Community Medicine is a new branch of medicine. It is often considered synonymous with Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM), Public Health, and Community Health. All these share common ground, i.e., prevention of disease and promotion of health.

Community medicine is a subject/branch of medical sciences that deals with the health of overall community. Social medicine is one of the must subject for medical students. The reason is that is order to prevent various diseases, we have to control them at community or population level because some communicable diseases can be easily spread. And prevention at root level can save a lot of resources. Therefore if you are a medical student and have a subject of preventive and social medical, you must read this Park’s textbook of preventive and social medicine. Because it is one of the best book out there. You can download this book  in pdf format at the end of our review and buy it at discount price so if you know already about this book, scroll down and skip the review.Community based medicine refers to a facility or provider that is engaged soley in patient care. If you are close enough to smell patients then it is a clinical experience. The application cycle is equivalent in length to a trip to Mars so don't expect to reach your goal overnight.

a branch of medicine that is concerned with the health of the members of a community, municipality, or region. The emphasis in community medicine is on the early diagnosis of disease, the recognition of environmental and occupational hazards to good health, and the prevention of disease in the community.

Community Medicine is a branch of medicine dealing with health care issues affecting communities as a whole. It gives a broader view on the subject of health, educating students on the role of social, cultural and environmental determinants on the health of community. Students are taught about the existing public health care delivery system of India and health programs. The subject attempts to acquaint the student with incipient and early phases of disease and management of such cases. The knowledge of epidemiology inculcated in training, helps student understand the disease dynamics and transmission. Research and statistics, train undergraduate to critically interpret the published health information.

We aim to produce graduates of medicine who are effective community leaders in healthcare delivery, understand the health needs of community as a whole, are updated with current global and national health challenges and are equipped well to respond to outbreaks and provide comprehensive (Preventive, promotive and curative) health care to the community.