Department of Community Medicine
MISSION
- To produce competent primary care physicians for the primary health care system in India.
- To produce competent post graduates for secondary and tertiary care systems, National Health programmes and other agencies in India
- To undertake a need – based and translational research in community / hospital settings for the benefit of the common people.
- To develop high quality hospital/community-based services and behavior change communication strategies for rural community and urban poor.
- To encourage continuous professional development among DCM faculty to achieve the desired vision.
VISION
The department of Community Medicine envisions achieving the standards of excellence in education of undergraduates and posting graduates, translational research, pro –poor services in hospital/community settings and foster professional development among DCM faculty.
Objectives: Objectives of teaching Community Medicine to MBBS students can be broadly grouped in to the following areas,
- To prepare them to function as community and first level physicians in accordance with the institutional goals.
- To make the students aware of environmental, social, financial, personal, occupational issues of the patients and to inculcate in the students the habit of considering the above aspects while rendering patient care.
- To teach them techniques of prevention at Individual, National and International level for various health issues.
- To orient the students with Indian Health System, National Health Programmes and Policies and International Health Policies and Agencies.
- To teach research principles and methodologies so as to create scientific attitude.
UG – DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY-MEDICINE
Generic outcome
To prepare the student to function in community and first level physician in accordance with institutional goal.
Program Specific Outcome
- Understanding of the concept of health and disease.
- Understanding of demography, population dynamics and disease burden in National and global conduct.
- Comprehension of principles of health economics and hospital management.
- Understanding of physical, social, psychological, economic and environmental determinants of health and disease.
- Ability to recognize and manage common health problems including physical, emotional and social aspects at individual family and community level in the context of National Health Programs.
- Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health problems and emergencies.
| S.NO | NAME | DESIGNATION |
| 1 | Dr.Suguna E | Professor |
| 2 | Dr. Porchelvan S | Statistician Cum Professor |
| 3 | Dr. Sri Ram R M | Associate Professor |
| 4 | Dr. Arun Kumar M | Assistant Professor |
| 5 | Dr. Surya B | Assistant Professor |
| 6 | Dr. Balabaskaran S | Assistant Professor |
| 7 | Dr. Renuka K | Assistant Professor |
| 8 | Dr. Solomon Rajkumar P | Assistant Professor |
| 9 | Dr. Rajeev Roy N | Assistant Professor |
| 10 | Dr.Siva Priya J V | Assistant Professor |
| 11 | Dr. Surya K | Senior Resident |
| 12 | Dr. Vinoth Kumar P | Senior Resident |
| 13 | Dr. Manimaran N S | Senior Resident |
| 14 | Dr. Karthik S | Senior Resident |
| 15 | Dr.Vignesh | Senior Resident |
| 16 | Mrs. Sivaranjani R | Statistician Cum Assistant Professor |
| 17 | Dr.Tracy Merlina A D | Lady Medical Officer |
| 18 | Dr.Sunil | Junior Resident |
Family Adoption Program:
2. Field visits for MBBS students:
We encourage the students to enhance their learning by taking them to the visits so that they can gain information by Observing places, objects and Understanding the process etc. We have scheduled filed visits to Water Treatment Plant Chembarambakkam, visit to Milk Dairy, Visit to Mahaveer Cancer Institute, Visit to Sewage Treatment Plants, Visit to ICTC and DOTS.
- Health day celebrations/ activities for MBBS students:
Guest lectures by various esteemed faculty excelled in their areas are called upon to give their insights and enlighten the MBBS students on the work done. Activities in collaboration with other departments within the institution is also carried out. We are partners in implementing National Health Programs in collaboration with State/District level Program officers for training and services.
- Students achievements
- Mrs Aishwarya achieved 1st prize in the “NATIONAL LEVEL COMPETETION” for online PPT presentation on the occasion of National Nutrition Week 2023 Conducted by Manipal TATA Medical College.
