The Department of Community Medicine started functioning during the year 1961. Over the years the activities of the department has extended from academic programs for undergraduates to include post graduate teaching programs, and active involvement in implementation of various national programs, outbreak investigations and control of various communicable diseases in the Community. Over the years the department has evolved into a clinical speciality with 2 outpatient clinics running successfully under it. In addition department also has administrative control over the rural health training centre at Cheroopa . Department has always risen to the challenges or epidemics and pandemics as it did during the Nipah outbreak and COVID pandemic. Active participation of faculty , interns and students in the outreach programs and field visits ensures hands on training in public health activities and field programs provide students with real life interactions with the Community.
2. Courses offered
MD Community Medicine: (Annual intake - 4 students)
3. Services
PREVENTIVE CLINIC (OP No: 60) : 9am -12 Noon
Immunization services and antirabies prophylaxis
OP 9am-12 noon -Functions on all days round the year
Casualty services provided for animal bite cases 24 x7
6000 new cases managed annually.
IDRV introduced since March 2009
Adult Immunisation & Travel Health Clinic – Mon- Saturday
All adult vaccinations undertaken
Hepatitis B & A, Varicella, dT,Typhoid etc.
Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre- on All working Tuesdays- 10.00 am- 1.00 pm
One of its first kind to start in a Government Medical College in Kerala. Administering Yellow fever vaccine and International Certificate of vaccination is given to those who are travelling to Central America, South America and Africa.
LOCAL OP (urban): (NMCH)
OP : 8AM-12 PM ( Monday to Saturday)
Caters to medical needs of local population around Medical College. Management of Common minor ailments and referral services. Around 100 patients attend daily.
MALARIA Diagnosis & Treatment
Available in the Department Laboratory from 9am-4pm (All working days)
600-700 smears examined / year
Drugs issued as per National Program
REGIONAL PREVENTION OF EPIDEMIC & INFECTIOUS DISEASE CELL:
PEID cell coordinates Disease Surveillance program in the Medical College and assists with epidemic response in North Kerala.
RURAL HEALTH CENTRE
MEDICAL COLLEGE HEALTH UNIT CHERUPPA:
OP & IP Services
Immunisation services –Wednesday 9am-1pm
Outreach immunization in Subcentres
Antenatal clinic and Family Planning: -Thursday (8am -12 noon)
AdolescentClinic, Geriatric clinics, NCD Clinics on Tuesadays
Weekly Speciality clinics
Rheumatology clinic monthly
88050 OP patients and 150 inpatients annualy.
Under administrative control of Principal
Assistant Professor from the Department is in charge of MCHUnit Cheroopa
URBAN HEALTH CENTRE
Mankavu
MOU with Kozhikode Corporation for 10 years
OP Services
Outreach services in sub centers
Immunization and Geriatric Clinics
Medical Camps & Health Education
Interns & PG Training
1 Assistant Professor in charge
OUTBREAK RESPONSE & CAMPS
Outbreak response activity – Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode, COVID , Hepatitis A, Japanese encephalitis, Food poisoning, KFD, Leishmaniasis,
Outbreak response activity – Hepatitis outbreak at Cheroopa , Kovoor
Post flood Leptospirosis outbreak containment and awareness
Provided medical aid and awareness in several medical camps after the flood in Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad, Thrissur
Junior Residents posted for one month in peripheral institutions as part of Leptospirosis containment post flood in districts of Kozhikode, Malappuram,
Flash Mob for Awareness for Rabies on World Rabies Day
Screening for Diabetes and Hypertension and Risk factors for KSRTC staff on World Diabetes Day
Training Program for Health workers on Emerging and Re- emerging Diseases and outbreak control activities – Cheroopa
Migrant labour Camp at Cheruvannur – Garima Project
Cancer Screening camp in collaboration with Corporation and MVR Cancer Centre at Mukkom
ACADEMICS
PG Community Medicine Seats - 4 Post graduate Seats per year.
Currently 12 Post graduates are undergoing training in MD Community Medicine
Postgraduate training Program includes regular Seminars , Journal clubs and case presentations by the students. In additionthe students are posted in various public health institutions for sensitization and training. Postgraduates are actively involved in research activities and present research papers in various international, national and state platforms.
MBBS - 250 admissions/year
Undergraduate classes for 250 students every year during I, III, IV, V, VI& VII semesters and 3 months Compulsory residential rotating internship for interns.
