The purpose of postgraduate (PG) education is to cultivate specialists who can deliver high-quality healthcare and contribute to scientific advancement through research and training. In the field of Community Medicine, an academic subject and branch of Medicine, the focus lies in promoting health, preventing diseases, and involving community participation while utilizing professional management skills. A Community Medicine specialist adopts a holistic perspective on health and medical interventions, with a primary emphasis on Community Health/Population Health. As such, they need to possess knowledge, skills, and competencies in primary, secondary, and tertiary care, as well as the control and prevention of outbreaks/epidemics, community diagnosis, health needs assessment, epidemiological evaluation, research, and planning evidence-based health policies and programs.