Panimalar Rural Health Training Centre (Thodukadu)
CAMPS CONDUCTED IN PRHTC 2022 – 2024
|
S.NO |
DATE |
DAY |
CAMP LOCATION |
AREA |
BENEFICIARIES |
|
1 |
27.02.2022 |
Sunday |
TELC Church Corridor |
Mannur Village |
188 |
|
2 |
03.07.2022 |
Sunday |
Panchayat Office |
Kiloy Village |
75 |
|
3 |
14.09.2022 |
Wednesday |
Ponniyamman kovil Corridor |
Vasanampattu Village |
89 |
|
4 |
27.09.2022 |
Tuesday |
Village Library Corridor |
Vayalur Village |
134 |
|
5 |
11.10.2022 |
Tuesday |
Anganwadi Centre |
Thirumenikuppam Village |
77 |
|
6 |
16.10.2022 |
Sunday |
Sacred Heart Church |
Keezhacherry Village |
128 |
|
7 |
18.10.2022 |
Tuesday |
Panchayat Office |
Kottaiyur Village |
109 |
|
8 |
08.11.2022 |
Tuesday |
Vinayagar Kovil Corridor |
Kiloy Colony |
65 |
|
9 |
17.11.2022 |
Thursday |
Panchayat Office |
Ulundhai Village |
63 |
|
10 |
22.11.2022 |
Tuesday |
Panchayat Office |
Mudugur Village |
94 |
|
11 |
06.12.2022 |
Tuesday |
Marthoma Public School |
Kiloy Village |
114 |
|
12 |
21.12.2022 |
Wednesday |
Panchayat Office |
Pannur Village |
70 |
|
13 |
10.01.2023 |
Tuesday |
Anganwadi Centre |
Azhinjivakkam Village |
102 |
|
14 |
22.01.2023 |
Sunday |
GOVT Primary School |
Mannur Village |
84
|
|
15 |
07.02.2023 |
Tuesday |
Panchayat Office |
Sengadu Village |
92
|
|
16 |
21.02.2023 |
Tuesday |
Anganwadi centre |
Gandhi Nagar |
42 |
|
17 |
07.03.2023 |
Tuesday
|
DM Engineering College |
Chettipedu |
147 |
|
18 |
09.03.2023 |
Thursday |
E-Sevai Office |
Polivakkam |
103 |
|
19 |
28.03.2023 |
Tuesday |
Iyappan Kovil Corridor |
Polivakkam Chathiram |
103 |
|
20 |
11.04.2023 |
Tuesday |
Pillayar Kovil Corridor |
TCL, Polivakkam |
55 |
|
21 |
15.04.2023 |
Saturday |
Mary Diana Samual Trust |
Polivakkam |
54 |
|
22 |
26.04.2023 |
Wednesday |
Marthoma Public School |
Kiloy |
115 |
|
23 |
09.05.2023 |
Tuesday |
Govt Middle School |
Samathuvapuram |
106 |
|
24 |
16.05.2023 |
Tuesday |
Govt Primary School |
Kunnathur |
70 |
|
25 |
06.06.2023 |
Tuesday |
Govt Primary School |
Mummudikuppam, Vayalur |
103 |
|
26 |
26.06.2023 |
Monday |
Govt Middle School |
Agaram, Vayalur |
98 |
|
27 |
04.07.2023 |
Tuesday |
Panchayat Office |
Vadamangalam |
90 |
|
28 |
18.07.2023 |
Tuesday |
Vinayagar Kovil Corridor |
Sooragapuram |
79 |
|
29 |
21.08.2023 |
Monday |
HB Petrol Bunk |
Perambakkam |
110 |
|
30 |
31.08.2023 |
Thursday |
Panchayat Office |
Mudugur |
101 |
|
31 |
10.09.2023 |
Sunday |
Panchayat Office |
Keelacherry |
103 |
|
32 |
28.09.2023 |
Thursday |
Panchayat Office |
Iluppur |
83 |
|
33 |
10.10.2023 |
Tuesday |
Panchayat Office |
Kottaiyur |
131 |
|
34 |
17.10.2023 |
Tuesday |
Panchayat Office |
Kallambedu |
93 |
|
35 |
07.11.2023 |
Tuesday |
Panchayat Office |
Narasamangalam |
181 |
|
36 |
21.11.2023 |
Tuesday |
Panchayat Office |
Elampakkam |
88 |
|
37 |
11.12.2023 |
Monday |
Community Hall |
Papparampakkam |
53 |
|
38 |
19.12.2023 |
Tuesday |
Panchayat Office |
Pannur |
51 |
|
39 |
10.01.2024 |
Wednesday |
Marthoma Public School |
Kiloy |
138 |
|
40 |
28.01.2024 |
Sunday |
ICJV Chruch |
Korukkampedu |
123 |
| 41 | 27.02.2024 | Tuesday | TELC Church | Kondanjerry | 112 |
| 42 | 19.03.2024 | Tuesday | VCT Mandabam | Koppur | 114 |
| 43 | 26.03.2024 | Tuesday | E sevai officie | Kottaiyur | 98 |
| 44 | 07.04.2024 | Sunday | Viswaksena group of institutions | Polivakkam | 151 |
| 45 | 23.04.2024 | Tuesday | Panchayat Office | Mudhugur | 103 |
| 46 | 14.05.2024 | Tuesday | Panchayat Union Primary School | Pinjivakkam | 190 |
| 47 | 18.06.2024 | Tuesday | Panchayat Office | Kottaiyur | 88 |
HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH DAY PROGRAM LIST
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SCREENING 2022 – 2023
| MONTH | TOTAL SCREENED | NO. OF POSITIVE CASES |
| January ‘23 | 79 | 23 |
| February | 96 | 15 |
| March | 286 | 16 |
| April | 143 | 13 |
| May | 183 | 8 |
| June | 193 | 15 |
| July | 158 | 13 |
| August | 169 | 12 |
