Community Medicine deals with promotion of health and prevention of diseases, utilizing professional management skills and inculcates a holistic view of health and medical interventions primarily focused on Community Health/Population Health.
Vision
To promote a state of complete physical, mental, social and economic well-being of the people living in the community and to live a healthy and happy life.
Mission
- To develop and maintain exemplary community medicine educational programs for students to make them a good clinician, and provide a comprehensive healthcare.
- To conduct medical camps (screening/specialist/cancer prevention), health awareness and health promotional campaigns, immunization activities, family planning services and supporting national programs.
- To promote basic research and dissemination of knowledge important to community health.
- To be an Instrument in the development and implementation of public health policy and national health programmes.
- To work in partnership with individuals, community organizations, and government and thus address unmet health care needs.
Faculty
Col. (Dr) T.S. Ramakrishnan (Retd)
Professor and Head
Professor and Head
Dr. Santosh AchappaAssociate Professor
Dr. Amita MukhopadhyayAssociate Professor
Dr. Santosh K. YatnattiAssistant Professor
Dr. Ipsita DebataAssistant Professor
Dr. Manasa A. R
Senior Resident
Senior Resident
Ms. Priyanka Rodrigues
Statistician
Statistician