Community Medicine
The Department of Community Medicine at Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences focuses on teaching and training UG (MBBS) and PG (MD) students, along with interns, in preventive and community health. The department collaborates with the District Hospital to plan and implement national health programmes, such as the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme and the Universal Immunisation Programme. It maintains two well-established training centres: the Urban Health Training Centre at Hapur and the Rural Health Training Centre at Makhimpur, which support hands-on public health and community health research. The department is committed to producing doctors equipped for comprehensive, preventive, and rehabilitative healthcare delivery.
Facilities
- Well-equipped research laboratory for postgraduate students, with dissecting microscopes, compound microscopes, weighing scales, autoclaves, incubators, water testing kits, and milk testing kits sims
- ILR (Ice-Lined Refrigerator) and deep freezer for vaccine storage sims
- Well-stocked museum with specimens, models, charts, and entomology slides arranged topic-wise sims
- Departmental library with books and Indian/foreign journals in Community Medicine and allied subjects sims
Brig. Dr. R.K. Sehgal
Professor & HeadFAQs
What is community medicine, and how is it different from clinical medicine?
Community medicine focuses on the health of populations through prevention and public health, while clinical medicine treats individual patients who are already ill.
What are the three levels of prevention?
Primary prevention stops disease before it occurs, secondary prevention detects it early, and tertiary prevention limits disability and supports rehabilitation.
What is the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme?
It is India's national initiative to detect, treat, and prevent tuberculosis, offering free diagnosis and treatment, and supporting patients until they complete therapy.
What is epidemiology, and why is it important?
Epidemiology studies how diseases spread and what influences them in populations, guiding outbreak control, screening, vaccination, and health policy decisions.
How do community health surveys help improve public health?
Surveys collect data on disease burden, nutrition, sanitation, and health practices, helping planners identify needs and design targeted health programmes.
