ANKUR BARUA, Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer

ANKUR BARUA

Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer

International Medical University (IMU)

Location
India - Kolkata
Education
Doctorate, Epidemiology
Experience
15 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 3 Months

Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at International Medical University (IMU)
  • Malaysia
  • March 2012 to November 2016

Academic activities - Addressing major issues of public health importance, conducting lecture classes and training undergraduates and postgraduates in various aspects of community medicine. Organizing workshops on Epidemiology and actively participating & supervising various research projects of the Department and National Health Programmes like Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) Programme and Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme. Conducting daily rural outreach clinics at Rural Maternity and Child Welfare (RMCW) Homes at sub-centre level, PHCs and Anganwadis, organising rural health camps and tribal health camps. Also, guiding postgraduates and interns for epidemiological research, developing proforma for data collection and pre-testing them and training them on computer skills regarding tabulation and analysis by using software packages and presentation of results.

Associate Professor at Melaka-Manipal Medical College
  • Malaysia
  • November 2009 to November 2011

Addressing major issues of public health importance, conducting lecture classes and training undergraduates and postgraduates in various aspects of community medicine. Organizing workshops on Epidemiology and actively participating & supervising various research projects of the Department and National Health Programmes like Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) Programme and Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme. Conducting daily rural outreach clinics at Rural Maternity and Child Welfare (RMCW) Homes at sub-centre level, PHCs and Anganwadis, organising rural health camps and tribal health camps. Also, guiding postgraduates and interns for epidemiological research, developing proforma for data collection and pre-testing them and training them on computer skills regarding tabulation and analysis by using software packages and presentation of results.

Assistant Professor at Sikkim-Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences
  • India
  • March 2004 to August 2008

Conducting daily rural outreach clinics at Rural Maternity and Child Welfare (RMCW) Homes at sub-centre level, PHCs and Anganwadis, organising rural health camps, tribal health camps, guiding interns for epidemiological research, developing proforma for data collection and pretesting them and training them on computer skills regarding tabulation and analysis by using software packages and presentation of results. Actively participated and supervised various research projects of the Department and National Health Programmes like Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) Programme and Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme.

Assistant Professor at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal; Manipal University
  • India
  • August 2003 to March 2004

Conducting daily rural outreach clinics at Rural Maternity and Child Welfare (RMCW) Homes at sub-centre level, PHCs and Anganwadis, organising rural health camps, tribal health camps, guiding interns for epidemiological research, developing proforma for data collection and pretesting them and training them on computer skills regarding tabulation and analysis by using software packages and presentation of results. Actively participated and supervised various research projects of the Department and National Health Programmes like Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) Programme and Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme.

PG cum Tutor at Kastruba Medical College, Manipal; Manipal University
  • India
  • August 2000 to July 2003

Conducting daily rural outreach clinics at Rural Maternity and Child Welfare (RMCW) Homes at sub-centre level, PHCs and Anganwadis, organising rural health camps, tribal health camps, guiding interns for epidemiological research, developing proforma for data collection and pretesting them and training them on computer skills regarding tabulation and analysis by using software packages and presentation of results. Actively participated and supervised various research projects of the Department and National Health Programmes like Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) Programme and Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme.

Tutor at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore; Manipal University
  • India
  • April 2000 to August 2000

Conducting daily rural outreach clinics at Rural Maternity and Child Welfare (RMCW) Homes at sub-centre level, PHCs and Anganwadis, organising rural health camps, tribal health camps, guiding interns for epidemiological research, developing proforma for data collection and pretesting them and training them on computer skills regarding tabulation and analysis by using software packages and presentation of results. Actively participated and supervised various research projects of the Department and National Health Programmes like Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) Programme and Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme.

Education

Doctorate, Epidemiology
  • at Bayview University
  • October 2014

Collecting all relevant articles for the Questionnaire Validation work. Also, guiding postgraduates and interns for epidemiological research, developing proforma for data collection and pre-testing them and training them on computer skills regarding tabulation and analysis by using software packages and presentation of results.

Master's degree, Community Medicine (Public Health)
  • at Manipal University
  • July 2003

Academic activities – Addressing major issues of public health importance, conducting lecture classes and training undergraduates and postgraduates in various aspects of community medicine. Organizing workshops on Epidemiology and actively participating & supervising various research projects of the Department and National Health Programmes like Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) Programme and Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme. Conducting daily rural outreach clinics at Rural Maternity and Child Welfare (RMCW) Homes at sub-centre level, PHCs and Anganwadis, organising rural health camps and tribal health camps. Also, guiding postgraduates and interns for epidemiological research, developing proforma for data collection and pre-testing them and training them on computer skills regarding tabulation and analysis by using software packages and presentation of results.

Bachelor's degree, MBBS
  • at Manipal University
  • March 1999

Paying visit to the daily rural outreach clinics at Rural Maternity and Child Welfare (RMCW) Homes at sub-centre level, PHCs and Anganwadis, organising rural health camps, tribal health camps, guiding interns for epidemiological research, developing proforma for data collection and pretesting them and training them on computer skills regarding tabulation and analysis by using software packages and presentation of results. Actively participated in various research projects of the Department and National Health Programmes like Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) Programme and Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme.

Bayt Tests

U.S. Word Usage Test
Score 72%

Specialties & Skills

Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Public Health
Community Medicine
Medical Research
SPSS software
eLearning
Medical Publications
Health Research
Health Publications
Biostatistics
Medical Education
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Clinical Trial

Languages

English
Expert
Bengali
Native Speaker
Hindi
Intermediate

Memberships

Member of Society of Biological Psychiatry (MSOBP)
  • Annual Membership
  • June 2012
Member of International Epidemiological Association (MIEA)
  • Annual Membership
  • January 2007
Member of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMMA)
  • Annual Membership
  • October 2010

Training and Certifications

UGC-NET (National Eligibility Test) (Social Med. & Community Health) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2005
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2013
Fundamentals of Medical Ethics (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2013
Fundamentals of Teaching Learning in Healthcare Professional Education (FTL) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2014

Hobbies

  • Photography
    Completed three years of professional training.
  • Music (Eastern Vocal)
    Completed five years of intensive training.
  • Cricket
    Professionally trained at University Level.
  • Soccer
    Professionally trained at University Level.
  • Fine Arts
    1. Gold Medal (Painting) “Odessy” Hindi High School, Kolkata, India 1992 2. National Gold Medal (Painting), 22nd. Palli Cultural Organization, Kolkata, India (senior level) 1988 3. NationalGold Medal (Painting), All India Camel Color Contest (senior level) 1989 4. International President of India’s Silver Medal (Painting), Shankar’s International Children’s’ Art Competition (senior level) 1988