Post graduate Teaching activities for Post graduates in Community Medicine, Family Medicine, Microbiology
Paramedical teaching: Teaching activities for Bsc Nursing, MSc Nursing students, BSc MLT . B Pharm, D Pharm, Ophthalmic Assistants , Lab technicians, Dialysis Technicians
Assistance in Research on Health for students from IIM, NIT & NCDC
CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PRIZES
1) Dr.VasanthiMenon Memorial Prize
2) Koman Nair Memorial Prize
3) Dr SushilaKarunakaran Memorial Prize
Awarded to the MBBS student of Calicut Medical College, securing highest marks in Community Medicine Examination of the University
CME PROGRAMMES
Annual Conferences:
TB Update - 2016
HIV /AIDS Update - 2017
VACCICON 2018-An Update on vaccination
INFECON 2019 – Emerging Infectious Diseases With Outbreak Potential
Pre-conference Workshop- Surveillance in infectious diseases
Sensitization programme on “GLOBAL WARMING” for media personnel- 2022
Sensitization on VPD Surveillance,AEFI & MR Elimination-2023
2 Day workshop on Data Analysis Using MS Excel-2023
STAFF AND STUDENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES
Ethics in Medical Practice
Communication workshop
RNTCP Updates
Infection Control Training
Surveillance training
35 publications : last 3 years
Oral and poster presentations at CMEs.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Government of Kerala – World Food Program – Evaluation of Nutrimix in Anganwadis of Wayanad District – Baseline and Endline study. Baseline completed and Report submitted to SJD and WFP.
Government of Kerala – Multicentric Dengue study on Risk factors for severity and complications of Dengue cases
ICMR , NIE, Serosurvey of contacts of Nipah positive cases in Kozhikode
NIE - Case Control study on Risk factors for Nipah Infection
Current areas of Research:
Rabies,Post exposure prophylaxis
Water quality standards in rural areas
Evaluation of JSY scheme
Risk factors of anaemia
Risk factors for NCD among adolescents
Multimorbidity among adults in rural area
Post chikungunya Musculoskeletal disorders in a rural community
PRIZES
Award for containment of Nipah Infection to the HOD Department of Community Medicine by the Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Best Poster award for Dr Aparna & Dr. Alan G – Junior Resident Community Medicine for her paper titled – Coinfection of Tuberculous Meningitis with West Nile fever – A Case Report- at THRICON 2018 – National Conference for post graduate Research, INFECON 2019
Best Paper award for Dr Seethu Ponnu Thampi, Junior Resident for her paper tiltled – Corelation of Anthropometry with Diabetes Control among rural population- paper presented at International Conference AMRITHA_CON 2018
Best Paper award for Dr Anu Elizabeth Junior Resident for her paper tiltled –- paper presented at International Conference AMRITHA_CON 2018
Best Paper award for Parvathy S Kumar – Student MBBS for her project titled “ Problems faced by caregivers at MCH Hospital, GMC Kozhikode . Paper presented at National Conference NATCON 2018 at Trivandrum Medical College
9 paper presentations at NATCON 2018 by undergraduate students of GMC Kozhikode and oral presentations in national conference 2019
Best paper award for the session Dr.Amrutha.D ,Junior Resident,Dept.of Community Medicine at Indian Public Health Association( IPHA) conference,2022- Challenges in implementation of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) – Perspectives of service providers-
Best Poster Presentation Dr.Amrutha.D ,Junior Resident,Dept.of Community Medicine-Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine (IAPSM) Karnataka Chapter 2022- Evaluation of Animal Birth control program in a Municipal Corporation in North Kerala
PHOTOS OF DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
Conducted a sensitization programme on “GLOBAL WARMING” for Media Personnel on APRIL-2022
WORLD HEALTH DAY POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
SENSITIZATION ON VPD SURVEILLANCE,AEFI& MR ELIMINATION-2023
MS excel Data analytics workshop-May-2023
Leishmaniasis outbreak Malappuram KFD Outbreak Wayanad
NIPAH – control Cell – Contact tracing
Additional health facility Post flood-2018
Epidemic Investigation Food poisoning outbreak-2022, Investigation of a malaria positive case
IAPSM Karnataka state chapter conference- Qualitative workshop at Alapuzha
October-2022
IAPSM Karnataka Chapter conference
IPHACON National conference in Pune-september-2022
9. FORMER HODs and DETAILS
Child care services for 3-6 year olds in Urbananganwadis in Kozhikode (Kerala)-an evaluation study.
