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Dr. Ritika Bakshi

Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Faridabad.

Qualification: MBBS, MD (Community Medicine)
ritikabakshi@fbd.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Women and child care, Adolescent Health, Mental Health, Non-Communicable Diseases

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Dr. Ritika Bakshi joined the Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad, Haryana, in August 2023. She completed her MD in Community Medicine (2016–2019) from Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, followed by a Senior Residency at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (2020–2023).

In her role as Assistant Professor , she is involved in teaching both undergraduate students and senior residents. Her responsibilities also include monitoring, supervising, and providing technical support to the department’s peripheral health centres—both rural and urban training health centres. She regularly offers hands-on training to healthcare workers, including interns, ASHAs, ANMs, and other community health staff, particularly in the monitoring and evaluation of various National Health Programmes and in conducting IEC/BCC activities aimed at enhancing community awareness and participation.

Dr. Bakshi has seven publications in recognized national and international journals and has delivered two oral and two poster presentations at national and regional conferences. She has served as a co-investigator in several State and National-level projects and contributed as a co-investigator in multiple rounds of the Delhi Covid-19 Serosurvey , including reviewing epidemiological data during 2021.

She has also contributed to the development of training modules for Covid-19 and the Tobacco Cessation Programme for the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. She has completed certificate courses in Evidence-Based Diabetes Management , Biomedical Research , and Systematic Review . Additionally, she served as a State Trainer-of-Trainers (TOT) for the Covid-19 vaccination rollout in Delhi, conducting training sessions for healthcare workers across various training centres in New Delhi. Dr. Bakshi has attended over 15 conferences , participated in 18 workshops , and completed six training courses , reflecting her strong commitment to academic growth and capacity building.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Implementation of tuberculosis preventive therapy with INH‐Rifapentine (3HP) for latent tuberculosis infection management in household tuberculosis contacts in India: A prospective study

Cite this Research Publication : Nandini Sharma, Ritika Bakshi, Saurav Basu, Mrunali Zode, Reema Arora, Ashwani Khanna, Implementation of tuberculosis preventive therapy with INH‐Rifapentine (3HP) for latent tuberculosis infection management in household tuberculosis contacts in India: A prospective study, Tropical Medicine & International Health, Wiley, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13940

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2021

Seroprevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and predictors of seropositivity among employees of a teaching hospital in New Delhi, India

Cite this Research Publication : Pragya Sharma, Rohit Chawla, Ritika Bakshi, Sonal Saxena, Saurav Basu, Pradeep Kumar Bharti, Meera Dhuria, S. K. Singh, Panna Lal, Seroprevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and predictors of seropositivity among employees of a teaching hospital in New Delhi, India, Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 2021, https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.12.2.06

Publisher : Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Year : 2021

Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Delhi, India: High Seroprevalence Not a Deterrent?

Cite this Research Publication : Nandini Sharma, Pragya Sharma, Saurav Basu, Ritika Bakshi, Ekta Gupta, Reshu Agarwal, Kumar Dushyant, Nutan Mundeja, Zeasaly Marak, Sanjay Singh, Gautam Singh, Ruchir Rustagi, Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Delhi, India: High Seroprevalence Not a Deterrent?, Cureus, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021, https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19000

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2019

A study to evaluate the functioning of primary health care workers at the village level in rural Amritsar, Punjab, India

Cite this Research Publication : , Dr. Ritika Bakshi, Dr. Tejbir Singh, , Dr. Jasleen Kaur, , Dr. Ankit Arora, , Dr. Richa Verma, , A study to evaluate the functioning of primary health care workers at the village level in rural Amritsar, Punjab, India, Public Health Review: International Journal of Public Health Research, Siddharth Health Research and Social Welfare Society, 2019, https://doi.org/10.17511/ijphr.2019.i5.05

Publisher : Siddharth Health Research and Social Welfare Society

Qualification
  • MBBS G.M.C. Amritsar, Punjab (BFUHS University)(2008-2013)
  • MD (Community Medicine) G.M.C. Amritsar, Punjab (BFUHS University) (2016-2019)
  • PHFI Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Mellitus Management (2017-2018)
Experience
  • 2023 till date Assistant Professor, Community Medicine Dept., Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad, Haryana
  • 2023 Consultant (Public Health Specialist) , International Health, Nirman Bhawan, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
  • 2020-2023 Senior Resident Doctor, Maulana Azad Medical College, Dept. of Community Medicine, New Delhi
  • 2019-2020 Tutor (Post MD), Alfalah School of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Faridabad, Haryana
FDP/ Workshops
  • Internal Assessor Training Program on National Quality Assurance Standards- 7-9th October 2020
  • State Training of Trainers (TOT) for Covid-19 vaccine roll out- December 2020
  • Training course on Bio-Medical Waste Management at MAMC, August 2021
  • Training workshop for Senior Residents by MAMC- on “Medical Education Technologies”, November 2021
  • State Level “Training on Reporting, Investigation and Assessment of Adverse Events Following Immunization”, held at MAMC, January 2023
  • Kayakalp Training Program, held at Rao Tula Ram Memorial Hospital, New Delhi- 14th March 2023
  • National CME-cum-Workshop and Training on New Clinical Trial Rule 2019, Good Clinical Practices, and IEC – September 2021
  • Workshop on ‘Geo Spatial’ solutions in Public Health- Prevencon 2.0, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. January 2024
Research talks delivered
  • State Training of Trainers (TOT) for Covid-19 vaccine roll out- December 2020: Gave trainings to Healthcare worker staff (ASHA and ANMS) for COVID VACCINATION- at different training centres in Delhi
Awards
  • Third Prize in Third National IAPSM PG Quiz 2019, IGMC Shimla, HP.
  • Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (1 year course) – Public Health Foundation of India

Membership

  • Life Member of IAPSM (Membership Number L- 5197)
Conference
  • 3rd IAPSM Young Leaders’ National Conclave: AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Odisha- November 2022
  • CME- Updates on National Health Programs- December 2023- by Delhi branch IAPSM and MAMC, New Delhi
  • CME Antimicrobial resistance- Amrita school of Medicine, Faridabad, Haryana. December 2023.
  • NZIAPSMCON 2024, September 2024. Occupational Health: Confronting challenges and harnessing opportunities, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana
  • CME ICD 11, 2025, Amrita School of Medicine.
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