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Department of Community Medicine

Introduction

Introduction 

Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation's Medical College had been established at Ahmednagar in 2004 under the great leadership of Late Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (Padmabhushan Awardee). Presently institute has world class infrastructure and providing high quality medical education to students with the constant guidance and support of Hon. Namdar Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Chairman, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation, Ahmednagar and Hon. Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, CEO, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation, Ahmednagar. The institute is recognized by National Medical Commission of India, New Delhi and is affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik.

The Department of Biochemistry was established in 2004 by the able guidance of Dr. R.K. Padalkar and now headed by Dr. D.V. Andure. This department strives to achieve excellence in the fields of medical education and diagnostics by providing holistic education inclusive of up-to-date knowledge and research in the field of clinical biochemistry, compassion for the patients and courtesy for fellow citizens with an ultimate aim to fulfil the mission of this college. The department was shifted to the ground floor of B block on 02 April 2012.

The Dept has adopted the philosophy of Total Quality Management in all spheres of its functioning by streamlining all the processes and systems to achieve satisfaction of students, patients as well as clinicians.

 

Teaching Staff

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Activities

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Awards & Achievements

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Best Practice

Best Practices :


•Involvement of Undergraduate Students in community based research

•Encouragement and guidance to undergraduate students for funded research projects

•Community Health  Services-Preventive ,promotive and curative services for the rural community and for vulnerable population 

•Participation of undergraduate students Community Outreach Activities –

Awareness / Health education Programs for major public health problems 

prevalent non communicable diseases,maternal and child  problems

•Field training-of undergraduate students and interns

•Health check upof  population of un organized sectors-class IV workers, Mess workers, etc.

•Participation in Epidemic prevention and control activities

  

Research

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SOP

Future Plan

Future Plan :


  1. Screening of all class IV workers for risk factors of non-communicable disease.
  2. Organization of CME/Conference. 

Profile Book

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Others

Other Information :


Special Features of department 

 

1) Preventive,promotive and curative health services through community health centers 

 

2) Health Awareness & Health Education Programs

 

3) Field Visits &Field Training

 

4)Internship training

 

Community Outreach 

 

1Public Health days -  Celebration  for awareness

 

2Webinars  - for Health Education- Webinar

 

3Field  / Visits //for field  Training