This book from Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers is an English medium (अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम) title by Dr. D.K. Mahabalaraju, covering the practical side of community medicine (सामुदायिक चिकित्सा), the subject also taught as preventive and social medicine (निवारक एवं सामाजिक चिकित्सा). It is a practicals book, not a theory textbook — the volume students take to the field visits, the practical record and the viva table, rather than the one they read the syllabus from.
The book is organised into 4 sections across 30 chapters, thoroughly revised to meet the competency-based undergraduate and postgraduate training requirements of the National Medical Commission and Indian universities. It has been recommended by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru as a standard reference book, which is worth knowing if you are studying in a university that follows RGUHS patterns. In practice, the practical syllabus it covers is the working side of the subject — field surveys and data collection, community health needs assessment, health education technique, and the exercises that appear in the practical examination.
The author's stated approach in this edition is to address what students actually struggle with: simple language, full syllabus coverage, proper explanation, stepwise discussion, palatable presentation, quick references and comprehensiveness — so that a student can read it independently, revise from it, and go into the examination with confidence. Concepts are explained accurately, clearly and completely rather than compressed into notes. New topics including cancer, upper respiratory tract infections and community medicine competency have been added with up-to-date information, and prime viva questions and answers are included. The chapter on research writing is a useful entry point for undergraduates handling project assignments and for postgraduates beginning dissertation work — an unusual inclusion in a practicals book and one of the reasons this title carries beyond MBBS. The whole book is written in English in the Roman script.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content written in English (Roman script), not in Hindi
By Dr. D.K. Mahabalaraju, published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
5th edition, thoroughly revised
A practicals book for the field, record and viva — not a theory textbook
Organised into 4 sections and 30 chapters
Aligned with the competency-based UG and PG training requirements of the NMC
Recommended by RGUHS, Bengaluru as a standard reference book
Covers field surveys, data collection and community health needs assessment
Covers health education techniques and health promotion exercises
Prime viva questions with answers included
Dedicated chapter on research writing — useful for UG projects and PG dissertations
New topics added including cancer, upper respiratory tract infections and community medicine competency
Simple language with stepwise discussion of each exercise
Concepts explained accurately and completely, suited to self-study
Quick references for revision before the practical examination
Includes DigiNerve access
Suitable for MBBS community medicine practical and viva examinations
Also used by postgraduate students and public health practitioners
जेपी ब्रदर्स मेडिकल पब्लिशर्स द्वारा प्रकाशित डॉ. डी.के. महाबलराजू की 'Essentials of Community Medicine Practicals' का यह 5वाँ संस्करण सामुदायिक चिकित्सा (निवारक एवं सामाजिक चिकित्सा) के प्रायोगिक भाग पर केंद्रित है — यह सैद्धांतिक पाठ्यपुस्तक नहीं, बल्कि फ़ील्ड विज़िट, प्रैक्टिकल रिकॉर्ड एवं वाइवा के लिए उपयोगी पुस्तक है। पुस्तक 4 खंडों तथा 30 अध्यायों में विभाजित है और राष्ट्रीय आयुर्विज्ञान आयोग (NMC) के दक्षता-आधारित स्नातक एवं स्नातकोत्तर प्रशिक्षण के अनुरूप संशोधित की गई है। इसे राजीव गांधी स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय (RGUHS), बेंगलुरु द्वारा मानक संदर्भ पुस्तक के रूप में अनुशंसित किया गया है। इसमें फ़ील्ड सर्वेक्षण, आँकड़ा संग्रहण, सामुदायिक स्वास्थ्य आवश्यकताओं का आकलन तथा स्वास्थ्य शिक्षा की विधियाँ सम्मिलित हैं, साथ ही प्रमुख वाइवा प्रश्न उत्तर सहित दिए गए हैं। शोध लेखन (research writing) पर पृथक अध्याय स्नातक विद्यार्थियों के प्रोजेक्ट तथा स्नातकोत्तर विद्यार्थियों के शोध प्रबंध हेतु विशेष रूप से उपयोगी है। कैंसर, ऊपरी श्वसन तंत्र संक्रमण तथा कम्युनिटी मेडिसिन कॉम्पिटेंसी जैसे नए विषय अद्यतन जानकारी के साथ जोड़े गए हैं। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः अंग्रेज़ी भाषा एवं रोमन लिपि में है, हिन्दी में नहीं।
