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Dr. Dechenla Tsering Bhutia

Professor and Head of the Department

Department of Community Medicine

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Professor & Head of Department of Community Medicine – Administrative responsibilities in the department comprising of leading, manage and developing the department to ensure it achieves the highest possible standards of excellence in all its activities.

    Lecture classes for Medical graduates and Post-graduates including PhD in Community Medicine, Epidemiology, Bio-Statistics; also for other health care staffs.

    Guide of PhD scholars and MD students under Dept. of Community Medicine.

    MBBS & MD examiner in University examination.

    Organizing and guiding research projects for medical graduates, guiding post graduate students in thesis work and training them on data collection and research methodology, Recognized post graduate medical teacher and examiner under National Medical Council. 

    Academic Senate member, Sikkim Manipal University.

    Coordinator of Medical Education Unit, SMIMS.

 

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Subject code Semester
Community Medicine Epidemiology MBI1303 CM2301, CM2302, CM2303, CM2304 & CM2321 MBBS - I, II, III, IV, VI, VII | MD – I, II, III Year | PhD

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MPH Public Health Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam 2011
MD Community Medicine All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata 2005
MBBS Medicine Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal 2002

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata PG PG Student and Tutor for undergraduate Medical students 3 Years
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences Tutor Lecture and Practical classes, Guiding field work and projects of MBBS students 1 month
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences Assistant Professor Lecture and Practical classes, Guiding field work and projects of MBBS students RHTC Incharge Department Coordinator Expert Assistant for University Examinations 4 Years
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences Associate Professor Lecture and Practical classes, Guiding field work and projects of MBBS students, RHTC Incharge; Department Coordinator; Examiner for MBBS University Examinations, Teaching and training PG students and guiding research projects and Thesis 3 years 10 months
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences Professor Lecture classes, Guiding field work and projects of MBBS students, Examiner for MBBS and MD University Examinations, Teaching and training PG students and guiding research projects and Thesis 5 yrs 9 months
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences Professor and Head Administrative duties as head of the Department, Lecture classes, Guiding field work and projects of MBBS students, Examiner for MBBS and MD University Examinations, Teaching and training PG students and guiding research projects and Thesis, PhD Guide 2 yrs 4 Months

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Public Health, Maternal and Child Health, National Health Programs, Epidemiology, Statistics

Area of Expertise

Urban Task Force of COVID Vaccine implementation under Govt of Sikkim. | State Task Force member of HPV vaccine campaign under Govt. of Sikkim. | Member of State Task Force on Immunization (STFI) Committee under Dept. of HC,HS & FW, Govt. of Sikkim. | Ex officio member of State task Force under Revised National TB Control Program for the state of Sikkim under Dept. of HC,HS & FW, Govt. of Sikkim. | Consultant and Member of the Rapid response team under the State Integrated Disease surveillance programme under Dept. of healthcare, human services and family welfare, Govt. of Sikkim. | IAPSM State Nodal officer under National TB Elimination Programme for Sub National Certificate Claim Verification.

Area of Research

Childhood Under-nutrition, Micronutrient Deficiency

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Life member of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine.

Life member of Indian Public Health Association.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Awarded “Excellence in Teaching” for meritorious contribution to Sikkim Manipal University at SMU Pride Awards in the year 2020.

Certificate of Appreciation awarded for service rendered as a frontline worker during the COVID 19 pandemic in the year 2020.

Completed “Advanced Course in Medical Education” under Medical Council of India held at MCI Nodal Centre for Medical Education, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai in the year 2015-16.

Awarded with Fellowship by Netherlands Fellowship program to undergo MPH fellowship program at Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam for the year 2010-11.

Completed Leadership programme on “Synergic Manipal Integrated Leadership Engagement” under Manipal University for the year 2016.

Recipient of Bharat Jyoti award in the year 2009 for meritorious achievement in the field of medical sciences by India International Society, Delhi.

Contributed as one of the Authors in the book titled "Caretonoids and Vitamin A in Translational Medicine (Publisher - CRC PRESS, Taylor and Francis Group, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742. 2013.

Completed Certification course titled “Mastering Pubmed Basics” under QMed Knowledge Foundation.

Completed Certification course titled “Reference Management with Mendeley” under QMed Knowledge Foundation.

Awarded Full Scholarship under Netherlands Fellowship programme to attend training programme on “Universal Health Coverage” organized by Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands and GIMPA, Accra, Ghana at GIMPA, Accra, Ghana from 1st July 2013 to 12th July 2013.

Awarded Full Scholarship under Orange Knowledge programme to attend training programme “From MDG’s to SDG’s: Looking back and forth at their implications and challenges for District Health Systems” organized by Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam in association within Nuffic, Netherlands Fellowship program from 5th – 16th Dec 2016 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Awarded Full Sponsorship from Sight and Life, Switzerland and invited as Panel speaker at the 9th General Assembly of International Association from 17th Sept. 2012 to 20th Sept. 2012 for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) held at Hyderabad, India on the topic "Prevention of Vitamin A Deficiency in Indian Children through Nutritional Interventions".

Invited as Guest Speaker at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tokyo Japan on the topic “Integrated Child Development Services in India” on 22nd August 2014.

Panel speaker at the International Conference on Public Health from 10th July 2019 to 12th July 2019 held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the topic "Improving the Quality of maternal Health Services".