Name: Dr. Minitta Maria Regy

DOB: **/**/****

Gender: Female

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996-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To be a part of a work culture that provides me the opportunity to put my skills to its best use and to reach the unreached as a part of my passionate, sincere, and holistic efforts QUALIFICATION

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) MD Community Medicine

DNB Community Medicine

PG degree in Early intervention (PGDEI)

Certified in Global Health (BGU, Israel)

INSTITUTE

- Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry (MBBS, Batch 2012-2017)

- St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore (MD Community Medicine, Batch 2019-2022)

- Participated in Global Health International Program, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel (July- August 2022)

- National Board of Examination (DNB Community Medicine, December 2022-May 2023)

- National Institute for Empowering Persons with Multiple Disabilities, Govt. of India under the Ministry of Social justice and empowerment and Rehabilitation Council of India

(PGDEI, Batch 2022-2023)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

- Languages known to speak with working proficiency: English, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada

- Languages known to read and write: English, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, French

- Strengths: Self-discipline, good public relations, communication, and organization skills

- Hobbies: Dance, Music, Reading and Travel

ACADEMIC CREDITS

Experience: Trainee Tutor/Demonstrator as a part of the post-graduate curriculum for 3 years

(2019-2022), 1 year of training and other outreach/research/teaching of under-graduate students in NIEPMD, Chennai (2022-2023), Currently employed at Indian Council of Medical Research- National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai as Medical Consultant for Project IHCI Previous work in research:

— Won a short-term scholarship grant from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for a research study under the Department of Pediatrics which was published the paper in The International Journal of Indian Psychology titled “Prediction of Kindergarten readiness using a questionnaire-based screening tool” during under-graduation.

— Post graduate thesis done in the field of occupational health and mental health, titled

“Emotional intelligence and occupational stress among nursing professionals in tertiary care hospitals of Bangalore- amulticentric cross sectional study”

— Worked with the Ministry of Health, Southern district, Israel under the lead of Dr. Ziva Stahl,Dr.Nadav and Dr. Yannai and led a project titled “Knowledge and Practice of Folic acid consumption among reproductive age group women in Israel- a cross sectional study”. Core section of work was associated with their Department of Health Promotion

— Fellowship thesis done in the field of Autism, project titled “Parental resilience and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder- a mixed methods study”

— Co-authored and guided under-graduate studies, covering disciplines such as geriatrics, disability, maternal and child health, menstrual hygiene, and COVID-19 related topics

— Conducted both, quantitative studies as well as qualitative studies, also experimented with interventional studies, mixed methods studies and studies done via online platform

— Published the following papers and all other previous work are currently in process of publishing,

• Regy MM. Anxiety and Resilience among the Elderly During the Covid–19 Related Lockdownin Anekal, Karnataka. Indian journal of gerotonology. 2021Jun27;35(2):143–50.

• Regy M M, Kumar P P, Kisku. A & Krishanan L (2017). Prediction of Kindergarten Readiness Using a Questionnaire Based Screening Tool. International Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol. 5, (1), DIP: 18.01.066/20170501, DOI: 10.25215/0501.066

• Regy MM, Shanbhag DN, Ramesh N, Pasangha E, Fernando A, Maria M, et al. Impact of self help groups among persons with disabilities in rural Karnataka –A comparative, cross sectional study. Indian J Community Med 2022

• Regy MM, Ramesh N. Emotional intelligence and tertiary care nurses of Bangalore, India- a cross sectional study. J Edu Health Promotion 2023; 12-145

• Regy MM, Shanbhag DN. A qualitative review on the impact of enrolment in self-help groups for persons with disabilities in rural Karnataka, India: a comparative study. Int J Community Med Public Health 2023;10:2884-9.

• Jacob LC, Johnson J, John M, Regy MM, Shanbhag D. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychosocial well-being of undergraduate students in south India- a cross sectional study. Int J Res Med Sci 2023;11:2915-20.

