akash malik

Resident Doctor , Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi

Public health Specialist, with a MD in Community Medicine, Maulana Azad medical College, New Delhi, Fluent in English and Hindi, with an added experience in conducting community based randomized controlled trials

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Area of Expertise:
  • Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition
Professional Experience:

MBBS:
1. Actively involved in organizing of voluntary blood camps in collaboration with Regional Blood Transfusion Centre and Lions Club in University College Of Medical Sciences (Letter of Appreciation attached).
2. Posted in polio booths as a Health worker during National Polio Immunization Days in the years 2003 and 2004, in a primary school in Kabir Nagar area of East Delhi.
MD:
1) Principal Investigator in a randomized controlled trial entitled “Effect of prophylactic zinc supplementation on incidence of acute diarrhoea, respiratory tract infection and growth in infants of 6-11 months of age.” (CTRI/2010/091/001417).
2) Principal Investigator in a Study entitled “To assess the adequacy of facilities at Anganwadi Centres and the knowledge and practices of Anganwadi Workers in relation to services provided under ICDS scheme in North East district of Delhi”.
3) Worked with an NGO to raise the awareness about HIV/AIDS Transmission and Prevention strategies, among students of government schools in Central and South zones of Delhi.
4) Involved in teaching and training of under graduate students (MBBS), and interns in immunization of under five children and as a part of Family Health Advisory Program of Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
5) Headed the First Aid Post, at the Siri Fort Stadium, during Common Wealth Games, 2010.

Education:

Completed MBBS in year 2008, from University College of medical Sciences,
Completed MD in Community Medicine, form Maulana Azad MEdical College, New Delhi, in May 2013

Affiliations and Achievements:

Publications:
1) Taneja DK, Malik A. Burden of rotavirus in India - Is rotavirus vaccine an answer to it?. Indian J Public Health 2012;56:17-21.
2) Akash Malik, Davendra K Taneja, Nivedhita Devasenapathy, K Rajeshwari. Short-Course Prophylactic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea Morbidity in Infants of 6-11 Months. Accepted for publication in Pediatrics (official journal of American Association of Pediatrics).
3) Garg S, Malik A, Singh R. Healthy corporate house means healthy Nation. Accepted for publication in Apollo Medicine Journal.

Awards and Achievements:
1) Life Member of Indian Public Health Association, since January 2011.
2) Life Member of India Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, since June 2011.
3) Awarded a letter of appreciation for conducting Voluntary Blood Donation Camp at University College of Medical Sciences in collaboration with Regional Blood Transfusion Centre, Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital and Lion’s Club.
4) Awarded as the Best Speaker, in the Third Annual Physiology Seminar, conducted by Department of Physiology, University College of Medical Sciences on the topic “Physiology of fertilization” (April, 2004).


Conferences, Workshops and Trainings Attended:
1) Oral presentation titled “Effect of short-course prophylactic zinc supplementation on diarrhea in infants of 6-11 months- a community based double blinded RCT”, at 6th Asian Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka (December 2012).
2) Completed Training in Bio-Medical waste Management at the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, MAM College, New Delhi (July 2012).
3) Oral Presentation titled “To assess the adequacy of facilities at Anganwadi Centres and the knowledge and practices of Anganwadi Workers in relation to services provided under ICDS scheme in North East district of Delhi”, at the 56th Annual National Conference of Indian Public Health Association, IPHACON 2012, IMA house, Kochi, Kerala (February 2012).
4) Participated in the Symposium on “Environmental and Occupational Health: Issues and Challenges” at India International Center, New Delhi (November 2011).
5) Participated in the Workshop on “Economic Evaluation of Health care Programmes- Cost Effectiveness Analysis” at Indian Institute of Public health- Delhi (May 2011).
6) Oral Presentation titled “To assess and strengthen the KABP of health care personnel regarding HIV care at CRPF hospital, New Delhi” at the 55th Annual National Conference of Indian Public Health Association, IPHACON 2011, KLE university, Belgaum, Karnataka (January 2011).
7) Completed Training in Bio-Medical waste Management at the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, MAM College, New Delhi (April 2011).
8) Completed Training in “Basic and Advanced Life Support Skills” at Clinical Skills Centre, MAM College, New Delhi (August 2010).
9) Completed a workshop on “Problem Solving For Better Health” at the Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (February 2005).

Available for:

  • Job opportunities

Years of Experience:

2-5 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English

Nationality:

Indian

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