Topics Prioritization

For guidance to the disciple above topics are categorized in to three i.e. Vital, Essential & Desirable. It gives an idea about the priority a topic should be given while studying. Vital are most important and prime topics. The disciple is expected to acquire a deep knowledge and finest skill in these areas. Essentials topics are important topics, whose good knowledge as well working skills are . Desirable topics are not “optional” topics. Disciple has to have primary understanding and basic skill in these topics. Taking an active interest in each of these topics help to study the subject as a whole with ease rather than reading it as a burden.

Vital Topics	Essential Topics	Desirable Topics
Basic Sciences
Health, Diseases in context of Community Medicine	Statistics & Research Methodology including statistical software.	Medical Entomology
Basic Epidemiology	Nutrition	Health Economic
Health Management	Health Environment (Environmental Epidemiology)	Medical Sociology & Social anthropology & Ecology
	Health Communication
Specific Health Issues
Epidemiology of Communicable diseases	Occupational Health
Epidemiology of Non- communicable diseases	Disability & Physical handicap
Maternal & Child Health	Human Genetics
Demography& population control	Disaster Management
	Geriatric Health
	Adolescent Health
Applied Community Medicine
Outbreak Investigation and Epidemic Management.	Prevention & Control of Hospital Acquired Infection
Health care Delivery system	Hospital Waste Management
National Health Programme
Special Topics
Health Policies	Health Legislation and  laws
International & National Health Agencies	Health   Management Information System
	Health Insurance
	Use of computers in community medicine