The
department of community medicine is associated with the BoP activities
in the rural health section. It started functioning as a department
of preventive and social medicine from the academic year 1971-72.
Based on the recommendations of the Medical Council of India, the
name of the department was changed to department of community medicine
in 1981. The postgraduate training program leading to MD in community
medicine and DCM was introduced in January 1986.
Since
then the department has grown in stature and strength and has assumed
greater responsibilities of managing health care projects funded
by International agencies such as Manipal Health Project, sponsored
by USAID and the Thirthahalli Health Project assisted by Ford Foundation.
The Manipal Health Project was sponsored by the USAID and the Medical
Relief Society of South Kanara was largely responsible for strengthening
the Rural Maternity and Child Welfare homes in Udupi taluk and the
creation of a good field practice area at Karkala. The faculty has
rendered consultancy service to central and the state governments
in the evaluation of the national health program. They have contributed
substantially to research in the field of public health. |
