For guidance to the disciple above topics are categorized in to three i.e. Vital, Essential & Desirable. It gives an idea about the priority a topic should be given while studying. Vital are most important and prime topics. The disciple is expected to acquire a deep knowledge and finest skill in these areas. Essentials topics are important topics, whose good knowledge as well working skills are . Desirable topics are not “optional” topics. Disciple has to have primary understanding and basic skill in these topics. Taking an active interest in each of these topics help to study the subject as a whole with ease rather than reading it as a burden.
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Essential Topics |
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Basic Sciences |
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Health, Diseases in context of Community Medicine
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Statistics & Research Methodology including statistical software. |
Medical Entomology
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Basic Epidemiology |
Nutrition |
Health Economic |
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Health Management
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Health Environment (Environmental Epidemiology) |
Medical Sociology & Social anthropology & Ecology |
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Health Communication |
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Specific Health Issues |
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Epidemiology of Communicable diseases |
Occupational Health
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Epidemiology of Non- communicable diseases |
Disability & Physical handicap
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Maternal & Child Health |
Human Genetics |
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Demography& population control |
Disaster Management |
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Geriatric Health |
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Adolescent Health |
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Applied Community Medicine |
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Outbreak Investigation and Epidemic Management. |
Prevention & Control of Hospital Acquired Infection |
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Health care Delivery system |
Hospital Waste Management |
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National Health Programme |
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Special Topics |
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Health Policies |
Health Legislation and laws |
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International & National Health Agencies |
Health Management Information System |
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Health Insurance |
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Use of computers in community medicine |
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