Community Medicine
Community Medicine in India has gone beyond the age of sanitation awakening, vector control.It is progressing towards a new horizon of Advanced Community Medicine Teaching (Academics), Health System Strengthening, Health System Administration & Management, Health System Research & Development etc. Today, large numbers of the Community Medicine(CM) experts are produced in India with respect to increased demand generated for them, than ever before.
Career options
1. Epidemiologist in health services or in research organisations.
2.Research officer in medical research organisations and pharmaceutical industries.
3.WHO has so many projects having both permanent & temporary jobs, like the job as smo in NPSP (polio) project & several other projects.
4.Not only WHO but there r several other jobs opportunities in UNICEF,NICD,ICMR etc.
5.Permanent & Contract based jobs keep on extending ur contract period in govt projects such as NACO, RNTCP, NBCP...etc
6.Public health medical officer posted in rural and urban hospitals of state or central govt.
7.Public health administration jobs as food safety officer, municipality health officer, deputy director of health services are also available in DPH section in state govt.
8.Teaching profession in medical colleges and public health schools in India and abroad.
9.Public health project manager in private NGOs.
Jobs and Salary:
There are many career opportunities in this field. Graduates usually enter into social work after pursuing this program. Postgraduate students after completion of their course can seek employment in public health sector. In government sector they might earn around Rs.25,000 to Rs.35,000.Also one can recieve Rs.40,000 to Rs.1,00,000( pay increases depending on ur experience, paper submission, involvement of previous projects )- pay defers from countries, max u can expect 300000/month
Colleges Offering:
Colleges in karnataka:
Career options
1. Epidemiologist in health services or in research organisations.
2.Research officer in medical research organisations and pharmaceutical industries.
3.WHO has so many projects having both permanent & temporary jobs, like the job as smo in NPSP (polio) project & several other projects.
4.Not only WHO but there r several other jobs opportunities in UNICEF,NICD,ICMR etc.
5.Permanent & Contract based jobs keep on extending ur contract period in govt projects such as NACO, RNTCP, NBCP...etc
6.Public health medical officer posted in rural and urban hospitals of state or central govt.
7.Public health administration jobs as food safety officer, municipality health officer, deputy director of health services are also available in DPH section in state govt.
8.Teaching profession in medical colleges and public health schools in India and abroad.
9.Public health project manager in private NGOs.
Jobs and Salary:
There are many career opportunities in this field. Graduates usually enter into social work after pursuing this program. Postgraduate students after completion of their course can seek employment in public health sector. In government sector they might earn around Rs.25,000 to Rs.35,000.Also one can recieve Rs.40,000 to Rs.1,00,000( pay increases depending on ur experience, paper submission, involvement of previous projects )- pay defers from countries, max u can expect 300000/month
Colleges Offering:
Colleges in karnataka:
- A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore
- Navodaya Medical College, Raichur
- Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha
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