- Presented paper titled “Anxiety and resilience among the elderly during the Covid19 pandemic inrural Karnataka” in Karnataka state conference, KACHCON2020

- Won the best poster award for the paper titled “Self-help groups and its impact on persons with disability- a comparative study” presented at the National conference by the Indian Public Health Association, IPHACON’21 held at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate and Medical Research, JIPMER, Puducherry

- Member of the Review board (2021-present) of Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Pubmed,DOAJ, Scopus indexed) EXTRA CREDITS:

- Won the Niraj Prabhu Memorial award for the Best Outgoing student of the school

(2010- 2011) St. Michael’s Academy, Adyar, Chennai, India

- Won special award twice from the Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue for academic excellence (2008-2009, 2011-2012)

- Member of the student council in both years of high school o Asst. cultural secretary for the academic year 2009-2010 o House captain for the academic year 2010-2011

- Member of the college student council for the academic year 2014-2015

- Batch topper for MD final exams and secured the University 7 th

rank in the final MD university

exams held in 2022 under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka

- Won the Global Engagement scholarship sponsored by the Ben Gurion university of Negev, Israel to participate in their Global Health summer program, held on July 2022

- Won the first place in the quiz competition held at Chaitanya State conference on Autism at Chennai in 2022 December and represented NIEPMD Chennai at the SRM International conference on Autism held in 2023 April

TRAININGS RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH:

- Multiple training and workshops on biomedical research and methodology both, at institution level (under St. John’s Research Institute) as well as national level (under National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning)

- Been a part of the team that trains grassroot level health-workers on screening and referral of non-communicable diseases with the aid of NGO-MAYA health and organics along withSt. John’s Medical College, Bangalore

- Also been a part of the team that trains garment factory workers on mental health issues under the MySpace project led by an initiative under the Occupational Healthunit, Department of Community Medicine, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore

- Undergone basic level training in Indian Sign language (ISL) and Braille, under NIEPMD Chennai and Sankara Nethralaya Chennai National programs related training:

a) Mission Indradhanush 2.0 and 4.0 as external monitors – trained under World Health Organization, Bangalore

b) Pulse Polio Immunization- Surveillance and external monitors- trained under World HealthOrganization, Bangalore

c) National Urban Health Mission- Village Health, Nutrition and Sanitation Day initiatives such as lactation workshop, nutrition demonstration, health education and awareness campaign, immunization coverage

d) Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness- Healthworker and ASHA training in interpretation of growth charts, basic approach to child with upper respiratory tract infection and diarrhoea

e) National Mental Health Programme- Part of mental health clinics conducted under the programme in the Anekal Taluk hospital on dedicated “Super Tuesdays” with a team of mental health specialists from National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore

f) National Programme for prevention & Control of Non Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD)- under the community health center level, been a part of multiple NCDclinics and community screening initiatives

g) Rasthriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)- was a part of the RBSK team led activities of screening and referrals while posted at Anekal Taluk hospital for a period of one month (June2020). Also been oriented to DEIC activities as a part of the RBSK programme h) National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)- participated in the training and workshop on updates in NTEP along with prime focus on TPT strategy to end TB by 2025 in India in accordance with the goal of end TB by 2030 under the SDG3. The training was held on February 2022 in the State Reference Laboratory, Bangalore by Karnataka Health Promotion Trust in alliance with the Johnson and Johnson pharmaceuticals

- In addition to the mentioned, owing to the Covid19 pandemic, been a part of thefollowing activities at both, community as well as tertiary care level: a) Surveillance and reporting during the initial part of the pandemic b) Database management under the portal of KPME- Karnataka Private Medical Establishment c) Fever clinic

d) Vaccination drives

e) Covid19 related research studies

- Other residential activities/postings related to Public Health where I have been a part of include,

a) Residential posting for 1 month (October 2019 to November 2019) in JSS Bilaspur to learn about the Tribal health initiatives and programs b) Residential posting for 6 months at rural Karnataka as medical officer (November 2020 to April 2021)

c) Residential posting for 1 week (January 2022) at Emmaus Swiss Leprosy project and referral center, Palamaner

d) Residential scholarship program on Global Health for 1 month (July 2022) at Ben-Gurion University, Israel

e) Training in early intervention and RBSK activities held at DEIC Chengalpattu (October 2022) and training in genetic counselling held at Institute of Child Health, Egmore, Chennai (May 2023) f) Residential sponsored training program on multi-disciplinary approach to children with difficult speech and hearing at All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore for 1 week during May 2023

- Also been a part of teaching sessions for under-graduate medical students, allied health sciences, Master of Public Health and nursing students Special areas of interest include:

Research and practice in the field of- Public health, Early intervention and screening, Preventive medicine and rehabilitation

Reference:

Rev.Dr. John Varghese Thekkekara MHA, M.Phil, Ph D Associate Director - St. John's Medical CollegeHospital Mob: 750-***-****

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