National J of Community Medicine June 2015 vol (6) 318-320 . Sivakumar,ThomasBina, Deepika
Prevalence of depression and its risk factors among a rural geriatric population of North Kerala.
Int. J of Public Health research Dec 2015 vol(2) 4:81-88 Sabitha Rose,Lucyrapahel, ThomasBina
Disability and persistent pain following an epidemic of Chikungunya in a rural setting of South india.
Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2015 Rahim A, Thekekara R , Bina T, paul B J
Evaluating and incentive based syndromic case reporting model using local health volunteers for predicting and preventing chikunguniya epidemics in NorthKerala,India
AsmaARahim, Bina.T,Jayakrishnan.T, Biju George, BhaskarRao
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public ealth . .2016 May;3(5):1141-1146.
.Increasing Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure in India-Due to Supply or Demand?
JayakrishnanThayyil ,Jeeja MC, KuniyilV and Paramasivam S.
Pharmacoeconomics. Volume 1 • Issue 1 • 1000105. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/pe.1000105
A Community - Based Primary Care Approach for Cancer Screening.
Selvam Paramasivam1,*, JayakrishnanThayyil
Relation of Sanitary Conditions of Water Sources and Water Borne Diseases in Rural House Holds of South India
ThayyilJayakrishnan, Thomas Bina, , Biju George, BhaskarRao B, Selvam
Paramasivam.
The Journal of Community Health Management, April-June 2016;3(2):80-86
Knowledge and health seeking behaviour of TB patients in Kerala,Kerala.
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public health . .2016 3(9) 2464-71.
SelvamParamasivam,. Thomas Bina, ThayyilJayakrishnan,Asma A. Rahim,Jayakrishnanthavodi, Laila B shakir, Jayadev V K.
Clinical Profile of Scrub typhus patients in a tertiary care hospital,Kerala.
PrabhakuamriChellamma,SelvamParamasivam, ThayyilJayakrishnan
Indian Journal of public health & Research. 2016 .7(4) 295-99.
Prevalence Of Rubella Specific IGg Antibodies In Un immunized Young Female Population . Journal of family medicine and primary care. JayakrishnanThayyil, AnithaMurkoth, BhaskarRao
Reproductive health profile of women attending rti/sti camp in a rural area of northern district of Kerala state, International journal of Scientific Research ,2016Volume 6 issue1, Dr Laila Shakir , Dr priya Chandran, Dr Jayakrishnan thavody
Does a basic training in medical education, translate to change in educational practice of Medical faculty. Journal of Education Technology in Health Sciences”. December Issue Vol. 3 Issue. 3, Priya Chandran, Jayakrishnan Thavody, Lilabi MP .
An outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease in Kerala: A clinico epidemiological study Indian Journal Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine, Volume 3 Issue 4 October-December 2016
Priya Chandran, Dhanya Shenoy, Jayakrishnan Thavody, Lilabi MP, Thomas Bina, Suthanthira Kanan
Visceral leishmaniasis in kerala: an emerging disease. National Journal of Community Medicine Aug 2016
Priya Chandran, Jayakrishnan Thavody, Lilabi MP, Bhaskara Rao, Meera S Nair, Shamin P
Quality of life of stroke survivors in a rural area of North Kerala. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health.2017 Mar 4 (3) 841 – 846,
Profile of Mass Casualties of Animal Bite Cases Reported to a Tertiary Care Institution from April 2014 to March 2015 in North Kerala : India, Int J Med. Public Health. 2017; 7(1): 33-37 ,Lathika Velichapatt Ramakrishnan, Lilabi Shakir, Priya Chandran, Jayakrishnan Thavody
Quality of life of stroke survivors in a rural area of North Kerala. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health.2017 Mar 4 (3) 841 – 846, Priya Chandran, Dhanya Shenoy, Jayakrishnan Thavody, Lilabi MP.
PriyaChandran, M. P. Lilabi, Thomas Bina, JayakrishnanThavody, SmijiGeorge Re-emergence of diphtheria in Kerala: the need for change in vaccination policy.International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 Feb;6(2):829-835
Thomas B, Chandran P, Lilabi MP, George B,Sivakumar CP, Jayadev VK, et al. Nipah virus infection in Kozhikode,Kerala, South India, in 2018: Epidemiology of an outbreak of an emergingdisease. Indian J Community Med 2019;44:383-7.
