About
A physician who studies the system
Community medicine sits at the meeting point of clinical care and population health — and that is where most of my work lives.
I trained in medicine at the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, completing my MBBS in 2020 with a one-year rotating internship at Pradyuman Bal Memorial Hospital.
My postgraduate training took me to the Centre for Community Medicine at AIIMS New Delhi, where I completed my MD in Community Medicine between 2021 and 2024 — and ranked first in my batch. My thesis examined patient engagement in disease management and its association with outcomes among adults with hypertension and diabetes in rural Haryana, work that shaped much of what has followed.
Since May 2025 I have been a Senior Resident in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at AIIMS Bathinda. The role weaves together teaching, research and service: undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, public health and community-based research, primary healthcare delivery, and quality improvement for non-communicable diseases. A short project-based consultancy with the WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health in April 2025 added editorial and peer-review experience to the mix.
Outside of research, I write. My poetry collection, The One Who Has Risen, was published in 2019 and showcased at the New Delhi World Book Fair in 2023. Writing and communication are not separate from my medical work so much as another way of paying attention to people.
At a glance
- Degree
- MBBS, MD (Community Medicine)
- MD rank
- First in batch, AIIMS New Delhi
- Current role
- Senior Resident, AIIMS Bathinda
- Languages
- English, Hindi
Trajectory
Academic timeline
From MBBS in Bhubaneswar to a Senior Residency in Bathinda, by way of AIIMS New Delhi.
2014–2020
MBBS
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
Including a one-year rotating internship at Pradyuman Bal Memorial Hospital, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.
2021–2024
MD, Community Medicine
Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS New Delhi
Junior Resident. Ranked first in the MD Community Medicine batch. Thesis on patient engagement in disease management among adults with hypertension and diabetes in rural Haryana.
April 2025
Consultant (project-based)
WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health
Screened submitted manuscripts, supported peer review and coordinated editorial workflows for timely publication.
May 2025 – present
Senior Resident
Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS Bathinda
Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, public health and community-based research, primary healthcare service delivery, NCD quality improvement, and coordination of health camps across Haryana and Punjab.
Interests
What I care about
Six threads run through my work, from clinic workflows to whole populations.
- Non-communicable diseases
- Epidemiology, prevention, screening and management of hypertension and diabetes in community settings.
- Patient engagement & treatment adherence
- How people living with chronic illness participate in their own care, and what determines it.
- Primary healthcare & health systems
- Strengthening frontline services, facility readiness, referral pathways and quality standards.
- Quality improvement & implementation research
- Structured methods such as PDSA cycles and run charts for turning evidence into routine practice.
- Population health & ageing
- Social determinants, older adults and longitudinal perspectives on population health.
- Medical education
- Teaching frameworks, learner engagement and innovation in undergraduate training.
Professional life
Memberships & academic service
Professional memberships
- Indian Public Health Association (IPHA)
- Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM)
- Epidemiology Foundation of India (EFI)
Academic service
Peer reviewer for international public health journals, including BMC Public Health.
For the formal record, the complete curriculum vitae is available as a download on the home page — or write to me directly at drudita.aiims@gmail.com.