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  • 10

    Faculties in department

  • 203

    Books in departmental library

  • 68

    Research publications

  • 1

    Dedicated RHTC and UHTC

  • 2

    MD Students each year

 

OVERVIEW

 

OVERVIEW

  • The Department of Community Medicine at SMIMS was established in 2001. It aims to inculcate in the students the value-based education.
  • Academic activities include teaching and training in Public Health, epidemiology, statistics, community diagnosis, research projects through interactive classroom teaching, clinical postings in the community, involvement in National Health Programmes and health education projects to Medical undergraduate  and Post graduate students.
  • The department contributes immensely to empower the undergraduates as physicians of first contact in the rural areas and postgraduates as public health Specialist ensuring equity and quality health care.

KEY FEATURES

  • Use epidemiology as a scientific tool to make rational decisions relevant to communities and individuals for preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative care.
  • Diagnose and manage public health problems prevailing in the community keeping in mind the existing health care system in the context of the prevailing socio-cultural beliefs.
  • Guides the health system at policy, planning, implementing and evaluation level.

CORE COMPETENCIES

For MBBS Students

  • The Indian Medical Graduate would have obtained the following set of competencies at the time of graduation:
  1. Clinician, who understands and provides preventive, promotive, curative, palliative and holistic care with compassion.
  2. Leader and member of the health care team and system
  3. Communicator with patients, families, colleagues and community
  4. Lifelong learner committed to continuous improvement of skills and knowledge
  5. Lifelong learner committed to continuous improvement of skills and knowledge
  6. Professional who is committed to excellence, is ethical, responsive and accountable to patients, community and the profession

For MD Students

  • The purpose of PG education in community medicine is to create specialists who would provide high quality health care and advance the cause of science through research & training.
  1. To create a skilled cadre of medical professionals having expertise in the application of principles of Public Health, Community Medicine and applied epidemiology, contributing meaningfully in formulating National Health Policies & Programmes with a systems approach for overall human development.
  2. To standardize the teaching & training approaches at post- graduate level, for Community Medicin
  3. Research: To formulate research questions, do literature search, conduct study with an appropriate study design and study tool; conduct data collection and management, data analysis and report. 

VISION

  • Leadership in Public Health, with excellence in quality of education and originality in research 

MISSION

To be a preferred department of choice for PG students, health planners , faculty and researchers 

Objectives

  1. To promote quality research for advancement and dissemination of knowledge and implementation of it through community service 
  2. Employing innovative models and methods of education to help the students to become both Public Health practitioners and academician and enhance the overall academic standard
  3. To equip the faculties with adequate expertise so that they can provide effective consultancy for Health care planning and management
  4. To undertake all such activities necessary for the growth of the university

Consultancy Support to State Government

  • On: State Task force on Immunization           
  • Rotavirus Immunization through UHC          
  • Human Papilloma Virus vaccination of adolescent girls          
  • State Task force in Tuberculosis

COURSES

POST GRADUATE COURSES

UNDER GRADUATE COURSES

 

FACULTY

"Recognizing the role of Public Health as a critical part of the larger concept of health care delivery ensures a holistic and quality-driven system"

Dr. Dechenla Tshering Bhutia ,MD,MPH, ACME

Professor and Head of the Department

ACTIVTIES

 

ONGOING RESEARCH/ PROJECTS

 

  • The areas of research include:Community based public health research; Estimate disease burden; Framing policies for disease control; Monitoring and evaluation

A study on the health status assessment and the quality of life among group D workers of Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS)  and its affiliated hospital, Central Referral hospital, (CRH), Gangtok, Sikkim.

  • Principal investigator: Dr. Jayden L Bhutia, PG-Final year, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMS.
  • Guide : Dr. (Prof and HOD ) Dechenla T.Bhutia, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMS
  • Co-Guide: Dr. Rakesh Kumar Saroj, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMS.

 

A study on the status of internet usage and its effects on academic performance and quality of life among undergraduate medical students of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Gangtok, East Sikkim.

  • Principal Investigator :Dr. Sunita Thapa , PG-Final year ,Department of Community Medicine , SMIMS.
  • Guide: Dr. Nasrin Banu Laskar, Professor, Department of Community Medicine , SMIMS

 

A study to assess the prevalence of contraceptive morbidity and its consequence on further  use amongst female population residing I the field practice area of Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences

  • Principal Investigator : Dr .Aeleesha Rai ,PG – 1St year , Department of Community Medicine , SMIMS
  • Guide : Dr Binu Upreti, Associate Professor, , Department of Community Medicine , SMIMS

 

A study on the morbidity profile and its determinants among under five population In the urban field practice area of SMIMS

  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Deepika Gurung, PG – 1St year, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMS
  • Guide: Dr . Tshering Dolkar, Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMS
  • Co-Guide: Dr. Rakesh Kumar Saroj, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMS.

 

PRESCRIP-TEC- Preventive and screening innovation project towards elimination of  Cervical Cancer

  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Nasrin B.Laskar, Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMS.
  • Co-investigators: Dr. Pesona Grace Luksom, Associate Professor, Department of  OBG, SMIMS, Dr . Bidita Khandelwal , Professor, Department of Medicine, SMIMS, Dr. Mingma Lhamu  Sherpa, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, SMIMS
  • Funding Agency: DBT

 

Situation Analysis of the food procurement, storage, processing, and consumption practices among selected communities in North East India.

  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Karma G.Dolma, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology ,SMIMS
  • Co-Investigator: Dr Nasrin B. Laskar , Professor Department of Community Medicine , SMIMS
  • Funding Agency: ICMR

 

Barriers to utilization of services by tuberculosis patient under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme in East District, Sikkim

  • Principal Investigator : Dr Priya Kharel, Senior Resident,  Department of Community Medicine , SMIMS.
  • Co- Investigator : Dr Shraddha Deokota, Assistant Professor,  Department of Community Medicine , SMIMS

 

To estimate the burden of pulmonary Tuberculosis among the beneficiaries of Isoniazid prophylaxis of east Sikkim

  • Principal Investigator : Dr Jayden L Bhutia, Dr. Jayden L Bhutia , PG-Final year ,Department of Community Medicine , SMIMS.
  • Co-Investigator: Dr.T. Sayon Singh, Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine , SMIMS.

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