Download MUHS MBBS 3rd year Community Medicine Syllabus

Course Content
(Based on Medical Council of India, Competency based Undergraduate curriculum for the Indian Medical
Graduate, 2018. Vol. 2 ; page no.41-59)
Applicable for batch admitted in M.B.B.S Course from Academic Year 2019-20 & onwards

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Subject: Community Medicine

Year: First MBBS
Competency
Topics & subtopics

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No.
CM
Health care of the communtiy
I17.1
Health care to community

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Visit to primary/secondary health facility
Role of physician in health care delivery- Integration with AETCOM module 1.1 What does it mean to be doctor?
17.2
Community diagnosis
17.3

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Primary Health Care- Def, Principles
17.4
National Health Policies , MDGs
SDL- Current national / stale level status of health indicators
17.5

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Health Care delivery in India
Nutrition
5.1
Common sources of various nutrients

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Demonstration: Foods we eat & their nutritive values

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Special nutritional requirements according to age, sex, activity, physiological conditions
SDL- Foods customs in our families for special groups such as children/ pregnant/lactating women/ill persons (data
collection by interviewing 5 homemakers)
5.2
Nutritional assessment at individual level- DOAP

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Nutritional assessment at family and community level -DOAP
5.3
Common nutritional deficiency diseases- Epidemiology , prevention and control
5.4
Diet planning at individual level

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Diet planning at family level
5.5
Nutritional surveillance and rehabilitation
Visit to Nutritional rehabilitation centre
Nutrition education

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5.6
National Nutritional Policy , National Nutritional Programs
5.7
Food hygiene , food adulteration
Demonstration of simple tests to identify food adulteration

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5.8
Food fortification , food additives
Concept of Health and Disease
1.1
Concept of Public Health

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1.2
Concept , definition , determinants of health
Determinants of health- Group discussion
1.3
Epidemiological triad , multifactorial causation of disease

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SDL-Identification of multiple causative factors of 2 common diseases( interview in wards/ family visit)

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1.4
Natural history of disease
1.5
Levels of Prevention

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1.6
Health education , IEC, BCC
1.7
Indicators of health
Exercise on calculation of indicators

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1.8
Demographic profile of India
Exercise on calculation of demographic indicators , fertility rates
SDL- Demographic trends in India
1.9

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Communication skills in Health
DOAP-Verbal/non verbal communication
Empathy- What does it mean to be patient?
AETCOM module 1.2
1.10

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Doctor patient relationship
SDL- Determinants of doctor patient relationship(Collection of data from patients/ relatives)
Case discussions ? Integration with AETCOM module 1.3
Principles of health promotion and education
4.1

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Methods of health education
Demonstration of various methods of health education
Improving communication, barriers in communication- integration with AETCOM module 1.4
4.2
Organization of health educational and counselling activities for individual & family

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Organization of counselling activity in ward/OPDs
Organization of community based health educational activity(community/school)

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4.3
Evaluation of health education & promotion program
SDL- Preparation of tool for evaluation

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Conducting evaluation of health education & promotion program
Note:
1. The observations/ reflections of family / hospital visits , DOAP sessions , Self directed learning activities ( SDL) , practicals should be
entered in the log book immediately after the assignment.
2. The observer / facilitator / teacher will provide the written brief feedback in the log book for the learner related to the competencies.

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