| Diploma in Family Health (DFH) - Faculty of Distance Education |
Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (Deemed
University) is pleased to welcome you to partake in a novel
distance education program leading to a diploma in family health.
This course is designed particularly with the busy practitioner
like you in mind. If you are a general practitioner and are
keenly interested in pursuing post graduated education but feel
that you do not have the time to devote to a full time P.G course-
this might be the course that you are looking for. By spending
a few hours every week, you work towards getting a postgraduate
diploma, and also keep abreast of advances that affect every
day practice.
Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (Deemed
University) is uniquely placed to provide just the right course
for the practicing physician. Our vast faculty are not just
academicians and teachers - they are engaged in routine day
to day practice of medicine. The course material that you will
get contains informations tested in the front-line and tailored
to practice situations. In addition, the information will be
reviewed by many of your peers for relevance to practice before
it reaches your table. The editors have developed a standard,
recognizable format of problem oriented approaches, with catchy
algorithms, a handy pharmacopoeia, sections like cannot miss
diagnosis etc,
In addition, this course bears the Sri Ramachandra seal of commitment
to excellence, a commitment backed by a vast resource of speciality
services, consultations and learning resources that become only
a phone call away to participants in this course. Please take
a few minutes to go through this brochure and feel free to contact
me for any additional information. I am looking forward to interacting
closely with you. |
| Is
this course right for me? |
| Take this simple test to find out YES if any of the following
apply to you: |
| |
> I am a general practitioner holding an MBBS Degree, recognized
by the MCI
> I am keen to pursue postgraduate
studies
> I do not have time to pursue
a full time course
> I would like to
stay abreast of recent developments
> I would like to refine my practice methods. |
| HOW
IS THIS COURSE RELEVANT TO ME? |
| The
course is designed for the practicing physician. It is designed
and written by academic faculty who themselves are practitioners
- therefore combining the best of both worlds. As an added safeguard,
each course mailer is checked for relevance to family practice
by frontline medical practitioners. |
| WHAT
IS THE DURATION OF THE COURSE? |
| Two
years. You may choose to extend the completion of your course
to suit your practice and time constraints. |
| After
completion of requirements the candidate may take an examination
and pass after which a Diploma in Family Health is awarded by
the Deemed University. This diploma does not come under the
purview of the Medical Council of India. |
| SO
WHAT DOES THIS COURSE TEACH ME? |
| The
course is built on the concept of problem-oriented learning-a
tested and effective means of continuing medical learning. Real
life practice problems have been identified by practitioners
who are sitting members of our board of studies. The content
is tailored to meet the needs of the community and therefore
what you learn is what you can directly apply to practice. This
course is aimed to extend the scope of practice to wider range
of family health. |
| HOW
DOES THE INFORMATION REACH ME? |
| Mailers
are sent every month containing the learning material. A mailer
sent periodically contains self-assessment questions that have
to be mailed back. Upon receipt of the self-assessment, we mail
you a critique, providing a discussion of your answers and comparative
performance vis a vis your colleagues so that you can assess
your self. In future you may also be able to do this via the
world wide web. |
| ARE
THERE CONTACT COURSES? |
Yes. You are required to take at least one contact course each
year. These contact courses will be aimed at providing you certain
practical skills (for instance cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
and also reiterate concepts.
I would like to spend some time gaining experience in my area
of special interest: Short-term electives can be scheduled in
almost any clinical discipline at Sri Ramachandra Medical College
and Research Institute subject to availability. Accommodation
can be arranged at Sri Ramachandra Medical College during the
electives. |
| WHAT
OTHER SUPPORT CAN I EXPECT? |
| Faculty
and experts in every speciality are available to provide free
24 hours consultation services to the participants in the course.
Thus help for difficult patients in your practice is only a
fax or phone call away. Any time that you may be in Chennai
- you can use the Harvard Learning Centre at Sri Ramachandra
Medical College and Research Institute - a state of the art
facility with books, journals and net based resources. Priority
and discounted registration are provided for Sri Ramachandra
Medical College sponsored CME programs. |
