Community Medicine Department

The Department- Community Medicine:   

The Department of Community Medicine has been established in a newly built beautiful building. It consists of eight offices, a Museum, a Seminar Room, a Laboratory, Health Education Office and IT resource center, Store and toilet enclosures. This is a nice looking Department with wide corridors and spacious offices. All offices, Museum and Lecture Hall are air conditioned.

Recognition with PMC (Formerly PM&DC) and CPSP:

Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan was recognized by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) in July, 2006.  Department of Community Medicine, Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan was accrediated by College of Physicians and Surgeons Karachi on January 20^th, 2009 on its first visit for Post-Graduations like MCPS and FCPS Community Medicine. There are 04 candidates who have completed FCPS (Community Medicine) training and 08 have completed MCPS (Community Medicine). Two candidates have passed FCPS and two MCPS Community Medicine. Five candidates are under FCPS-II training.

                                                Dr. Samina Waseem  

                                                  MBBS, FCPS, MBA

                                           HOD & Associate Professor

Faculty Members:

Knowledge Creation, Publishing, and Health Education Activities:

Department of Community Medicine, envisions to create an environment of critical thinking and reasoning, which in turn supports knowledge generation and publishing which helps in knowledge evolution, for greater good of the life. These functions are carried out by a broad range of activities, which include the following steps: 

1. Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College (JSZMC): The department of Community Medicine has played a key role in establishing and running nationally and internationally indexed medical journal. One of our Associate Professor is the Joint Editor of Journal of Sheikh Zayed Medical College.
2. Coordination with Research & Development Support Unit: Department of Community Medicine is in close coordination with Research and Development (R&D) Support Unit, for selection of topic (title) for researches and statistical analysis for students and faculty members of different departments of Sheikh Zayed Medical College & Hospital and execution of research projects. Department of Community Medicine also teaches Research, Biostatistics Epidemiology and result writing to postgraduate students (MS/MD/ FCPS / MCPS) of other departments. This is carried out through workshops, Classes and individual contact session. Presentation skills are a fundamental component of research. The distinguished work of these activities is acknowledged nationally and internationally.
3. Institutional Review Board: Department of Community Medicine, envisions to enhance research quality by ensuring implementation of ethical principals in research and effective oversight, so Institutional Review Board was established in 2010, by involving other departments as well.
4. Medical Counselling: Medical Counselling is an important function of a healthcare provision. It is foundation of preventive health care as well. The guiding and motivating patients and clients is very important to change and modify attitudes and behaviors of the individuals, families and ultimately the communities to adopt and practice those measures and habits that have a beneficial impact on health of the individuals and the patients. It is a two-way process of exchanging or shaping idea, feelings with information. Department of Community Medicine, is providing medical counseling to patients, families and students at the schools for increasing knowledge regarding common diseases thus influencing to attitude and preventive behaviors in community.

Building / structure of the Department of Community Medicine:

1. Offices: There are eight offices with a wide and airy corridor, and a beautiful impressive entrance. The offices are allocated as, one for Professor, one for Associate Professor, three for Assistant Professors, two for Demonstrators, one seminar room and one for P.A/ Stenographer and one for Support Staff. The corridors have been decorated with beautiful charts and informative materials for academic purposes. The establishment of Laboratory is under process and will start functioning in near future.
2. Museum: The air-conditioned Museum has a seating capacity for about 50 students where students come in batches and have their practical classes, demonstrations and tutorials. Museum has different models and charts for academic as well as practical purposes, which cover different aspects of subject of Community Medicine. This includes models of different vectors like Mosquitoes, House fly, Sand fly, Louse, Flea and Ticks. Different types of food articles, various types of vaccines for immunizations, different contraceptive applications like pills, injections and intrauterine devices (IUCDs) are present in the museum. Insecticides, carcinogens, various safety measures for different occupations, water filters for safe drinking water have been kept for practical knowledge. Literatures / educational materials on different public health problems and burning issues are present to make this museum very informative, guiding and beneficial. Different departmental activities like research projects, activities during free health camps and field visits for the study purposes have been displayed in the museum.
3. Lecture hall: There is an air-conditioned Lecture Hall for 4^th year MBBS Class with the capacity of more than 200 students. All latest lecture delivering facilities like multimedia and overhead projector are available along with a very good sound system. The lectures are delivered regularly with the help of audiovisual aids.

4. Departmental Library: A Departmental Library comprising of a number of text books of Community Medicine, medicine, biostatistics, epidemiology and related topics and medical Journals of different types have been maintained in the department for ready reference for teaching staff. This augments the reference and knowledge availability provided by the central Library, which serves the needs of the students. Additionally, Digital library is also available in the Department of Community Medicine. Computers and High Speed Internet facility are present. Printer and scanner are also available in this digital library. Students and teachers are consulting digital library for teaching and research purposes and also for updating their information and prepare their lectures.

Achievements:

Up till now every year the result of Community Medicine in 3^rd Professional MBBS exams remained almost 100%. Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan secured position in 3^rd Prof. MBBS Examination in the University of Health Sciences, Lahore in session 2008-09. Regarding postgraduation:

• 02 Candidates Passed FCPS
• 03 Candidates Passed MCPS
• 01 Candidate Passed MSPH
• 01Candidate Passed M. Phil
• 03 Candidates Passed MPH
• 01 Candidate M. Phil (C.C)

Teachers’ Day celebration in the Department of Community Medicine