Department of Community Medicine

The Department of Preventive and Social Medicine was established in 1962. As the importance and scope of the subject increased, the name was changed to Department of Community Medicine.

The department carries out its primary objectives of teaching and training of Undergraduate (MBBS) and Postgraduate students (MD) and training of interns in community medicine. Department collaborates with District Hospital in planning and implementation of several National Health Programs such as National Revised National T.B. Control Programme, National Polio Eradication Programme, National AIDS Control Programme, National Immunization Programme, Maternal and Child Health Program, and Blindness Control Program etc.

Research in the areas of Public Health and Community Health are essential aspects of the department.

The Community Health training gives a clear picture of socio-cultural, economic and other multiple factors associated with health and disease, and concepts about planning and management of programs for preventing disease and improving health of the community as a whole.

At post graduate level, it prepares the Public Health Specialist, an important human resource for the country, with job opportunities in several public health domains at national and international level.

Vision

To be a Centre of excellence in Community Medicine, Epidemiology and research by providing high quality education, ethical values and services for the Community with the spirit of Scientific enquiry and empathy.

Mission

1.To train and prepare the medical students as community physicians who can provide comprehensive health care to the community.

2. To develop among the medical students a sense of social responsibility and sensibility.

3. To sensitize and nurture the aptitude for research among the undergraduate and post graduate medical students.

Family Adoption Programme (FAP)

    In compliance with the guidelines and directives of the National Medical Commission (NMC), the Department of Community Medicine implements the Family Adoption Programme (FAP) as a mandatory longitudinal, community-based educational activity. The programme has been in operation since 2022 in identified villages.

      Under this programme, each MBBS student is allotted five families, whose health status, socio-demographic profile, and preventive, promotive, and basic curative needs are followed up continuously over a period of three years, covering Phase I to Phase III of undergraduate medical education. The programme aims to strengthen students’ competencies in community diagnosis, communication skills, continuity of care, and understanding of social determinants of health. Periodic health camps, health education activities, and community outreach services are organized in the adopted villages as part of the structured implementation of FAP.

Master of Public Health (MPH) Programme

      The Department of Community Medicine has initiated the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme under the Self-Financing Scheme with effect from January 2025, following institutional approval and statutory norms.

     The MPH is a full-time, regular postgraduate programme of two (02) years’ duration, with an annual intake capacity of 12 students. The programme is designed to develop competent public health professionals with expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, health systems, public health nutrition, disease prevention, health promotion, and research, in alignment with national public health priorities and workforce requirements.

Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC), Jawan & Urban Health Training Centre (UHTC), Qila Road

The Department has two well-established Teaching and Training Centres, one in Rural Area, Jawan, situated 17 Km from Aligarh on Anoopshahar Road and the other in a periurban area at No.-1 Qila Road, Purani Chungi.

The following services & facilities are provided in both the centres: -

OPDs: General OPD, ANC OPD, Under 5 OPD, Psychiatry OPD, Ophthalmology OPD, Dental OPD, DOTs Centre etc.

Screening & Diagnostic Test:  CBC, GBP, M.P. Smear, Blood Sugar, VDRL, Widal Test, LFT, RFT, Lipid Profile, Pregnancy Test, Urine R/M, Stool Ova/ Cyst, Montoux Test & Sputum for AFB etc.

Medicine: Medicines are provided free of cost to all the registered patients.