Department of Community Medicine

About Department

The Department of Community Medicine deals with the communities and is committed to educating medical students to enable them to identify and measure the health-related needs of sick people. It teaches them the principles of planning and administration for meeting those needs and lays a special focus on research and training in the field.

Academic Programmes

We offer a plethora of academic programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We also offer a fellowship programme and a certificate course. In addition to this, we offer programmes in allied health disciplines as well as non-health disciplines.

Undergraduate - I MBBS to Internship
Postgraduate - MD Community Medicine
Fellowship In Epidemiology
Certificate Course in Medical Biostatistics
Allied Health Disciplines – Ph.D. Nursing, Hospital Administration, Masters in Social Work, and B.Sc.
Non-Health Discipline - Engineering

Teaching-Learning Process

Our teaching-learning process includes:

Defined Specific Learning Objectives (SLOs), Gantt chart of UG & PG teaching, Bridge course for PG, and Research Methodology for UG & PG.
Flexible Methodology: Seminar, Quiz, Scenario-based learning, and small group revision series.
Learner Centered Approach: Research Projects
Community Intervention: Health Education - role play, Puppet Show, Health Camp, and celebration of Public Health Day.
Educational visits to Public health lab, Water purification plant, Sewage treatment plant, Milk dairy, Leprosy hospital, and PHC, Anganwadi.

Collaborations Till Date

Government-STP
Pune Municipal Corporation, Health dept.
Sri Satya Sai Seva Organisation
Rotary club
CSR - Yardi Software
Chest Research Foundation (CRF)

Future Plans

To offer an advanced course in Biostatistics.
To set up an urban HDSS.
To sign MOUs with NGOs for UG/PG elective posting or volunteering opportunities.

Best Practices

Health & Demographic Surveillance (HDSS) in rural field practice area.
Certificate Course in ‘Biostatistics in Medical Research’
Screening of Cervical Pathologies using Smart Scope (IT) at Rural and Urban Health Training Centre, Lavale.
Laproscopic camp at RHTC in collaboration with DHO, Pune
Undergraduate Research Projects

Other Activities

The department have hosted a state conference in 2015 and number of CME and guest lectures. The faculty have also provided consultancy for research. There are MOUs and collaborations with various NGO and CSRs as well as Pune Municipal corporation for work in field practice area of the centers. The faculty is MMC observer as well as reviewer to the reputed journals. The faculty is author for few textbook.

Author in Various Books & Chapters

Epidemiology and management for health care: Edition: 4th 2014. ISBN: 81-8406-010-6. Authors: Dr. P. V. Sathe, Dr. P. P. Doke, Vora Medical Publications.
Text Book of Community Medicine: Edition: 5th, 2017 ISBN: 81-86361-41-3, Authors: Dr. A.P. Kulkarni, Dr. J.P. Baride, Dr. P.P. Doke, and Dr. P.Y. Mulay
Textbook of Prevention Practice and Community Physiotherapy: Chapter: Public Health in India. Dr. P.P. Doke, Jaypee -The Health Sciences Publisher. First edition 2018 978-93-5270-325-8

Our Vision

To build a world-class university in health care education management and research consultancy and provide the best resources for creating a healthy world.

Objective

For Undergraduates - To prepare students to enable them to function as proficient community physicians to cater to contemporary health needs and improve the health of the community.
For Postgraduates – To prepare a planner, manager, solution-seeker, teacher, and philosopher to address and solve the health issues of the individuals, families, communities, nation, and cross-nations.

Highlights

The Department of Community Medicine aims to improve the health status of the community through its exceptional services.

General OPD and Specialist OPD/Dental OPD
Indoor services, Referral services, and Laboratory services
X-ray
SMART COPY
NCD/MCH/IMMUNISATION
Counseling by MSW
The department covers subjects such as Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Homeopathy, and Optometry.
Health & Demographic Surveillance (HDSS) in the rural field practice area.

National Health Programmes
Certificate Course is provided in ‘Biostatistics in Medical Research.’
Screening of Cervical Pathologies is done using Smart Scope (IT) at Rural Health Training Centre, Lavale.
From June 2018 to September 2019, 197 patients were screened in the catchment area of RHTC Lavale and outdoor camps held in the villages under PHC-Mutha.
99 patients were provided telemedicine by specialists and 8 patients with CIN were referred to the OBGYN department of Bharati Hospital.

Achievements

The dedicated faculty members of the Department of Community Medicine are our strength. They have made us proud with their achievements in the field of academia and research. Our students have also won awards in several competitions.

Faculty Achievements

Dr. P. P. Doke - Best Oral Presentation – IPHACON – 2016
Dr. P. D. Pore 1st Prize - Oral Presentation – IPHACON – 2016
Dr. V. M. Vaidya - Rotary Award - Best Project Award 2012,14
Dr. S.K. Murarkar - 2nd Prize - Oral Presentation -RESCON, BVDUMC – 2017
Dr. Aarati Pokale
- 1st Prize - Oral Presentation. IPHACON- 2012
- 2nd Prize – E-poster – RESCON, BVDUMC- 2013
- 1st Prize – E-poster – RESCON, BVDUMC – 2016

Student Achievements

Prerna Bhat 1st Prize - Oral - RESCON, BVDUMC 2014
Anant Singh & Antariksh Agarwal 1st Prize - Poster - PLEXUS 2015
1st Prize - Oral - RESCON, BVDUMC 2015
Tanvi Bafna 1st Prize – E-poster - RESCON, BVDUMC 2015

Abhiraj Suryawanshi: 1st Prize - Oral - IPHACON 2016, 1st Prize - Poster - IPHACON 2017
Iqbal Farooqi: 2nd prize: Oral: Transcon 2016 3rd prize, Oral National Conference on Safe and Sustainable Hospitals 2016
Dr. Sana: 3rd Prize – Eposter – RESCON 2019