M.D. (Community Medicine)

Doctor of Medicine in Community Medicine

M.D. Community Medicine or Doctor of Medicine in Community Medicine is a postgraduate Medicine course. Community Medicine is the specialty that deals with the health and disease of a population or of a specified community. The goal is to identify health problems and needs, to identify the means by which these needs may be met, and to evaluate the extent to which health services do so. The Course helps to enable a candidate to study critically and manage existing health programs of all levels (local state, national) and suggest alternatives for achieving desired goals and Conduct and guide research in various disciplines of health sciences, health management, health systems research, and operational research. The duration of the course is two or three years, but it depends only on the very institutes.

M.D. Community Medicine Eligibility

• Students should have passed an MBBS with minimum 55% marks from a recognised university board.
• Some reputed colleges and universities conduct an entrance examination for admission.

M.D. Community Medicine Syllabus

Syllabus of Community Medicine as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

M.D. Community Medicine Colleges

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences - AIIMS Delhi, New Delhi
• Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology - Kattankulathur, Kanchipuram
• Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot

M.D. Community Medicine Course Suitability

• They must have good communication and interpersonal skills that are necessary for it.
• They should have good nature, liberal mind and well-faring nature.
• 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 are suitable for it.

How is M.D. Community Medicine Course Beneficial?

• M.D. Community Medicine 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.
• They can become teacher and lecturer in schools and colleges/universities after passing certain qualifications like B.Ed. and UGC-NET.

M.D. Community Medicine Employment Areas

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

M.D. Community Medicine Job Types

• Assistant Professor
• Consultant Internal Medicine
• Epidemiologist
• Physician
• Program Manager
• Public Health Officer
• Public Health Project Manager
• Research Officer
• Teacher/Lecturer

Advance Course in M.D. Community Medicine

• Ph.D. (Community Medicine)