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Course Objectives:

The objectives of MD (Community Medicine) course is to develop public health specialistsequipped with adequate knowledge, requisite skills and appropriate behavioural attributes, forefficient health planning, management, education and research.

At the end of the post graduate training course, the students will be able to:

Apply the principles and process of health management to enhance the effectiveness andefficiency of the national health programs.Plan, organize, implement, monitor or evaluate outcome and impact of health careprogrammes and services.Acquire the epidemiological know how and understand the dynamics of transmission ofcommon communicable diseases for necessary measures to prevent and control diseases.Identify through community diagnosis, the social, cultural, environmental and psychologicalfactors influencing health behaviour and apply these principles in community levelintervention programms.Integrate the know-how of diagnosis and management of health issues with the science ofpublic health practice and expertise of health communication.Critically appraise National health policies, priorities and approaches.Plan, organize, implement and evaluate teaching/learning sessions for medical andparamedical personnel. Design research protocols, collect and analysise data on bio-medical,epidemiological, social and health service issues.Apply knowledge of epidemiology and Bio-statistics to interpret reports and publication.

Duration:

Three year full time Post-graduate Degree, Recognized by Medical Council of India (MCI).

MD (COMMUNITY MEDICINE)

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Eligibility Criteria:

M.B.B.S. Qualified including one year continuous rotating internship training in any MedicalCollege recognized by MCI.

Intake capacity:

10 ( 5 seats allotted for State Quota and 5 seats allotted for Central Quota; Reservation for SC,ST & OBC applicable as per rule )

Admission Procedure:

Selected strictly on the basis of merit, as determined by a competitive test, as per centralizedentrance test held at the national level (AIPGMEE) and also as per W. B. StateEntranceexamination conducted by West Bengal University of Health Sciences ( WBPGMAT), asper guidelines of MCI.

Stipend:

As per Govt. of WB norms for post-graduate degree & diploma courses of Modern Medicine,affiliated to WBUHS: 1st Year: Rs.24,714.00 per month, 2 Year: Rs.26,644.00 per month, 3Year : Rs.28,547.00 per month.

Affiliation:

The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS).

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