Dr P Arathi Rao
HOD & Associate Professor
Coordinator: Academics and SLCM/LMS
Department of Global Public Health Policy and Governance
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
o HOD of Global Health Policy and Governance
o Conducting funded research studies
o Mentoring postgraduate and under graduate students
o Developing manuscripts for peer reviewed journals, abstracts for conferences and workshops
o Research methodology
o Support to students and faculty members to develop abstracts, manuscripts and reports
o Teaching, Lesson Planning and Syllabus revision
o Conducting conferences and workshops on relevant topics
o Practical, and Field visits
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Basic and Applied Epidemiology | Year I |
| Basics of MCH | Year I |
| Policies & Legislations in MCH | Year I |
| Global Issues in MCH | Year I |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) | Epidemiology | MAHE, Manipal | 2020 |
| MPH | Epidemiology | MAHE, Manipal | 2011 |
| DGO | OBG | Mysore Medical College | 1999 |
| MBBS | Medicine | Bangalore Medical College | 1995 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dept of Health Policy, Prasanna School of Public Health | Associate Professor | Coordinator – MPH Programme | Jan 2020 till date |
| Dept of Health Policy, Prasanna School of Public Health | Assistant Professor | Coordinator – MPH Programme | Aug 2018-Jan 2020 |
| Dept of Public Health | Assistant Professor | April 2013- August 2018 | |
| KMC International Centre | Course Coordinator | Sep 2011-March 2013 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
issues in population, stakeholder analysis
Area of Research
Epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases among women and children, Operational & implementation research, Maternal health, adolescent health, IEC activities, BCC activities, socio-economic issues in population, stakeholder analysis
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Institution |
Designation |
Year |
Manipal Health Literacy Unit, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
Coordinator |
2018 till date |
Global health and Humanitarian Medicine, Manipal Academy of Higher Education in collaboration with Medecins Sans Frontieres |
MAHE Coordinator |
2018 till date |
Work Experience
· SC1-BHC-17-2020 - DBT-H2020 on PRESCRIP-TEC, Prevention and Screening Innovation Project Towards Elimination of Cervical cancer project as a Co-Principal Investigator from MAHE, - approved for funding by European Commission - Grant agreement in progress
· External Monitor for WHO for Pulse Polio National Immunisation evaluation, January 2015
· External Monitor for Special Newborn Care Unit Evaluation for Southern districts of Karnataka – National Health Mission, Govt of India, March 2015
· Recipient of Erasmus ICM faculty exchange travel grant as a visiting faculty to Department of Public Health, Tampere University, Finland – June 2019
· Recipient of Erasmus ICM faculty exchange travel grant to Global health Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands – December 2019