The Department of Community Medicine aims to impart community-oriented medical education and conducts the following activities:
| 1 | Theory and Practical classes fulfilling the medical curriculum prescribed by MCI and Dr. MGR University |
| 2 | Community oriented teaching through participation and interaction at community level |
| 3 | Research projects by faculties |
| 4 | CRRI research projects as part of completion of two months of community posting |
| 5 | Mentoring the ICMR awarded STS projects with medical undergraduates |
| 6 | Regular field exposure visits to sites of public health significance for medical undergraduates |
| 7 | Supervision of functioning of Rural Health Training Centre |
| 8 | Commemorating International and National days of health importance |
| 9 | Conduction of CME and workshops in research methodology and public health topics |
| 10 | Guiding students for paper presentation in national and state level conferences |
Rural Health and Training Centre, Kelambakkam and Urban Health and Training Center, Chromepet under the supervision of Department of Community Medicine are carrying out the following activities:
| 1 | Out patient department (OPD) services for common ailments |
| 2 | Admission and observation services for minor ailments |
| 3 | Community-oriented teaching for medical undergraduates |
| 4 | Regular household survey in the catchment population |
| 5 | CRRI activities:
I.OPD activities II.Community-based research project III.Out Reach camps-twice weekly IV.Health Education sessions on weekly basis |
| 6 | Observation of health days at center and community |
So far 5 ICMR STS projects have been approved under department of Community medicine
| Sl No | Faculty Name | Project Title and Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Balaji . A M.D | Occupational stress among different occupation workers - 2013 |
| 2 | Dr. Sree T. Sucharitha M.D | Mobile phone - SMS based educational intervention to Medical under graduates for reduction of stigma and discrimination against PLHIV in health care settings- 2013 |
| 3 | Dr. Sree T. Sucharitha M.D | Evaluating feasibility and potential impact of `what app` messenger education intervention on self- medication practices of Medical and Non- Medical professional course students in Chennai, South India. - 2015 |
| 4 | Dr. Sree T. Sucharitha M.D | FoodSwitch: Can a Smartphone application help consumers switch to healthier food choices? A pilot study - 2016 |
| 5 | Dr. Vinoth Ganana Chellaiyan, MD | Association between Sedentary behavior and negative emotional effects among medical college students in Tamil Nadu. - 2016 |
