The facilities available in the department of Community Medicine as per the of NMC requirements.

I. In the Department

DEMO ROOM/ SEMINAR HALL:

There is one Demo room with 25 seating capacity it is well equipped with AV aids such as projector, screen, internet and white board.

PRACTICAL HALL:

For training under graduate students on the practical aspects of community medicine and public health,the laboratory is shared with the department of microbiology with a seating capacity of sixty with 60 microscopes and staining stations.

RESEARCH LAB:

The research lab has all the necessary equipment’s to conduct basic research. It also serves as a statistical cell with computer and internet facility and the statistical software to help in analyzing research data. This cell is useful for undergraduate and faculty research.

DEPARTMENT LIBRARY:

The department library has more than a hundred textbooks, journals, catalogues, and training modules that can be borrowed for referencing by students and faculty members.

MUSEUM:

The museum is shared with the departments of Microbiology and Pharmacology as per the NMC 2020 guidelines. The museum exhibits different models, specimens and chartsproviding information on the different aspects of community medicine.

FACULTY ROOMS:

The faculty members have individual fully furnished cubicles with internet LAN facilities for academic learning.

II A.Urban Health Training Centre:

The Department of Community Medicine, JGMMC is currently affiliated to one Primary Health Centre, Noolvi, Tq Hubballi and one Urban Heath Centre, AyodhyaNagar,Hubballi.

The department conducts trainings at field practice area in the urban and rural setting through these centres respectively. The department staff/faculty are posted to these centres regularly.

The Urban Health Training Center, AyodhyaNagar at Old Hubli is located approximately 7 Km away from the college campus. It caters to 4 wards of Hubli-dharwadMuncipal Corporation namely Ward numbers 61, 62, 63A and 63B, with a total population of 46489 in 9015 households according to 2022-23 survey. UPHC has all the basic clinical facilities, mini OT, essential medicines, day care facility. The centre has 13 ASHAs catering to the population and 31 Anganwadi centres. All the National health programs are executed by the PHC doctors, field staff and staff from the Department of Community Medicine JGMMC. The services provide by the Urban Health Centre are:

• OPD
• Family planning services
• Ante-Natal Clinic
• Basic laboratory services
• School Health check up, Anganwadi visits
• Referral services
• Family visits
• Immunization
• Activities under on-going National/state health programs and schemes
• NCD screening
• Health Education/IEC

II B. Rural Health Training Centre:

Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC) at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Noolvi, Taluk Hubballi, is located approximately 6 kms from the JGMMC campus. It caters to a population of 27499 with 5456 households in 10 villages. It has six sub centers and 19 ASHAs.

• OPD
• IPD
• Immunization
• Ante-Natal checkup
• Deliveries
• NCD screening
• Activities under on-going National/state health programs and schemes
• Family Planning Services
• Minor OT services
• Basic laboratory services
• Health Education/IEC
• Referral services
• Family visits

Field based training activities are carried out in the urban & rural health training centres for Medical undergraduates.Department of Community Medicine carries out the following activities at the UHTC and RHTC:

• Field visits
• Health education
• Project work
• Health camps
• Family study
• Community diagnosis
• Investigation of outbreaks
• Training for health workers/Anganwadi workers
• Health needs assessments

II C. Family Adoption Program:

Is initiated and carried out in the Village Adargunchi located around 4 kms from the JGMMC campus. The Family Adoption Program(FAP) is conducted as per the NMC norms where each student adopts 2 families starting from the 1st MBBS and follows them up for the next three years.

III. JGMMC HEALTH CLINIC:

The department of Community Medicine runs a health clinic in the campus which caters to the health needs of the students as well as all staff in the campus. The clinic is open from 1.00 – 5.00 pm. OPD and day care services are available free of cost at this center.

IV. BUS:

The department has two buses, one with 42 seating capacity and the other with 33 seating capacity. These are used for commuting duringthe field visits, health camps and IEC activities.