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Department of Community Medicine
Community Diagnosis Programme
  • Community Diagnosis Programmes:-As an integral component of undergraduate teaching in Community Medicine, two week's residential Multidisciplinary Community Diagnosis Programme (from 1st Oct to to 14th Oct 2004, 135 students ) in the rural community was organized for MBBS, BDS and B.Sc. Nursing First Year for 2 weeks. The program was conducted at Takuwa VDC. The following activities were carried out by first year students during their Community Diagnosis Programme. Takuwa VDC, Morang.
    • Community diagnosis by door to door survey
    • School health program.
    • Health survey, Health education, Health Exhibition Visit to Sub-Health Post.
    • Medical check up camp and health exhibition.
  • Epidemiology for Health Management (EPIDMAN):-As an integral component of undergraduate teaching in Community Medicine, Epidemiology for Health Management (EPIDMAN) was conducted by Department of Community Medicine for VIth Semester MBBS Students from 1st April to 13th April 2005 on various topics to achieve the desired objective. The studies were conducted in and around Inaruwa, Duhabi and Biratnagar.
  • Management Skills for Health Services (HEALTHMAN):-Management Skills for Health Services was conducted by Department of Community Medicine for VIIIth Semester MBBS Students from 7th March 2004 to 20h March 2005 to achieve the desired objectives. The students were divided in to 3 groups and sent to three different Zonal Hospitals, i.e, zonal hospitals of Rajbiraj, Biratnagar and Bhadrapur
  • Training of Xinxiang Medical College students on the Principles and Practices of Community Medicine in Nepal:-
    • The third year MBBS students from XinXiang Medical College were posted at the Department of Community Medicine from 22th August 2004 to 7th October 2004 for Public Health Field Posting (84 students).
    • This year around 100 third year MBBS students from XinXiang Medical College, China are coming for Public Health Field Posting at Department of Community Medicine, BPKIHS from 1st Aug to 7th Sep.
    • Community postings of foreign students from Netherland
      • Tamara Aipassa 25th Oct 2004 to 7 Jan 2005
      • Dominique De Hoog 24th Jan to 1 April 2005
      • Classen Ilona 12th June to 9th July 2005
MD IN COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND TROPICAL DISEASES PROGRAMME
  • Completion of first batch (two students) of MD Community Medicine on July 2004 (First batch for whole Nepal)
  • The second year PostGraduate students Dr. Abhinav Vaidya and Dr. Anup Ghimire were posted in Department of Health Services in the month of January 2005.
  • Thesis submission by Second Year Junior Residents (June 2005)
  • The second year PostGraduate students Dr. Abhinav Vaidya and Dr. Anup Ghimire attended Short Course on "Basic Epidemiology and Biostatistics" organized by Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh from June 22 to July 6, 2005
DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
  • Health Exhibitions on XIth Annual Celebrations 1-3 Sep 2004 was co-ordinated by Dr. N Jha, Department of Community Medicine.
  • The month of February 2005 was celebrated as Iodine Deficiency Disorders month with health Education Programs in 7 Schools of Sunsari and Morang Districts.
  • World Health Day 2005 was observed on 7th of April with the following activities.
    • Multidisciplinary talk program organized by the department and Prof S Nagesh and participants from pediatrics and Obs/Gyne departments spoke on the theme "Make Every Mother and Child Count" and other health Issues at Auditorium, BPKIHS.
    • Health Education Program and Poster Presentation was organized by the students of VI semester MBBS and Supervisors from Community Medicine focusing at Madhesa VDC Inaruwa District Hospital.
    4. Professor Hannelore Vanderschmidt From Boston visited the Department from 24/04/2005 to 5/5/2005 for the conduction of workshop on "Competency Based Curriculum Design" Organized by BPKIHS From 24th April 2005 to 5 May 2005
  • Celebration of World Environment Day 2005 on 5th June 2005 at Janata Ma. Vi. Narsing VDC with the theme "Green Cities: Plan for the Planet". Various programs like Rally, Drawing Competition, Tree plantation, Essay competition were held to mark the day at Janata Ma. Vi. Narsing VDC. Prof. S Nagesh, Prof. Devi Bd Shrestha, Dr N Jha, and Mr Deepak KC and members of School Spoke on the importance of trees in the environment. The program was supported by INGO SEAM-N.
  • Dr. RM Pandey Associate Professor from AIIMS, New Delhi visited Department of Community Medicine for the Conduction of "Training in Clinical Epidemiology" in the month of July 2005, as a resource person, jointly organized by WHO and BPKIHS. He was also involved in consultation services to the Junior Residents for their thesis works.
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