Community and Family Medicine



 

The Department of Community and Family Medicine (CFM) at AIIMS Bathinda is committed to advancing excellence across four integrated domains of national health importance.

The Department is dedicated to excellence in medical education, patient care, public health practice, research, and community engagement. Guided by the principles of comprehensive primary healthcare, equity, innovation, and evidence-based medicine, the department serves as a vital link between academic medicine and community healthcare, contributing to improved health outcomes across Punjab and neighbouring states.

Academics:

The department delivers Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) for undergraduate and postgraduate students in accordance with the National Medical Commission (NMC) curriculum. Through innovative teaching methods, early clinical exposure, community-based learning, simulation training, and interdisciplinary collaboration, students acquire the knowledge, clinical skills, leadership, and professionalism required for modern healthcare.

The MD Community & Family Medicine programme incorporates emerging disciplines such as Clinical Epidemiology, Digital Health, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Lifestyle Medicine, One Health, Health Systems Research, Artificial Intelligence, and Implementation Science, preparing graduates to become leaders in public health, primary care, health policy, and academic medicine.

 Research & Innovation:

The department actively conducts high-quality research to address priority public health challenges at regional, national, and global levels. Faculty members contribute to high-impact publications in indexed journals and lead externally funded projects supported by agencies such as ICMR and other national and international collaborators.

 

Faculty:

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Dr. Rakesh Kakkar
MD (PSM)
Professor & HOD 8218608467
drrakesh75@rediffmail.com

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Dr. Pravin Pisudde
MD, DHA
Additional Professor
drpravinpisudde@gmail.com

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Dr. Ramnika Aggarwal
MBBS, MD, Course in Preventive Oncology
Additional Professor 9417505893
drramnika@yahoo.co.in

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Dr. Soumya Swaroop Sahoo
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor

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Dr. Madhur Verma
MD Community Medicine
Associate Professor

Services:

Clinical & Community Outreach Services:

The department provides comprehensive preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative healthcare through an extensive network of community-based service delivery platforms, including:

Health Centres

Special Clinics

Outreach Initiatives

RHTC Sangat

Ayushman Aarogyam Wellness Clinic

HMEL Integrated Mobile Medical Unit with Telemedicine facilities

RHTC Badal

Immunization & Travel Health Clinic

Cancer Screening Mobile Van

UHTC Lal Singh Basti

ICTC & ART Centre

School Health Initiative

 

 

Community Outreach and Mega Camps

 

 

100 Days Campaign - NTEP

 

Community Outreach and Mega Camps:

These initiatives extend quality healthcare to 59 adopted villages, underserved urban communities, schools, and vulnerable populations while providing rich experiential learning opportunities for medical students. The department also offers specialised services in non-communicable diseases, immunisation, adolescent and geriatric health, lifestyle medicine, cancer screening, HIV care, travel medicine, employee wellness, and preventive healthcare. Through the implementation of national health programmes and facilitation of Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the department strives to ensure equitable, affordable, and accessible healthcare for all.

Training & Capacity Building:

As a regional centre of excellence, the department conducts regular training programmes for faculty members, residents, interns, medical officers, ASHAs, ANMs, MPHWs, and other healthcare professionals. Capacity-building initiatives include simulation-based skills training, public health emergency preparedness, digital health and ABDM integration, National Health Programme implementation, community-based participatory learning, and continuing medical education, strengthening the healthcare workforce and improving service delivery.

By integrating education, research, patient care, and community outreach, the Department of Community & Family Medicine continues to fulfil its mission of developing competent healthcare professionals, advancing public health practice, and building healthier communities through accessible, equitable, and people-centred primary healthcare development for the public health system.

OPD Schedule:

ConsultantsDay of Week

Projects

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Expansion planned for the future: