Faculty & Staff
Dr. Sakthi Arasu S
MBBS., MD in Community Medicine., Associate Fellow in Industrial Health (AFIH).,
Senior Resident / Community Health
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil
- Overview
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| Institute | Degree | Field of Study |
| Coimbatore Government Medical College, Coimbatore (Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University) | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) | Medicine |
| St John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore (Affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) | MD | Community Medicine |
| Sri Ramachandra Institute of Health Education and Research (Deemed to be University) in accordance with DGFASLI (Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes) | AFIH (Associate Fellow in Industrial Health) | Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene |
The medical journey commenced with an MBBS degree from St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, a respected institution known for its academic excellence and holistic medical training. This foundational education provided a comprehensive understanding of medical sciences, clinical practices, and patient care, shaping the core values of a compassionate and skilled medical professional.
Qualification/ Education
The medical journey commenced with an MBBS degree from St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, a respected institution known for its academic excellence and holistic medical training. This foundational education provided a comprehensive understanding of medical sciences, clinical practices, and patient care, shaping the core values of a compassionate and skilled medical professional.
Experience
The medical journey commenced with an MBBS degree from St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, a respected institution known for its academic excellence and holistic medical training. This foundational education provided a comprehensive understanding of medical sciences, clinical practices, and patient care, shaping the core values of a compassionate and skilled medical professional.
Areas of interest
The medical journey commenced with an MBBS degree from St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, a respected institution known for its academic excellence and holistic medical training. This foundational education provided a comprehensive understanding of medical sciences, clinical practices, and patient care, shaping the core values of a compassionate and skilled medical professional.
Other formal training/certification
The medical journey commenced with an MBBS degree from St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, a respected institution known for its academic excellence and holistic medical training. This foundational education provided a comprehensive understanding of medical sciences, clinical practices, and patient care, shaping the core values of a compassionate and skilled medical professional.
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
The medical journey commenced with an MBBS degree from St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, a respected institution known for its academic excellence and holistic medical training. This foundational education provided a comprehensive understanding of medical sciences, clinical practices, and patient care, shaping the core values of a compassionate and skilled medical professional.
Experience:
- 6 months as a Residential Medical Officer in the Community Health Training Centre, Mugalur.
- 2 months as Medical Officer in District Hospital Anekal, Bangalore district.
- 2 months as Medical Officer in Urban Health Centre, Madiwala, Bangalore.
- 2 months as Medical Officer in the “Arokya Raksha” Clinic run by Biocon.
- Surveillance Medical Officer for the World Health Organization in Pulse Polio Immunizations, Mission Indradhanush, and Intensified Mission Indradhanush in Bangalore.
- 3 years of work experience in Community Geriatrics, Occupational Health Services, Non-Communicable Disease clinics and Community Psychiatry.
- 1 month of residency in Jan Swashthya Sahayog (JSS) in Ganiyari, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
- 1-month full-time Global Health Summer Course in Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, Israel.
- Trained in Medical Education, Basic Life Support, Quantitative and Qualitative Research.
- Trained in Mental Health First Aid by the MHFA Foundation
- Thesis on caregiver burden among parents of children with disability in post-graduation.
- 3 years as course coordinator of Fellowship in Family Medicine, St John’s Medical College
- 2 years as SJNAHS website committee member
Occupational Health Experience
- Thesis on workplace quality of life among garment employees for AFIH.
- 7 years of experience in employee interviews, health education and setting up mental health awareness and informal counsellor teams in the apparel manufacturing sector.
- Social and Welfare Auditing in Tea Plantation in Anamalai, Tamil Nadu.
- 5 years of Project Consultant in Factory Counselling Project.
- Trained 130 ‘informal counsellors’ across 8 batches from 24 factories.
- 4 years of being a reviewer in the Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and 2 years in the International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Safety and Health at Work.
- Conducted 100+ interactive webinars on COVID awareness and vaccination for apparel manufacturing factories.
- Certificate courses in Ergonomics, Health and Safety at Workplace and Research Ethics.
- Trained in the measurement of particulate matter, audiometry, vision screening, heat index, illumination and noise.
- 3 years of experience in conducting workplace first aid training.
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Industrial Hygiene
- Ergonomics
- Workplace Health Education
- Implementation Sciences
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
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