Museum & Research Laboratory

The Community Medicine Department Museum is well-stocked with a range of spotters, tools, equipment, and models that provide diverse perspectives on health promotion, prevention, and treatment approaches. A total of 35 models, 80 charts, 201 specimens, 33 instruments, and 71 pieces of equipment are significant for public health. It provides undergraduate and graduate medical students as well as students studying allied health sciences with practical experience in grasping complex subjects.

Research laboratory

Museum

The museum introduces students to the evolution of community medicine from its historical roots to the present. The notable scientists' discoveries in the field are presented chronologically. There are models about the environment and how it affects health that emphasize how crucial it is to maintain a clean environment. The vaccines that are important for public health have been exhibited, beginning with the smallpox vaccine and ending with the human papilloma virus vaccine. Personal protection equipment used in a variety of occupations as well as a variety of pesticides and disinfectants used in public health are on show. A wealth of knowledge is available from the primary nutrients and their nutritional values, the food pyramid, how to design one's plate, and the significance of eating a healthy diet that are presented in the form of models, specimens, charts, and instruments. Various tests related to water quality standards are conducted using standard instruments and techniques. Entomology can be learnt elaboratively with the help of models and slides of disease causing mosquito, fleas, ticks and mites. In addition to all of this, the general public can access a variety of informational resources about various diseases through information education and communication tools. The public and schoolchildren are primarily educated via community medicine museums about common ailments such as malaria, dengue, respiratory illnesses, diarrheal disorders, anemia, etc. Several models depict a model community, typical mosquito breeding grounds, the prevention of non-communicable diseases, the value of immunizing newborns, the design of an individual's food plate, and the effects of nutrition on various age groups.