Community medicine

Description

Community medicine is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.

Alternative labels

preventative and social medicine
public health
social and preventative medicine
community health

Skill type

knowledge

Skill reusability level

occupation-specific

Relationships with occupations

Essential knowledge

Community medicine is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:

Optional knowledge

Community medicine is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Specialised doctor: Specialised doctors prevent, diagnose and treat diseases depending on their medical or surgical specialty.

 


 

References

  1. Community medicine – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022