AKHIL MOHANAN

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Permanent address

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Vayala P.O

Kottayam, District.

Kerala, India

PIN – 686587

Personal Statement

An Audiologist eager to use knowledge gained through 2 years of clinical experience along with a Master’s Degree in Audiology from All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH, Mysore). I am currently looking for a position that will provide me an opportunity to make use of my academic and clinical experiences and achievements in field of hearing sciences especially in areas of assessment and management of hearing and its related disorders. Personal Information

Name of father : Mr. Mohanan

Sex : Male

Date of Birth : May 16th, 1991

Nationality : Indian

Marital Status : Single

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali (Spoken) and Kannada (Spoken) Hobbies : Travelling, Reading, Badminton

Academic Profile

Exam Board/ University Year Aggregate

M.Sc. (Audiology) University of Mysore

AIISH

2015 Semester I- 6.6

(GPA)

Semester II- 6.5

(GPA)

Semester III- 6.1

(GPA)

Semester IV- 6.4

(GPA)

Average GPA: 6.4

BASLP West Bengal

University of Health

Science,

AYJNIHH, ERC

2012 59.9%

Higher Secondary

education

Kerala State Board 2008 80%

SSLC Kerala State Board 2006 86%

Professional experience

Name of

Institution/Clinic

Designation/Post

held

From To Nature of work dealt

with/Presently dealing

with

Dr. Ram Manohar

Lohia Hospital &

PGIMER, New

Delhi

(AIISH DHLS Study

Center)

Audiologist Grade I 14/12/2015 to till

date

Clinical

supervision of

DHLS students

Taking theory

classes in

Audiology

Audiological

evaluations

Orientation to

allied healthcare

professionals

Rapha Speech and

Hearing Clinic,

Kottayam, Kerala

Clinical Audiologist 01/07/2015 to

30/11/2015

(5 months)

Audiological

Evaluations

Hearing aid trial,

fitting and

counselling.

Listening training

Conduction of

Speech and hearing

Camps

Sri Aurobindo

Institute of Medical

Science (SAIMS),

Indore, Madhya

Pradesh

Clinical Audiologist 15/10/2012 to

20/7/2013

(10 months)

Clinical

supervision of

BASLP students

Audiological

Evaluations

(Behavioural &

Electrophysiologic

al)

Hearing aid trial,

fitting and

counselling

Cochlear Implant

Candidacy

evaluations

As part of BASLP AND M.Sc. (Audiology)

Training in clinical and theoretical aspects of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology.

Training in behavioural assessment of paediatric population (BOA, VRA, Conditioned play audiometry)

Training in behavioural assessment of adults and geriatric population (Pure-tone audiometry, speech audiometry, Special tests- SISI, TDT, STAT,

Physiological methods of auditory assessment in children and adults (OAE, Immittance Audiometry, Eustachian tube function tests, etc.)

Electrophysiological methods of auditory assessment in children and adult (ABR, MLR, ALLR, Event related potentials, etc.)

Hearing aid trial, fitting procedures including functional and real ear measurements

Cochlear Implant assessment and post-operative mapping

Counselling

Listening training and auditory verbal therapy

Communication strategies

Management of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD)

Various psychoacoustic tests

Additional skill

Having studied and worked in different parts of India, I’ve developed an attitude that lets me mingle with the people from all ethnic/national backgrounds and with various cultural diversities. This has also developed effective communication skills in me

In addition, due to the clinical works, I’ve also developed a skill of working as a team with professionals and as an individual as per the requirement of the cases that I’ve undertaken.

Master’s Dissertation

Conducted a research study ‘Brainstem encoding of speech and Behavioural Temporal Measures in Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus type 2’ as a part of my Master’s curriculum.

Conference Presentations

•‘Brainstem encoding of speech in individuals with diabetes mellitus type 2: Electrophysiological study’. Oral presentation at the 47th annual convention of Indian Speech and Hearing Association (1-3rd January, 2015) held at Manipal, Karnataka

•‘Effect of reverberation and SNR on speech perception in individuals with normal hearing: An Investigation in a virtual classroom set-up’. Poster presentation at the 47th annual convention of Indian Speech and Hearing Association (1-3rd January, 2015) held at Manipal, India.

Conferences/ Workshops attended

47th Annual convention of Indian Speech and Hearing Association, January 1-3rd, 2015, held at Manipal, India

National Seminar on ‘Electrically Evoked Response Related to Cochlear Implants’ on 12th September, 2014 at All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore.

National workshop on ‘Advancement in Electroacoustic Measurements’ from 24-25th September 2013 at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing.

International Symposium of Audiological Medicine, November 2011,held at Bhuvneswar, India

43rd ISHACON, February 2011, held at Kolkata, India

Various workshops and seminars conducted at AIISH, Mysore Professional Memberships

Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI): Certified as an Audiologist and Speech pathologist. CRR No : A30310

Indian Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA): Certified as a life time member of ISHA. Membership Number: L14092356.

Computer

Knowledge of Windows basics, MS Office package, Multimedia softwares like Adobe Audition

Programming softwares of leading hearing aid companies. References

1. Dr. Animesh Barman

Professor in Audiology

All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH)

Mysore-06, Karnataka, India

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2. Mr. Suman Kumar

Deputy Director, Rehabilitation Council of India

New Delhi, India

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3. Dr. Prawin Kumar

Reader in Audiology

All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH)

Mysore-06, Karnataka, India

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