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Dr. Gadicherla Suman
Professor cum MO, UHTC
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School
Medical College
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Department
Department of Community Medicine
Dr. Suman, currently working as Professor in the Department of Community Medicine, M.S.Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore with 15 years of experience in teaching for both undergraduates and postgraduates. My areas of interest are Biomedical waste management, Medical education, Geriatrics, and Tuberculosis.
As a member of Medical education unit of the institution I have the opportunity to build the capacity of the medical teachers in basic education technologies. Presently pursuing advanced course in Medical education offered by the Nodal centre.
As a Co- investigator completed 3 funded projects and currently pursuing research in the area of Tuberculosis and COVID as a co-investigator.
Qualifications
- MD (Community Medicine)
M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, 2003
- MBBS
Guntur Medical College, 1995
Experience
Total Years of Experience
20 Years / 11 Months
Academic Experience
- Ramaiah medical college- 20 years and 11 months
Training Experience
Sl. No. | Duration (Year) | Institution | Particulars of Training |
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1. | 2 days (Nov 2005) | BPNI, New Delhi | Strengthening Infant and Young Child feeding in Undergraduate Medical curriculum |
2. | 6 days (2005) | CMC, Vellore | Advanced course in Epidemiology – Randomized Controlled trials |
3. | 10 days (2005) | NTTC, JIPMER, Pondicherry | Teachers training |
4. | 1 year course | IGNOU Study Centre- MSRMC, Bangalore | Postgraduate diploma in Geriatric Medicine |
5. | 8 weeks course July – Sep (2019) | NIE- ICMR- e Certificate Course Nie Cer 101 | Health research Fundamentals |
6. | 23rd – 31st May 2020 | Indira Gandhi National Open University | 2nd Online Workshop on Designing Curriculum in Open and Distance Learning |
- Biomedical waste management
- Medical education
- Geriatrics
- Tuberculosis
- Short customized guidelines for Safe and Sound Management of Health Care Waste published by Health Care Waste Management Cell, Department of Community Medicine, MSRMC, Bangalore-560 054. Authored the following topics: OSegregation.
- Developed training Manual (Kannada & English) on Identification and reporting of Health Workers, ASHA, Anganwadi workers and Teachers for Project on “Establishment of Population Based Rural Stroke Registry in India” - A Pilot Study (ICMR supported project.
- Appreciation award on the occasion of International women’s day celebration 2014
National Conference Papers
- Functional status of Elderly in Urban and rural area. Presented at KACH Conference 2018.
International Conference Papers
- Community Orientation for Medical Students In a Medical College From India. S. Gadicherla, H. Thapsey, K. Lalitha, K. Jayanth Kumar, S. Pruthvish, D. Gopinath and S. Kumar,M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India. Sept 2007 at TUFH conference Uganda.
National Journal Papers
- Swapnajaswanth M., Suryanarayana S. P., Suman G., Murthy N. S. A study to assess select risk factors for carcinoma cervix among patients attending Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2017 Nov;4(11):4238-4243
- Suman G., Lalitha K., Arvind BA, Mahendra JV, Arjunan I, Shivaraj NS, et al. Evaluation of training program on knowledge of stroke among anganwadi workers in Chintamani taluk of Karnataka state, India. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2016; 3(8): 2013-2018
- Suman G., Hemanth T, Lalitha K, Shivaraj NS. Evaluation of Biomedical waste management practices in select health care facilities of Karnataka. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2016; 3(10): 2722-2728
- Bhanu Manjunath, G. Suman, T. Hemanth, N. S. Shivaraj, N. S. Murthy. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Goitre among 6–12-year-old Children in a Rural Area of Karnataka in South India. Biological Trace Element Research, Vol. 165, No. 2, June 2015 (Co-guide) Journal
- Rajan B, Suman G, Pruthvish S, Radhika K. Assessment of stress among caregivers of the stroke survivors: community-based study. Int J Community Med Public Health 2017;4(1):1-5
- Punith K, Lalitha K, Suman G, Pradeep BS, Jayanth Kumar K. Evaluation of primary immunization coverage of infants under universal immunization program in an urban area of Bangalore city using cluster sampling and lot quality assurance sampling techniques. Indian J Community Med 2008; 33:151-5
- Umesh, Mahesh, Alind, Punith, Lalitha K, Suman G. "Infections in renal Transplant," Journal Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine, Vol 8, No. 4, Oct-Dec 2007, 316-323
- Lalitha K., Suman G, Hemanth T, Pruthvish S, Suryanarayan SP, Gopinath D. "Consultation with friends from Myanmar on issues of Health Care Waste Management," ISHWM, Vol 6, Issue 1, Sep 2007, 47-50
- Hemanth, Lalitha K, Suman G, et al. "Capacity building in Health Care Waste Management in India - An introspection," Global Health Promotion & Education, Oct 2008; Vol 1, No. 2: 5-15
- Suman G, Lalitha K., Hemanth T, Pruthvish S, Gopinath D. "Designing and implementing a training program on Waste water monitoring," ISHWM, Vol 6, Issue 1, Sep 2007, 51-54
International Journal Papers
- Chidambaram, P.; Sreeganga, S.D.; Sanjeev, A.; Suwasrawala, S.S.; Gadicherla, S.; Krishnappa, L.; Ramaprasad, A. Access to Geriatric Disability Care in India: A Roadmap for Research. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 10018. [Link]
- Suman Gadicherla1, Ashwin Kulkarni2*, Chandrika Rao3, Medha.Y.Rao4 Perception and acceptance of Problem-Based Learning as a Teaching-Learning method among Undergraduate Medical students and Faculty. Volume 62, Issue 03, May 2022 Azerbaijan Medical Journal
- Krishnappa L, Gadicherla S, Chidambaram P, Murthy NS. Quality of life (QOL) among older persons in an urban and rural area of Bangalore, South India. J Family Med Prim Care 2021;10:272-7
- Gadicherla S, Krishnappa L, Madhuri B, Mitra SG, Ramaprasad A, Seevan R, et al. (2020) Envisioning a learning surveillance system for tuberculosis. PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243610. [Link]
- Shalini S, Suman G, Prathab A G, Radhika K, Study of sharp injuries and blood splash exposures among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in Bangalore International Journal of Infection Control 12(3) · September 2016. [Link]
- K. Lalitha, G. Suman, S. Pruthvish, Aleyamma Mathew, NS Murthy, Estimation of time trends of Incidence of Prostate Cancer - An Indian scenario. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol 13 Issue 11/12/2012
- Nandagudi Srinivasa Murthy, Shivalingaiah Shalini, Nandakumar B. Sastry, Gadicherla Suman, Pruthvish Sreekantaiah, Aleyamma Mathew "Increase in Incidence of Cancer of corpus uteri: estimation of time trends - an Indian scenario," European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2010
- Nandagudi Srinivasa Murthy, S Shalini, G Suman, Sreekantaiah Pruthvish, Aleyamma Mathew "Changing Trends in Incidence of Ovarian Cancer - The Indian Scenario," Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol 10, 2009, 1025-1030
- Indian Society of Hospital Waste
- Karnataka Association of Community Health
- Indian Public Health Association
- Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine