Diploma in Rural Medical Practitioner ( 2YEAR)

Diploma in Rural Medical Practitioner (DRMP)

FIRST YEAR

1. Introduction to Rural Healthcare

• Rural health system
• Primary Health Care (PHC)
• Community health services
• Role of a rural healthcare worker
• Health education and awareness

2. Human Anatomy & Human Physiology

• Cell and tissues
• Skeletal system
• Muscular system
• Digestive system
• Respiratory system
• Cardiovascular system
• Nervous system
• Urinary system
• Reproductive system
• Body functions
• Blood circulation
• Respiration
• Digestion
• Excretion
• Endocrine glands
• Nervous coordination

3. General Pathology

• Disease process
• Inflammation
• Infection
• Fever
• Healing
• Degeneration
• Tumors (basic concepts)

4. Microbiology

• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Fungi
• Parasites
• Sterilization
• Disinfection
• Infection control

5. Health and Hygiene

• Personal hygiene
• Environmental sanitation
• Safe drinking water
• Waste disposal
• Disease prevention

6. Nutrition and Dietetics

• Food groups
• Balanced diet
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Maternal nutrition
• Child nutrition
• Therapeutic diets

7. First Aid

• CPR (basic awareness)
• Bleeding control
• Fractures
• Burns
• Snake bite
• Poisoning
• Shock
• Heat stroke

8. Nursing Care Skills

• Bed making
• Patient positioning
• Temperature, pulse and respiration
• Blood pressure measurement
• Wound dressing
• Injection assistance (where legally permitted and under supervision)
• Patient records

9. Computer Fundamentals

• MS Word
• Excel
• Internet
• Electronic health records (basic)
• Medical documentation

SECOND YEAR

1. General Medicine

• Common fever
• Cough and cold
• Diarrhoea
• Malaria
• Typhoid
• Tuberculosis (overview)
• Hypertension (basic)
• Diabetes (basic)

2. Pharmacology (Basic)

• Drug classification
• Safe medicine use
• Dosage principles
• Routes of administration
• Storage of medicines
• Adverse drug reactions

3. Maternal and Child Health

• Antenatal care
• Postnatal care
• Normal pregnancy
• Infant care
• Breastfeeding
• Growth monitoring
• Immunization schedule

4. Infectious Diseases

• Prevention
• Vaccination
• Tuberculosis
• Malaria
• Dengue
• Cholera
• HIV/AIDS (awareness)

5. Emergency Medical Care

• Medical emergencies
• Trauma care
• Burns
• Poisoning
• Animal bites
• Referral procedures
• Ambulance services

6. Community Health & Telemedicine

• Health education
• Family welfare
• Population control
• School health
• Occupational health
• Basics of teleconsultation
• Digital communication
• Patient referral
• Electronic medical records
• Environmental health

7. National Health Programmes

• Immunization Programme
• Tuberculosis Control Programme
• Malaria Control Programme
• Maternal and Child Health initiatives
• Nutrition programmes

8. Rural Healthcare Management

• Clinic organization
• Inventory management
• Medical records
• Health reporting
• Ethics and professional conduct

9. Medical Ethics and Legal Responsibilities

• Patient confidentiality
• Informed consent
• Professional behaviour
• Referral to qualified doctors
• Legal limitations of practice