| September | 152 | 24 |
| October | 143 | 9 |
| November | 124 | 4 |
| December | 120 | 12 |
| January ‘24 | 71 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 1917 | 172 |
SCHOOL HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAM
| S.NO | SCHOOL | NO. OF BOYS | NO. OF GIRLS | TOTAL |
| 1. | Cosmopolitan Model Vidyalaya CBSC School, Sengadu Village. | 103 | 72 | 175 |
| 2. | Marthoma Public School, Kiloy | 55 | 59 | 114 |
| 3. | Government Middle School, Vadamangalam Village. | 36 | 39 | 75 |
| 4. | Marthoma Public School, Kiloy | 58 | 55 | 113 |
| 5. | PUP School, Koppur | 34 | 39 | 73 |
| 6. | Govt.Middle School, Thodukadu | 44 | 35 | 79 |
| 7. | PUP School, Mappedu | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN SCREENED 2023 / 2024 – 477 | ||||
Panimalar Urban Health Training Centre (Nemilicherry)
CAMPS CONDUCTED IN PUHTC 2024 (till date)
| S.No | CAMP | DATE | VENUE | BENEFICIARIES |
| 01. | Nathamedu Village | 05/11/2022 | Nathamedu Tuition Centre | 103 |
| 02. | Ramadaspuram | 25/11/2022 | Guru Medicals | 103 |
| 03. | Thirunindravur | 14/12/2022 | Police booth | 61 |
| 04. | Thirunindravur | 08/01/2023 | Periya colony | 123 |
| 05. | Pattabiram | 29/01/2023 | Uzhaipalar Nagar | 100 |
| 06. | Pakkam | 05/2/2023 | Kavanur | 55 |
| 07. | Karunakaracheri | 18/02/2023 | Government school | 93 |
| 08. | Avadi | 11/03/2023 | Great Harvest School | 151 |
| 09. | Nemilichery | 18/03/2023 | Nagathamman Nagar | 122 |
| 10. | Thirunindravur | 08/04/2023 | Nathamedu | 95 |
| 11. | Pattabiram | 29/04/2023 | Sathya nagar | 75 |
| 12. | Melkondaiyur village | 13/05/2023 | Government school | 90 |
| 13. | Melkondaiyur colony | 20/05/2023 | Melkondaiyur colony | 61 |
| 14. | Pattabiram | 17/06/2023 | Thandurai | 79 |
| 15. | Seethanjeri | 25/06/2023 | Government High School | 138 |
| 16. | Thirunindravur | 09/07/2023 | Zion chruch | 75 |
| 17. | Mittnamallee | 15/07/2023 | Government higher secondary school | 70 |
| 18. | Thirunindravur | 12/08/2023 | Police booth | 64 |
| 19. | Nasik nagar | 20/08/2023 | Anganwadi | 92 |
| 20. | Melmanagar , Poonamallee | 24/09/2023 | Government Primary school | 81 |
| 21. | Anaikattucheri | 21/09/2023 | Government primary school | 87 |
| 22. | Nadukuthagai | 16/09/2023 | New Hope Chruch | 72 |
| 23. | Balaji nagar, Thirunindravur | 01/10/2023 | Bank of Baroda | 151 |
| 24. | Padikuppam | 21/10/2023 | Government higher secondary school | 85 |
| 25. | Thiruvallur | 25/11/2023 | Putlur | 134 |
| 26. | Poonamallee | 13/12/2023 | Arise investment capital branch | 70 |
| 27. | Thandurai | 07/01/2024 | Ambedkar nagar | 65 |
| 28. | Thiruvalangadu | 21/01/2024 | Government middle school | 167 |
| 29. | Thirunindravur | 03/02/2024 | Perumalpuram | 101 |
| 30. | Thirunindravur | 11/02/2024 | CSI Chruch | 131 |
| 31. | Pakkam | 10/03/2024 | Government primary school | 93 |
| 32. | Thirunindravur | 13/03/2024 | Nadukuthagai park | 125 |
| 33. | Nadukuthagai | 22/04/2024 | Nadukuthagai park | 82 |
| 34. | Teynampet | 27/04/2024 | Private school | 83 |
| 35. | Sevvapet | 08/05/2024 | Velammal vidyashram school | 86 |
| 36. | Thirumazhisai | 15/05/2024 | chruch | 86 |
| 37. | Kosavanpalayam | 10/06/2024 | Susheela old age home | 65 |
| 38. | Muthapudupet | 15/06/2024 | Government primary school | 72 |
| 39. | Othikadu | 23/06/2024 | CSI ST Stephpaul chruch | 99 |
HEALTH EDUCATION CONDUCTED IN PUHTC 2024 (till date)
| S.NO | EVENT | DATE | VENUE | PARTICIPATION |
| 1. | World Mental Health Day | 28/10/2022 | Government high school , Nemilichery | 240 students |
| 2. | Women’s day | 08/03/2023 | Great Harvest School, Avadi | 120 teachers and mothers of the students |
| 3. | World Tuberculosis day | 24/03/2023 | Government High School, Nemilichery | 150 students and Teachers , Human rally was conducted |
| 4. | World no Tobacco Day | 01/05/2023 | Jaya Arts and Science College | 110 students and Professors |
