Departments
Community Medicine
Subject of Community Medicine extends from 1st year to final year and CRMI (Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship). This is the unique subject where the students will be associated with the department throughout their course except for one year (Final year part II period). It emphasizes community-oriented public health by moving beyond traditional classroom settings into field activities and exposure to community resources like RHTC, UHTC, and environmental facilities, fostering a holistic understanding of health and disease prevention within the community. Thus the departmental teaching helps to imbibe the concept of promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services instead of curative services alone in the younger minds of the medical undergraduates
Undergraduate Curriculum
- The MBBS Community Medicine curriculum, under NMC Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) framework, focuses on health promotion and disease prevention, covering epidemiology, maternal and child health, nutrition, environmental health, health management, and the healthcare delivery system. Students learn to diagnose and manage health problems at community and individual levels, apply public health principles, and develop skills in community data collection, health program implementation, and communication within a practical, integrated learning approach spread throughout the course.
- The teaching over such a wide range of topics enable the student to fulfil the National goals set by GMER (Graduate Medical Education Regulation 2019) implemented by NMC (National Medical Council) to create an competent Indian Medical graduate.
Postgraduate Curriculum:
- The Department has 2 Postgraduate seats in MD Community Medicine since 2021. The PG Curriculum at SMMCHRI enables Post Graduate students to imbibe specialised skills to take the role of a Teacher, Researcher, Trainer, Epidemiologist and Health Administrator in addition to being a Community Physician, to provide quality care and promote healthy living conditions in the community.
Facilities Available At Health Centers
There are two Health centers attached to the department, one at Nandhambakkam – (Urban Health Training center) and another at Amarambedu (Rural Health Training center).
The Urban Health Training Center at Nandhambakam is situated in Kundrathur Panchayat Union at distance of 9 km from the college. It caters to a population of 51451. It has a ground area of 6000 sft and plinth area of 4375 sft per floor. There are three floors in this building viz the clinic in the ground floor, the student’s dormitory, demonstration hall as well as kitchen with dining hall in the 1st floor and the Medical officer quarters in the 2nd floor
Rural Health Training Center at Amarambedu is situated in Kundrathur Panchayat Union at distance of 16 Km from the college covering population of 30588. The total ground area is 21800 sft and plinth area is 4418 sft. There are three floors in this building viz the clinic in the ground floor, the student’s dormitory, demonstration hall as well as kitchen with dining hall in the 1st floor and the Medical officer quarters in the 2nd floor.
Services Provided In The Centers:
- OPD/IPD services
- Specialist services
- Immunization services
- School Health services
- Telemedicine
- Outreach camps
- Mobile clinic
- Occupational health services
- Creating awareness in community
Publications:
| S.No | Faculty Name | Publications |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Timsi Jain, |
1. Timsi Jain; Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Using WHO/ISH Risk Prediction Charts among Adult Population In A Rural Area In Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu; International Journal of Preventative and Evidence Based Medicine; 2024 2. Koushik M, Prarthana Veeramani, Pooja Mary Vaishali L, Charumathi B, Timsi Jain, Suicidal ideation and its associated risk factors among students of a medical college in Chennai—A cross-sectional study, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Volume 14 : Issue 1 : January 2025 |
| 2. | Dr. Swetha |
1. Swetha T, Shivaswamy M S, Srisanthanakrishnan V. Men’s participation in utilization of antenatal and intranatal services by women: Community based cross-sectional study. MedPulse International Journal of Community Medicine. August 2019;11(2): 36- 42. 2. Swetha T, Roseline V, Shivaswamy MS. Knowledge and perception of men about postnatal care: community based study. IJACM. 2019;172:43. 3. Swetha T, ArunjayakumarUdayakumar, A Chandiran Joseph; Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding blood donation among undergraduate medical students - A cross sectional study; International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy; 2024 |
| 3. | Dr. Arun Jayakumar | 1. Sundari Vellaidurai, Rajendran Araneri Krishnan, Arun Jayakumar Udayakumar, Deepapriya Siva; A cross sectional study on stress and its determinants among doctors in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu; International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health; 2024 |
| 4. | Dr. Gowthaman S |
