Name: Dr. Akshada Manik Shinde
Educational Qualifications: MBBS, M.D. Community Medicine
College: Grant Govt Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai (year of PG completion: 2021)
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Where are you working currently?
MVPS's Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Hospital & Research Center, Adgaon, Nashik, India
What are your areas of interest within your profession?
Academics, Research, Community outreach activities like health check-up camps, street play, health talks, etc.
Things that you are passionate about concerning the clinical/research/current aspects of your profession:
Academics & Community outreach activities
What made you choose teaching or mentoring as a profession?
My experience of working in the community under the Public Health Department, MCGM, Mumbai.
According to your experience, what is more important: getting good scores or acquiring knowledge?
Acquiring knowledge
3 topics/subjects that you like the most:
Child Immunization, Family Planning & Demography, Epidemiology
Any 3 topics/subjects that you dislike/ detest the most:
Nothing specific as of now.
What are your fields of interest in Research?
Community-based research
What are your career goals or expectations?
To excel as an academician.
What would you be doing if not for the current profession?
Probably professional singing or acting.
What do you like to do in your leisure time?
Singing, reading
What change would you like to bring about in the Education sector?
Rules & regulations are a must & they should be the same everywhere irrespective of the fact whether the institution is a government, private, or a deemed university.
What is your Mantra for success?
Patience & consistently focused hard work.
Who do you idolize and why?
Nobody specific
Kindly mention your Publication(s), if any:
1) Beneficiaries' Perspective In Reducing Child Deaths Due To Malnutrition In Tribal District Of Maharashtra: A Qualitative Study, Dr. Lalit Sankhe, Dr. Chhaya Rajguru, Dr. Akshada Shinde GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Volume-10 | Issue-3 | March-2021
2) A Cross Sectional Study On Awareness Of Animal Bite Management And Rabies Immunization Among General Practitioners In A Metropolitan City Of India, Dr. Monali Kadam, Dr. Akshada Shinde INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: Volume-11 | Issue-10 | October-2022
And finally, what message would you like to give to today's youth?
Be patient, and be consistent. Perseverance is the key to success.
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