| 5. | World Food Safety Day | 26/06/2023 | Government Higher Secondary School, Nadukuthagai | 115 students and teachers |
| 6. | World Breast Feeding Day | 08/08/2023 | Government Anganwadi Centre , Nadukuthagai | 25 mother and children |
| 7. | World Suicide Prevention Day | 08/09/2023 | Government Higher Secondary School, Thirunindravur | 70 students |
| 8. | World Hand Washing Day | 19/10/2023 | Government Primary School, Thandurai | 120 students and teachers |
| 9. | Personal hygiene | 22/11/2023 | Dasar Primary School, Thirunndravur | 338 students and teachers |
| 10. | Personal hygiene | 19/01/2024 | Government middle school, Palavedu | 139 students and teachers |
| 11. | Food and hand hygiene | 23/02/2024 | Government middle school, Nadukuthagai | 50 students |
| 12. | International women’s day | 08/03/2024 | PUHTC | 62 women |
| 13. | World hypertension day – preventive measures for non communicable diseases | 16/06/2024 | PUHTC | 30 beneficiaries |
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SCREENING 2024 (till date)
| Month | Total screened | No. of Positive cases |
| January ‘24 | 82 | 30 |
| February | 106 | 30 |
| March | 141 | 69 |
| April | 56 | 25 |
| May | 48 | 15 |
| June | 35 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 468 | 175 |
SCHOOL HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAM 2024 (till date)
| S.NO | SCHOOL | NO. OF BOYS | NO. OF GIRLS | TOTAL | |||||
| 1. | Government Middle School, Nadukuthagai | 39 | 61 | 100 | |||||
| 2. | Government Middle School, Nadukuthagai | 54 | 48 | 102 | |||||
| 3. | Government Primary School, Ramadaspuram | 68 | 72 | 140 | |||||
| 4. | Government Primary School, Ramadaspuram | 56 | 64 | 120 | |||||
| 5. | Government Primary School, Thandurai | 120 | |||||||
| 6. | Dasars Primary School | 200 | 188 | 388 | |||||
| TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN SCREENED 2023 – 970 | |||||||||
| S.NO | SCHOOL | DATE | NO. OF BOYS | NO. OF GIRLS | TOTAL | ||||
| 7. | Government middle school, Palavedu | 19/01/2024 | 79 | 60 | 139 | ||||
| 8. | Pakkam high school | 26/02/2024
11/03/2024 |
117 | 97 | 214 | ||||
| TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN SCREENED 2024 – 353 | |||||||||
OTHER ACIVITIES IN PUHTC
| S.NO | EVENT | DATE | VENUE | PARTICIPATION | ||
| 1. | Pulse polio day | 03/03/2024 | PUHTC | 51 beneficiaries | ||
| 2. | World blood donatin day – blood donation camp conducted in association with MGR university, department of transfusion medicine and nursing department PMCHRI | 24/06/2024 | PMCHRI | 42 donated blood | ||
Ongoing research activities
| Project Name | Principal Investigator |
| Alarming rise and ways to prevent workplace violence against medical professionals in a tertiary setting, Chennai: A mixed method study | Dr.S.Balabaskaran.S
Assistant Professor |
| Assessment of Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk among patients attending rural health training centre of a medical college – Retrospective record based descriptive study | Dr.Solomon Rajkumar P,
Assistant Professor
|
| Comparative Study On Prevalence Of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Rural And Urban Health Training Centre of A Medical College | Dr.Surya.K
Senior Resident |
| Effect of self-care behaviors on glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus residing in rural and urban field practice areas under Panimalar medical college | Dr.Manimaran NS
Senior Resident |
| Assessment of complete blood count parameters in dengue and non dengue patients in a resource limited setting – A comparative study | Dr.K.Renuka , Assistant Professor
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| Knowledge Attitude and Practices on Oral Rehydration Therapy among the mothers of Under 5 Children in Rural areas of Tiruvallur district, a cross sectional study. | Dr. Karthik S, Senior Resident |