1. Gowthaman Sankar, Vijayakrishnan Ganesan, Raja Vel Shantaram, Kaveri palanisamy, Indraja Katam, Epidemiology of Voice Disorders Among Government School Teachers - An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study from Kanchipuram District National Journal of Community Medicine│Volume 13│Issue 12│December 2022 2. Gowthaman Sankar, Meriton Stanly A, Indraja Katam, Arun Raja, Is Neck Circumference A Better Measure for Determining Obesity? A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study to Assess Its Validity in Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patient India Natl J Community Med 2022;13(8):527-531 3. Gowthaman, S., Meriton, S. A., Katam, I., & Regan, M. S., A study on self-care practices among type II diabetes patient attending a rural and urban health training center, Tamilnadu,International Journal of Health Sciences, 2022, 6(S5), 10840–10850. 4. Priyadarshni Sivakumaran, Karthiga Prabhu, Bharanya Rajendran, Gowthaman Sankar; Prevalence of Genitourinary Syndrome among Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-sectional Analytical Study; Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Volume 17 Issue 2 (March–April 2025) 5. Esther Issac , Anuradha M, Gowthaman Sankar, Shanmugapriya C; Comparison of the Efficacy of Carbetocin vs Oxytocin in Preventing PPH in Women Undergoing Vaginal Delivery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial from Tamil Nadu, India, 2025, Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Volume 17 Issue Suppl 6. Gowthaman Sankar, Ganesan V, Katam I, Bincy K, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Prevalence of Menopausal Symptoms among Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women – A Mixed Method Study from Tamil Nadu, Journal of Mid-life Health ¦ Volume 16 ¦ Issue 2 ¦ April-June 2025. |
| 5. | Dr. Deepa priya | 1. V.U. Karthikeyan, R. Karpagalakshmi , Anshul Ramesh, T.V. Asokan, K. Preethi, Deepa priya, Perceived Stress, Anxiety and Depression among medical undergraduate students in a private medical college – A cross-sectional observational study, Pravara Med Rev; March 2025, 17 (01), 53 – 58 |
| 6 | Dr. Deepak Avinash |
1. Chinnaian Sivagurunathan, Ramesh Anshul, Sankar Karthik, Deepak Avinash KR, Mani Ezhilvanan, Ashok kumar Vikram; Assessment of alcohol use and dependence using the WHO alcohol use disorder identification test tool in a fishermen community of Tamil Nadu-a cross-sectional study Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, Mar 2025, Vol 16, Issue 3. 2. Ramesh Anshul1, Ashokkumar Vikram, Sankar Karthik, Deepak Avinash KR, Mani Ezhilvanan, Chinnaian Sivagurunathan; A crosssectional study on depression and its associated factors among rural elderly in Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu Asian Journal of Medical Sciences , Apr 2025, Vol 16, Issue 4. |
| 7. | Dr. Surya | 1. Surya Kalamegam, Akshaya Damodaran1, Pankaj B. Shah; Quality of Life in Geriatric Populations within Long-term Care Facilities: Prospective Observational Study Addressing Contemporary Challenges and Enduring Barriers in Geriatric Support Systems; Journal of Mid-life Health ; 2025 |
Academic Activities: (CMEs, Workshop, Guest Lectures and Health Days observation)
| S.NO | DATE | NAME OF THE EVENT | SPEAKER’S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20/12/2023 | CME-Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Participants | Dr. B.W.C. Sathiyasekaran, Dean, Research, Shree Balaji Medical College |
| 2 | 29,30, 31/01/2024 | Workshop on Research Methodology and Critical Appraisal of Journal articles | All faculty of Community Medicine and MEU |
| 3. | 31/01/2024 | Guest Lecture-Literature Review & Reference Management using Zotero Software | Dr.Anantha Eashwar V.M, Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College. |
| 4. | 06.02.2024 | CME - National VPD Surveillance: Overview, Success, Challenges & Way Forward. | Dr.Surendhiran K, SMO, WHO Country Office, Chennai |
| 5. | 26/03/2024 | Guest Lecture IDSP & National Rabies Control Program | Dr.G.K. Durairaj, State Epidemiologist, IDSP, Tamilnadu |
| 6. | 07/04/2024 | World Health Day: IAPSM Quiz for Undergraduate students | Department faculty |
| 7. | 30/04/2024 | Guest Lecture Zoonotic Diseases of Public Health Importance | Dr.M.Sekar MVSc, Phd, Veterinary Consultant- IDSP, Tamil Nadu, Chennai |
| 8. | 03/05/2024 | Entrepreneurship a forward | Dr K Shree Jayaram, Coordinator of Innovation and Incubation center, MAHER |
| 9. | 11/05/2024 | Guest Lecture HIV Control ProgramLatest Strategies | Dr. Satish Raghavan, JD (STI), TANSACS, Chennai. |
| 10 | 22/06/2024 | Guest Lecture National Health Mission- an Update | Dr. Jerard M Selvam, Additional Director, NHM, Tamil Nadu, Chennai |
| 11. | 03/09/2024 | Guest Lecture -Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel | Dr. Charumathi, Assistant Professor Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai |
| 12 | 14/09/2024 | Guest Lecture Medical Entomology & its Application in Public Health | Dr. Ramesh Harihara Iyer, Professor & HOD, Tagore Medical College. |
| 13 | 14/12/2024 | Workshop on AI in Biomedical Research | Dr Koushik M, Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, ACS Medical College |
| 14. | 07/04/2025 | IAPSM World Health Day Quiz for Under graduate students | Department faculty |
| 15 | 04/06/2025 | World No Tobacco Day observation – Human chain formation, Reels, Slogan competition | Department faculty |
| 16. | 29/08/2025 | Workshop on Advanced statistics using SPSS Software | Dr Ananth Eshwar, Associate Professor and Dr Monika Albert, Senior Resident, Community Medicine, Shree Balaji Medical College, Chrompet |
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