Course Details

Course: Community Medical Services and Essential Drugs

Community Medical Services and Essential Drugs is a specialized subject at CCVTE, focusing on the delivery of Primary Health Care using general allopathic drugs. By the World Health Organization (WHO) it is deemed an endorsement for comprehensive primary healthcare training for health workers. The Honorable Supreme Court of India ruled CMS staff could deal with many ailments, including infectious diseases. 

Moreover, Community Medical Services and Essential Drugs can effectively serve to prevent diseases, manage health conditions, and improve community health in general. Incorporation into health systems ensures that essential care and medicines are universally available, thus promoting health equity as well as health outcomes. It is intended for experienced medical practitioners rather than for students. It is suitable for individuals who have worked in hospitals, nursing homes, or similar medical settings for at least two to up to ten years and are looking at establishing their own clinics.

The skill development program of Community Medical Services and Essential Drugs provides a certificate upon successful completion that permits nurses and doctors, depending on the course duration, to prescribe 50-150 essential drugs within their clinics.

Features

• A UGC approved skill development Community Medical Services and Essential Drugs program  designed to give students an opportunity to earn while they learn and to build a career in public health and healthcare services. 
• Main highlights of the course are its flexibility and lower cost of education, which enables students to finish it promptly, with much lower cost implications compared to traditional full-time degree programs. 
• Throughout its curriculum, Community Medical Services, Essential Drugs Management, and Public Health fold into critical topics like community health care delivery, preventive health measures, drug distribution and regulation for community pharmacists, and emergency response strategies.
• The importance of its methodology is in gaining skills that avail at an advanced stage such as Community Medical Services, Drug Management, and can put a breakdown on medical malpractice errors being labelled.
• This Community Medical Services and Essential Drugs course defines practical skill sets essential for roles in community health and drug management through which students will be able to explore multiple job prospects with both governmental and private health sectors.

Course Highlights

Specialization

• Health Policy and Drug Regulation
• Public Health Nutrition and Pharmaceutical Care
• Epidemiology with Emphasis on Drug-Resistant Infections
• Environmental Health with Focus on Safe Drug Disposal
• Community Health Education and Drug Information Services
• Maternal and Child Health with a Focus on Essential Medicines
• Emergency Preparedness and Drug Supply Chain Management
• Health Informatics for Drug Management and Community Health
• Global Health Initiatives for Essential Drugs and Community Health
• Chronic Disease Management and Medication Adherence Programs

Career Opportunities

• Public Health Officer

• Health Educator

• Epidemiologist

• Health Policy Analyst

• Community Pharmacist

• Chronic Disease Manager

• Global Health Consultant

• Regulatory Affairs Specialist

• Health Informatics Specialist

• Environmental Health Specialist

• Maternal and Child Health Specialist

• Emergency Preparedness Coordinator