The Department of Community Medicine was established as the Department of Hygiene and Bacteriology in 1925 with Dr C. Rama Murty as its first professor. It was first housed in the old Civil Hospital building (present Physiology block). It was renamed as Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the year 1955. Post graduate courses were started in 1974-75, this department is now named Department of Community Medicine.
The Department of Community Medicine also has a prize for the best postgraduate student every year.
PRIZE: Meritorious students are conferred with Silver Jubilee Celebration Committee Prize and Endowment medal, Dr Sonti Dakshina Murty Prize and Dr Vallabha Sastry Prize.
| FACULTY: |
| Professor & HOD: |
| Dr. K. RAMA SANKARAM, MD. SPM. |
Professor: |
| Dr. G. KRISHNA BABU, MD. SPM. |
Associate professor: |
| Dr. B. DEVI MADHAVI Dr. A. KRISHNA VENI |
Assistant professor: |
| Dr. S. SUNITHA Dr. P. RADHA KUMARI |
Tutor: |
| Dr. P. S.P. RAVINDRA, MS. (OPHTHAL.) Dr. G. RAMA KRISHNA, MBBS, DPH Dr. K. JEEVAN PRADEEP, MS. (ENT.) Dr. M. PRABHAKARA RAO, M.Ch. Urology |
DEPUTY CIVIL SURGEIONS : 3 |
| Dr. M. PRASANNA LAKSHMI, MBBS. DGO. DCS, PHC: AGANAMPUDI VACANT POSITION R.H.C:SIMHACHALAM Dr. P. PRASADA RAO, MBBS DCS, PHC: SABBAVARAM |
MEDICAL OFFICERS : RHC: SML: 5 |
| Dr. M.P. JAGADEESHWARA RAO, MBBS Dr. K.V.S. GOWRESWARA RAO, MBBS Dr. B. PARVATHI, BDS., M.O Dr. SAILAJA RANI, MBBS M.O |
ASST. DIRECTOR (ADMN.) |
| SMT. K.VIJAYA KUMARI, B.A. |
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER |
| SRI. A.V. LAKSHMANA RAO |
NON MEDICAL ASST. GAZ : 3 |
| SRI. J. SATYANANDAM NMA (GAZETTED) VACANT POSITION - NMA (GAZETTED) |