Postgraduate Students

The postgraduate students of Community Medicine are posted in the urban health programme for 18 months, which is divided into postings at the urban health centre, academic activities, field assignments, and other special activities. The posting at CRHSP, Ballabgarh, is for 18 months and is residential. Out of the total duration, they spend 5 months and 10 days each at the sub-district hospital (SDH) and both primary health centres (PHCs) on a rotational basis. This gives them adequate opportunities to gain the necessary skills and experience at both SDH and PHCs.The regular teaching programme includes seminars, family and clinical case presentations, operational research, and problem-solving exercises based on the Health Management Information System and field data. Residents also participate in various activities conducted at PHCs and in villages under different National Health Programmes.

Interns

The interns are posted for a total duration of three months at CRHSP Ballabgarh. This period is divided into six weeks at SDH and three weeks at each of the PHCs located in Dayalpur and Chhainsa. The entire posting is residential.At SDH, interns are posted in OPDs and wards, helping them learn basic clinical skills and inpatient management, including conducting normal deliveries. In OPDs, they are rotated through all available clinical disciplines under the supervision of respective Senior Residents (SRs).During their PHC posting, interns participate in healthcare delivery at PHC clinics, sub-centres, and antenatal clinics. They are also posted at the delivery huts under the overall supervision of SRs in Community Medicine. They gain experience in supervising health workers, following up on tuberculosis treatment defaulters, supervising sub-centres, conducting outreach activities, immunization, and other ongoing PHC activities.At the end of their CRHSP posting, interns submit their logbook, duly signed by respective SRs, for an end-posting assessment.

Undergraduate Students

MBBS students in their 4th-5th semesters are posted in the urban health programme for five weeks, where they conduct epidemiological exercises, health talks, and family studies. During these semesters, they also participate in the Family Health Advisory Services (FHAS), where they follow up with assigned families over nine months and implement interventions to improve their health. Recently, FHAS was remodeled to focus on chronic diseases, children, and adolescents.MBBS students of the 7th semester from AIIMS, New Delhi, are posted at CRHSP Ballabgarh in four batches for six weeks each. During this posting, they are taught concepts of epidemiology and given an orientation to community health, including social determinants of health, community aspects of child and mental health, health systems at various levels, and health programmes.The students also undertake a brief qualitative research project under the module Orientation of Undergraduates to Community Health (OUCH). Each six-week posting concludes with an internal assessment.

Nursing and Post Certificate Nursing Students

B.Sc. nursing students and post certificate nursing students are posted for one and half months at CRHSP Ballabgarh. This posting is residential in nature. They spend one month at SDH and two weeks in either of the two PHCs. They are provided training in antenatal care, management of ward, and immunization. They are posted both in OPD and in ward. They provide health talks, and IEC in OPD, and ward. Training of nursing students is supervised by a Faculty Member from the College of Nursing, AIIMS, New Delhi