By- Akanksha Yadav

About the course:

MD community medicine is a 3-year-long postgraduate medical program which is focused on areas like community health. MD community medicine course is certified by the Medical Council of India. This course is perfect for students who want to work for the community or society.  After completion of the course, individuals also go for higher studies in the same field.

This program deals with healthcare issues affecting communities/societies. Through this program, students learn how to identify community problems and their needs. Doctors specialized in the community medicine field plan and implement measures to improve community health. This program is focused on teaching students about the health of the community and population in any particular region.

Currently, in India, there are various private/government colleges/institutes where MD community medicine course is available. The fees in private colleges are usually higher than the government ones. The tuition fees for MD community medicine can go from INR 14,000 to INR 8, 00,000 per annum. After course completion, graduates can earn a salary of INR 6 lakhs to 12 Lakhs per annum.

The duration of MD Community Medicine:

An MD Community Medicine course is a 3-year-long postgraduate course in medicine. Students specializing in the community medicine field usually plan and implement measures to improve community health. They also evaluate the effectiveness of those measures

The eligibility criteria for MD Community Medicine:

Students who want to pursue an MD Community medicine course should check the eligibility criteria of the desired college before admission. General eligibility criteria for MD Community medicine are given below.

• The candidate must have an MBBS degree from an institute/college recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI).
• The student should have completed his/her 1-year mandatory internship after completing his/her graduation.
• The student should have qualified for NEET-PG or the required entrance examination.
• Admission is usually based on merit in the entrance exam. It is given on the basis of a merit list which is based on marks obtained in the entrance exam and counselling process.
• Some colleges also conduct interviews for admission.

Subjects in MD Community Medicine:

During MD Community Medicine, students study various subjects related to the community medicine field.

• Communicable and non-communicable diseases, emerging and re-emerging diseases
• Applied epidemiology
• Health research and biostatistics
• Nutrition
• Environmental Health
• The primary healthcare system, panchayat raj, national health programs including rich demography and family welfare
• Healthcare administration, health management and public health leadership
• Health policy, medical education, integrating the alternative system of medicine
• Social and behavioural medicine
• International Health
• Public health legislations
• Occupational health
• The recent advances in public health and miscellaneous issues
• Health economics

Famous entrance examinations for MD community medicine:

Medical colleges take students through various entrance examinations. Some of the top entrance examinations are

• NEET PG- The full form of this exam is the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate). It is conducted by the National Board of Examinations.
• AIIMS INI CET- The full form of this examination is the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test. This exam is conducted by AIIMS, New Delhi. Through this examination, students get admissions in various PG courses like Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Doctorate of Medicine (DM)

Career opportunities after MD Community Medicine:

After finishing the post-graduation degree in the Community Medicine field, individuals can start their own clinic and practice privately or they can also join any hospital. They can expect a salary of INR 5, 00,000 to INR 12, 00,000 per annum.

After their MD community medicine degree, individuals can work as

• Epidemiologist
• Public health project manager
• Health program manager
• Physician
• Research officer
• Public health consultant
• Consultant internal medicine
• Clinical research assistant professor
• Emergency response officer
• Research public health analyst
• Scientists in community medicine

After MD Community medicine, students also go for higher studies in the same field.

Top Job recruiters:

MD community medicine graduates can work in the following sectors after completion of their degree.

• Private hospitals
• Healthcare centres
• Medical college or university
• Public health services

Here is a list of top recruiters in the MD community medicine field.

• Fortis Healthcare
• Max Healthcare
• Care hospitals
• Apollo hospitals
• Meditrina hospitals private limited
• Indian council of medical research
• Indian Railways Medical Services
• NGOs such as CRY, CINI, PATH etc
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

 

 

Top institutes/colleges offering MD Community Medicine:

An MD Community Medicine course is offered in various colleges in India. The top institutes/colleges are

• Kasturba medical college, Manipal
• MAHE, Manipal
• John’s Medical College, Bangalore
• Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
• Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai
• Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
• Aligarh Muslim University
• KGMU, Lucknow
• SRMIST, Chennai
• Saveetha Medical College, Chennai
• Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi
• B J Government College, Pune
• Gandhi Medica College, Secunderabad
• KMCT Medical College, Kozhikode