title: Postgraduate medical education in Community Medicine: The AIIMS model.
abstract: Introduction : Community Medicine as a discipline in India is variously known as Community Medicine, Social and Preventive Medicine, and Preventive and Social Medicine. In India, 218 medical colleges offer a 3-year MD course in Community Medicine, with a total of 742 seats annually.1 Admission to this course at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi is through a competitive entrance examination held twice a year.2 The total number of seats for the course at a given time is 23.
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India - Centre for Community Medicine.
authors.forename: Sanjeev Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India - Centre for Community Medicine.
authors.forename: Baridalyne
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nongkynrih
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India - Centre for Community Medicine.
authors.forename: Chandrakant S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Pandav
mesh_terms: D003154:Community Medicine / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D017145:Models, Educational