Being a community medicine doctor!

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Random aunty in society asking,"So what are you doing these days?"
"I am doing M.D in Nair hospital."I say proudly hoping to avoid further questions.
"Oh great! What specialization?" The inevitable question comes for which I know I would have to spend sufficient time and energy answering it.
P.S.M .....Who does that?It is nobody's first choice.Random aunties don't even know about it and they think that I am pursuing some new found branch.....which makes me look good in front of her ...but seriously P.S.M people are thought of as those who build latrines for poor people and who take advantage of so many bank holidays.
Oh Ok sorry its not P.S.M anymore.Its Community Medicine....Gives it a clinical feel.Makes us feel more like doctors rather than social workers.But does it really mater what we call ourselves.Think.What we do as preventive doctors is just secondary.The name matters.Fancy!.
Ok so I am Dr Rucha doing M.D. Community Medicine in T.N.M.C.I got this post-graduate seat by luck I would say.Obviously it wasnt my field of choice.I wanted to do paediatrics.So after 2 years of rigourous studying and 1 year of giving up on doing P.G. I gave the entrance exam just for the sake of it and landed in this department in Nair hospital.So I was actually happy with it.Slowly understanding the concept of community medicine I started loving this.It wasnt love at first sight but was insidious in onset and gradual in progression I wold say.
Creating awareness an important job of a community medicine doctor which makes me write this blog.This year's WHO theme is Depression : Let's talk.This is a topic very close to me as I have gone through the whole melodrama myself.Luckily Dr Milan had kept a essay writing competition on it.I wrote the essay with such ease and understanding I surprised myself.I was awarded the 3rd prize for it.I got such amazing response from so many people which made me realize that I should keep on writing.
So here I start.first day today...yaaay!
Starting with depression and mental health illnesses I will keep posting about various public health problems.
Done for today...1 tick on my checklist!!

Comments

  1. .22 April 2017 at 08:06

    Yayyy !!
    All the best Rucha !
    Looking forward to many more posts :)

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  2. .22 April 2017 at 08:06

    Yayyy !!
    All the best Rucha !
    Looking forward to many more posts :)

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  3. Unknown22 April 2017 at 08:29

    Good going...Proud of u!

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  4. Unknown22 April 2017 at 08:53

    Community medicine can save a great number of lives, unparalleled to any other branch of medicine. May you're words influence many lives. All the best.

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  5. Unknown22 April 2017 at 09:39

    Very nicely written ruchaa...for me you seem to be a fighter who is just performing so well. M glad n v happy for whatever you are! Its very difficult to stand out of usual crowd and survive you doing very well keep it up!

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  6. Sne22 April 2017 at 10:26

    U are doing it right.. rucha jee rahi hai apni zindagi <3 <3 all the best dude

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  7. Unknown22 April 2017 at 19:31

    So proud of you dear Rucha. Keep writing. Love you. Mri

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  8. Apurva Kale22 April 2017 at 23:07

    Keep it up champ!!!👌

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  9. Unknown23 April 2017 at 08:25

    Well written!!!! 👌🤘

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  10. Unknown24 April 2017 at 19:51

    Very good. Proud of you.

    Happy for you .

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  11. Sunil27 April 2017 at 22:31

    Well Written Rucha. Community Medicine, by any name, is extremely crucial, for two reasons. It works on Prevention - as per its earlier name (which is always better than cure) and is (at least supposed to) look after Community needs - as per its new Avatar. With no respect to anyone, all other branches seem to be more interested in expanding their "drainage" area, because it is a matter of survival for them.
    Keep writing. You have a flair for it.

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  12. Satish Kale29 April 2017 at 11:05

    Dear Rucha
    Funny and informative...Random aunties...lol

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  13. Satish Kale29 April 2017 at 11:05

    Dear Rucha
    Funny and informative...Random aunties...lol

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  14. Unknown20 June 2017 at 12:20

    Hi Rucha, this is debayan, doing md cm 1st yrfrom aiihph...similar 'aunty' incident has occured with me also...:p

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  15. Unknown20 June 2017 at 12:22

    Hi Rucha, this is debayan, doing md cm 1st yrfrom aiihph...similar 'aunty' incident has occured with me also...:p

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    1. Dr Rucha Arun Shete21 June 2017 at 04:12

      Sailing in similar boats!but keep doing good work in this field....i did not get ur college...can u elaborate?

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  16. Unknown20 June 2017 at 20:18

    Community medicine is our first line of defense and more number of patients are treated at community level than hospitals. All the best
    Dr Kaustubh

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  17. Unknown20 May 2021 at 23:43

    Keep going ma'am...

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