Vijayakumar M, Bhatia V, George B. Vitamin D status of children in Kerala, southern India. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Jan 10:1-5. [Epub ahead of print]
Ayirolimeethal A, Jacob TR, George B, Kothamuttath P, Tharayil HM. Serum magnesium level and severity of delirium in alcohol withdrawal state. Open J Psychiatry Allied Sci. 2019 Feb 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Rajan S, Ajayakumar K, Sasidharanpillai S, George B. Autologous fat graft for soft tissue camouflage in craniofacial microsomia. Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery. 2019;12(4):223.
Vidyadharan V, Tharayil HM, George B. Development and Preliminary validation of a screening tool for Specific learning disorder in children. Kerala Journal of Psychiatry. 2019;32(1):25-31.
Sasidharanpillai S, Chathoth AT, Khader A, et al. Predictors of disease severity in drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology. 2019;85(3):266.
Kadermuneer P, Sandeep R, Haridasan V, George B, Sajeev CG, Krishnan MN. Prevalence and One-year Outcome of Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity in Unexplained Syncope: A Prospective Cohort Study from South India. Indian heart journal. 2019;71(1):1-6.
Rahim AA, Chacko TV. Nipah outbreak in North Kerala - What worked? Insights for future response and recovery based on examination of various existing frameworks. Indian J Public Health. 2019 Jul-Sep;63(3):261-264. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_117_19. PMID: 31552860.
RAHIM, Asma A. et al. Evaluation of the Nipah epidemic containment and multisectoral involvement in Kerala using an appropriate management framework. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 7, p. 2813-2819, june 2020. ISSN 2394-6040.
PriyaChandran, Kalpana George.Perceptions Of Medical Students Towards The MCI Recommended Foundation Course In A Medical College In Kerala. Indian journal of Forensic & Community Medicine. Vol 7. Issue 2.2020
Roshni M, Rahim A. Small group discussions as an effective teaching-learning methodology for learning the principles of family medicine among 2nd-year MBBS students. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020;9(5):2248-2252. Published 2020 May 31. doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1228_19
Rajan STM, Rahim A, Govindraj G. Faculty and Resident Perceptions on Mini-Clinical Examination Exercise (Mini-CEX) as an Assessment Tool in Medical and Surgical Super-Specialty Departments of a Teaching Hospital. South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education. 2020;14(2):48–57. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/seajme.v14i2.219
Rahim Asma, Chacko Thomas V, RajanSheeja. Responding to COVID-19: lessons from Kerala on what worked under resource constraint settings and a glimpse into the surgical management of patients, International Journal of Surgery: Global Health: November 2020 - Volume 3 - Issue 6 - p e31.doi: 10.1097/GH9.0000000000000031
Rahim AA, Chacko TV. Replicating the Kerala state's successful COVID-19 containment model: Insights on what worked. Indian J Community Med 2020;45:261-5
Increasing Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure in India-Due to Supply or Demand? JayakrishnanThayyil ,Jeeja MC, KuniyilVandParamasivamS.Pharmacoeconomics.Volume 1 • Issue 1 • 1000105.http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/pe.1000105
Ramachandran A, Safar L, Sasidharanpillai S, Ajithkumar K, George B, Devi K. Sensitivity and specificity of traditional testing methods to detect sensory impairment in the skin lesions of leprosy compared to Semmes–Weinstein monofilaments. Lepr Rev. 2020;91:89-99
Thavody J, Kumar S, Sujina C, et al. The Research Protocol of SENIOR Project—Psychiatric Services and Support System for Serious Mental Illness in Old Age, Kerala, India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. Published online 2020:0253717620971196.
JayakrishnanThayyil, AmruthaDivakaran, NavyaAnikkady. COVID-19 associated mucormycosis during the second wave of pandemic in South India.Int J Res Med Sci.2021 Sep;9(9)
PriyaChandran ,Bindu V, et al . Exposure incidents to COVID 19 and Cluster infections in a tertiary hospital during the pandemic . International Journal of Scientific research. Vol 10 Issue 12 Dec 2021
George K, Rahim A, Moorkoth AP, PangatBalakrishnan SM. Peer-assisted learning versus faculty led learning in procedural skill acquisition utilizing skills laboratory. Med J DY PatilVidyapeeth [serial online] 2021 [cited 2021 Nov 22];14:434-41. Available from:https://www.mjdrdypv.org/text.asp?2021/14/4/434/316412
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