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
- Projects
- Publications
- Other Contributions
| 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 |
Senior Resident in the Division of Occupational Health under the Department of Community Health
Qualification/ Education
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)Institute Degree Field of Study Coimbatore Government Medical College, Coimbatore (Affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University) 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
Experience
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.
Areas of interest
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Industrial Hygiene
- Ergonomics
- Workplace Health Education
- Implementation Sciences
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
Field of Expertise
- Preventive and Social Medicine
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Industrial Hygiene
- Ergonomics
- Epidemiology
Fellowship & Membership
Fogarty Fellow under the Integrated Networks of Scholars in Global Health Research Training (INSIGHT) program consortium
Extramural portfolios/ Committees
- Project Physician in MySpace Project (Factory Counselling Services in Apparel Manufacturing Sector) under St Johns Health Innovation Foundation
- Project Physician in Maitri Project (Gender Based Violence and Harassment Prevention Systems in Apparel Manufacturing Sector) under St Johns Health Innovation Foundation
- Editorial Panel for Work and Health Journal under Scilight (Online ISSN: 2982-3463)
- Peer Reviewer in International and National Indexed journals
Other formal training/certification
- Mental Health First Aid
- Certificate Course in Ergonomics
- Certificate Course in Research Ethics
- Diploma in Health, safety and Environment management, IPHG
- Biomedical Human Subjects Research by CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) - USA
- Responsible Conduct of Research by CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) - USA
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
- Course Coordinator for the Fellowship in Family Medicine under the Distant Education Program
Membership of professional associations/bodies
- Member of the International Congress on Occupational Health (ICOH)
- Member of the Indian Association of Occupational Health (IAOH)
- Member of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM)
- Member of Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB)
- Member of Epidemiology Foundation of India (EFI)
Awards and Recognitions
S. No. Name of Award Awarding Agency Year 1 KACH Millennium Award for best paper presentation in the annual state conference Karnataka Association of Community Health 2017 2 BEL Award for best paper presentation in the Annual National Conference (New Delhi) Indian Association of Occupational Health 2023 3 Fellowship to Attend Conference 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work – Sydney, Australia 2023 4 Partial Fellowship to Attend Conference 34th International Congress on Occupational Health (ICOH) 2024 4 INSIGHT Fellowship – one year mentored research scholarship Fogarty International Centre, National Institute of Health, USA 2025
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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