Clinical Research Assistant
Rehabilitation Research Center
Educational Details
· MD Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India (2018–2021)
· MBBS, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India (2011–2017)
Work Experience
Feb 2025 – Present - Clinical Research Assistant II (Extra Help), Rehabilitation Research Center, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, CA - Supporting clinical studies in rehabilitation outcomes, data collection, participant coordination, protocol adherence, and research documentation.
Sept 2021 – June 2022 - Senior Resident, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur - Mentored 25 interns monthly. - Taught epidemiology to undergraduate and postgraduate students. - Managed COVID-19 vaccination center, immunization clinics. - Organized anemia and TB screening camps, community medical camps. - Conducted health education events and quizzes.
Jan 2023 – June 2023 - Research Fellow, Foundation for People-Centric Health Systems (FPHS), remote - Participated in health systems research under Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya
Publications
1. Priya PK, Pathak VK, Giri AK. Vaccination coverage and vaccine hesitancy among vulnerable populations of India. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics.2020 Feb 5:1-6.
2. Panigrahi SK, Pathak VK, Kumar MM, Raj U. Covid-19 and mobile phone hygiene in healthcare settings. BMJ Global Health. 2020 Apr 1;5(4): e002505.
3. Kumar MM, Karpaga Priya P, Panigrahi SK, Raj U, Pathak VK. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent health in India. J Family Med Prim Care 2020; 9:5484-9
4. Priya PK, Parija PP, Kujur A. WHO recommendation and India’s practice on tetanus vaccination—How much is too much? Tropical Doctor. 2021 Apr 28:00494755211010874.
5. Pathak VK, P KP, Panigrahi SK, Raj U, Kumar M. Essential Service Products as Channels for COVID-19 Awareness and Behavior Change: A Narrative Review. Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India). 2023 Jun 16.
Awards and Achievements
· Presented oral paper on Effects of Greenhouse, NCSC Pune (2008)
· Certificate of Excellence for >90% in Metric Exams (2009)
· Sr. Agnes Award for Centum in Higher Secondary Mathematics Public Exam (2011)
· St. Joseph of Cluny – School Topper in Biology Public Exam (2011)
· Dr. Ramanujam Award for Centum in Public Exam - Mathematics (2011)
· PIMS College Topper (Gold Medalist) Pre-final Year (2014)
· Gold Medalist in Preventive and Social Medicine, PIMS (2014)
· PIMS Scientific Society Cash Prize for Hepatitis B KAP Research (2014)
· 2nd Prize (Silver Medal) in Clinical Case Diagnosis, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore (2016)
· ‘Best Intern’ Award out of 110 interns of the year, 2016
· Dr. Satish Kuruvilla Best Intern in Obstetrics and Gynecology out of 110 interns,2016
· 1st prize in the ‘Infection Prevention Control’ quiz conducted at AIIMS Raipur during Swachhata Pakhwada, 2019 among 5 teams
· ‘Promising paper’ in Amrita International Public Health e-conference 2020 for the oral paper on ‘Item analysis of MCQs among UG medical students in a teaching hospital, Raipur, India’, 2020.
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