Community Medicine, Research Methodology and Biostatistics -

Community Medicine, Research Methodology and Biostatistics

Vision

To make students well conversant with the National health problems of both rural and urban folks of India enabling a Homoeopath to play an effective role in the fields of preventive and social medicine leading to promotion of positive health including family planning.

Mission

• To make the students aware of environmental, social, financial, personal, occupational issue of the patients and to inculcate into the students the habit of considering the above aspects while rendering patient care.
• To capacitate the students to understand the demography, family planning population dynamics and disease by attending health surveys.
• To enable the students to understand the importance of nutrition, hygiene and sanitation and moulding them into preservers of health.
• To develop the students into community physicians through medical camps, health awareness programmes and preventive / medical camps.
• To indulge the students in the best learning opportunity to recognize and manage the community health problems through innovative community based medical education.

Course Outcome

At the end of the course of Homoeopathic Pharmacy, I BHMS Student will be able to

1. Explain the principles that govern homoeopathic pharmacy.
2. Discuss the pharmacognosical basis of homoeopathic drugs with respect to their identification, nomenclature, source, part used, method of collection and preparation.
3. Prepare homoeopathic medicines from their respective sources according to the different scales & methods of potentisation on a small scale in the laboratory.
4. Describe the pharmacology of homoeopathic drugs with respect to the types of drug action, sphere of action and pharmacological action of homoeopathic drugs integrated with Homoeopathic Materia Medica, Anatomy and physiology.
5. Relate the methodology of Homoeopathic Drug Proving integrated with Organon of Medicine.
6. Apply the principles of Homoeopathic Posology in different health care setting like OPD/IPD integrated with Organon of Medicine and Homoeopathic Materia Medica.
7. State the methods of standardization and quality control of homoeopathic medicines to ensure the genuineness of homoeopathic medicines.
8. Explain the principles of pharmaconomy, dispensing and preservation of homoeopathic medicines.
9. Engage the principles of pharmaco-vigilance, and adverse drug reaction in relation to homoeopathic medicines.
10. Write an ideal prescription.
11. Evaluate the scope for research in homoeopathic pharmacy in the context of the recent advancements in pharmaceutical sciences

Program Outcome

The undergraduate students in Homoeopathy should be able to:

PO1-Provide homoeopathic service to the health issues of the society-GA1 & GA10

PO2-Develop competencies in diagnosis and management of common health problems of the individual and community-GA2 & GA3

PO3-Practice, promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative medicine in respect to the commonly encountered health problems.-GA2 & GA3

PO4-Appreciate the psycho-social, cultural, economic and environmental factors affecting health and diseases.-GA2 & GA10

PO5-Develop human attitude towards the discharging of one’s professional responsibilities ethically.-GA4

PO6-Develop interest in learning latest developments in homoeopathy and possess positive attitude for continued self-learning and to seek further expertise or to pursue research in any chosen area of medicine.-GA7 & GA9

PO7-Familiarise with the basic factors which are essential for the implementation of the National Health Programmes.-GA5 & GA10

PO8-Acquire basic management skill in the area of human resource, materials and resource management-GA6 & GA8

Program Specific Outcomes

The undergraduate students in Homoeopathy should
PSO1
Acquire theoretical knowledge, practical skills and clinical understanding of homoeopathy and approach the diseases with modern methods and technology.
PSO2
Recognise each patient as a whole (an individual in society) and not merely as a collection of organ systems or individual organ or sick parts
PSO3
Diagnose various health problems, design and plan of treatment according to Homoeopathic system of Medicine
PSO4
Be able to determine the suitability of homoeopathic medicines for the wellness and treatment strategies
PSO5.
Acquire sufficient knowledge and understanding of ethical, legal and regulatory challenges related to Homoeopathy prescribed by the regulatory authorities
PSO6
Be competent enough to function independently and effectively the Homoeopathic practice.
PSO7
Develop competency in conducting community related activities and health surveys.
PSO8
Conduct research on health issues faced by the community and suggests for remedial measures

Facilities

PG Discussion Hall
Department laboratory
Department Museum
Department Library
Charts and laminations
Specimens
Instruments
Models
Herbalgarden

Research Works

Sl.No	Investigator	Guide	Topic	Completed / Ongoing
1	Miss. Gopika G S IV BHMS	Dr. Suganya, Professor & HoD Department of Community Medicine	The effect of homoeopathic medicine of Natrum Sulphuricum on curing dandruff	Ongoing
2	Mr. Mahaganapathy Intern	Dr. Suganya, Professor & HoD Department of Community Medicine	A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficiency of homoeopathic medicine”Quillaya Saponaria 30” in acute upper respiratory tract infetions (URTI)	Ongoing
3	Miss. Thirisha IV BHMS	Dr. Siji Associate Professor Department of Community Medicine	An experimental study to ascertain the effectiveness of carica papaya in case of gastric ulcer	Ongoing
4	Miss. Gifty IV BHMS	Dr. Soumya Gopal Assistant Professor Department of Community Medicine	The efficacy of homoeopathic medicine in improving the appetite of school going children	Ongoing