities and institutes conduct entrance examination to get admission to the degree course.

Doctor of Medicine in Community Health Administration Colleges/Universities

• National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
• Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Medical College

Doctor of Medicine in Community Health Administration Course Suitability

Course is suitable for those who want to prepare for becoming a planner, manager, solution -seeker, researcher, teacher and philosopher in health issues (specifically preventive, primitive and rehabilitative health) of individual, family, community, nation and cross-nations. They must have good communication and interpersonal skills that are necessary for it.

How is Doctor of Medicine in Community Health Administration Beneficial?

It is beneficial to design need based teaching and training programs/ teaching materials for various categories of health professionals including its implementation and evaluation for the desired change in knowledge and skills. The Course is also beneficial for further studies such as Ph.D. etc.

Doctor of Medicine in Community Health Administration Employment Area/ Job Type

A student can begin a career as pathologists, nurses or ward boys in hospitals, clinics and medical representatives. Candidates can find jobs in following area:

• Health Services or Research Organizations
• State or Central Health Services
• UN & other NGOs
• Medical Research Organizations & Pharmaceutical Industries
• Health Care or Health Maintenance Organizations
• Medical Colleges & Public Health Schools