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Implementation of Family Adoption program
22 Sep 2022
Principal Sir Dr.Bipin Kishore Prasad inaugurated the Family Adoption program on 17 September 2022 in the village of Kukradev. Department of Community Medicine Rama Medical College, Mandhana Kanpur implemented the Family Adoption program under the guidance of the Head of the Department, Dr. Anju Gahlot as a part of the new National Medical Commission (NMC) MBBS training curriculum.
In an attempt to make health services accessible to the rural population, taking Indian medical undergraduate education to villages through this family adoption program and outreach project will bring a huge change in the health care of rural area residents. First-year MBBS students of the Rama Medical College reached the Kukradev village in small groups of 37 guided by the team of mentor faculty, PG, Interns, and medical social workers. Each medical student adopted one family, In the future three to five families will be adopted to monitor their health conditions regularly and advise them accordingly.
The idea behind the program is also to provide MBBS students with on-ground hands-on experience from the beginning” It has the simultaneous benefits for Indian medical undergraduates of getting the training of medical education in real life situations in the “learning by doing” method. For every batch of MBBS, a village will be identified by the Community Medicine Department which is not covered under the Rural health training center. The student will be assessed on the basis of their efforts in improving the health status of their adopted families and will be included in their internal assessment.
AIMS:
- The aim is to provide medical students with on-ground hands-on experience from the beginning and also increase the availability and accessibility of doctors or medical professionals in rural areas.
- Promotion of health of members of families adopted by undergraduate medical students by continuous health awareness and monitoring activities through village outreach project under family adoption.
- Aims to provide an experiential learning opportunity to Indian Medical graduates in community-based health care and thereby enhance equity in health.
MBBS students First Year Batch - 2021, P.G.students, faculty, and Paramedical workers joined the program. The experience of the day was great with the message to Let's all join hands and take measures to make health care more accessible to the rural and needy population and impart community-oriented training to budding health professionals.
