COMMUNITY ORIENTED RESEARCH PROJECT


Community Health 

The Community Health component is integrated within the medical education curriculum from the second to the fourth year of Phase II. It aims to introduce students’ community-oriented healthcare and emphasize its significance in achieving comprehensive healthcare for individuals and their communities.

Objectives of the Community Health
  • Develop students' understanding of the social determinants of health: Students will gain insights into the various factors that influence health outcomes, including socioeconomic status, education, access to healthcare, and environmental conditions.
  • Enhance students' capacity to identify and address community health needs: Students will develop the skills to assess community health needs, identify risk factors, and design appropriate interventions to promote health and prevent disease.
  • Empower students to advocate for health equity: Students will develop a commitment to advocating for policies and programs that address health disparities and promote health equity for all population.
Components of Community Health
  • Public Health: It introduces students to the principles and practices of public health, including disease surveillance, epidemiology, and health promotion strategies. It focuses on preventing disease and promoting health at the population level.
  • Maternal and Child Health: It equips students with the knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive care for women and children, including prenatal care, child development, and immunization. It emphasizes the importance of early intervention and preventative care in improving maternal and child health outcomes.
  • Family Study: This component provides students with a deeper understanding of family dynamics and their impact on health outcomes. Through this program, students gain insights into how families function, how they cope with illness and social challenges, and how these factors influence individual and family well-being. This experience results in enhancing the students’ sense of responsibility and raising the level of empathy with patients and their families.
  • Community-Oriented Research Project: It provides students with an opportunity to engage in hands-on research that addresses real-world health issues affecting their local community. Through this program, students gain valuable experience in the research process, from developing research questions and designing studies to collecting and analyzing data, drawing meaningful conclusions and presenting them. Students work in small groups under the supervision of a faculty member, fostering collaboration, peer learning, and individualized mentorship.
  • Primary Health Centre Training: This part is a crucial component of the community health component, culminating in the end of the fourth year of Phase II. It provides students with hands-on clinical experience in primary care settings, enabling them to apply the theoretical knowledge and skills they have acquired throughout their medical education to real-world patient care.