The Department of Community Medicine has its primary objectives of teaching and training students of MBBS, Interns and Post Graduate MD in Community Medicine. The Department has highly qualified and able faculty to impart training in various areas of academics and research.
The Department has a Rural Health and Training Centre at Sansarpur, and an Urban Health and Training Centre at Sarvodaya Nagar. Health activities at both the centres include regular outpatient services, antenatal care, immunization, family welfare services and health education sessions. Facilities for routine investigations are available at the laboratories in these centres. These services are also provided in the community through a team of Doctors, Medical Social Workers, Auxiliary Nurses, Midwives, Health Inspectors and Health Educators.

Community Health training gives a clear picture of socio-cultural, economic and other multiple factors associated with health and disease, and concepts about planning and management of programs for preventing disease and improving health of the community as a whole. Research in the areas of Community Health are essential aspects of the department. The Department is actively involved in the areas of Research Methodology and Bio-statistics.