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[1] Despite the huge demand for public health doctors in India, the framework of public health remains unsatisfactory.Since the birth of public health administration in 1869, with establishment of community medicine departments in 1955 to promotion of Public Health as an essential requirement for health promotion the subject had roller coaster ride facing challenges about its name, role and future.Almost 40% said clearly DO NOT LIKE SPM (Community Medicine) and THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED, 20% were clueless about subject, good number cited it is boring, boring and boring, other reasons were, of course, clinical orientation, they feel branch has no scope with low salary and low satisfaction, rural work, no role models.A decade ago, the World Health Organization (SEARO meeting, 2005) has highlighted that "medical graduates who enter the specialty of public health face major handicaps compared with those selecting other specialties.