My name is Dr Shruthi and presently working as accomplished Associate Professor of Paediatric Medicine at SRMC & RI at prestigious SRIHER university , Porur, Chennai. After completing my graduation MBBS from JSS Medical College , Mysore (2004) and postgraduation MD Paediatrics from JNMC & RI , Belgaum (2008) from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, I began my carrier as Junior consultant at Vizag, later joined as assistant professor of paediatrics at NRI medical college , Guntur since 2009 briefly. From March 2010 I have joined SRIHER family as assistant professor in dept of paediatrics and dedicatedly worked in Paediatric critical care unit caring critically ill children. In 2015 got certified for Indian Diploma in paediatric critical care at SRMC & RI, awarded by prestigious College of Paediatric critical care under Indian Academy of Paediatrics. Got accredited as teacher for paediatric critical care fellowship in 2017. I got promoted as Associate Professor in October 2018. Working in PICU gave me immense experience and confidence in identifying and managing sick and very sick children efficiently, enhancing my cognitive, procedural and communication skills. Have been involved in training nurses and fellows. Presently work in General Paediatrics as Associate professor and PG registrar. Being multilinguistic helps me communicate efficiently. I can communicate in English, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. I am an AHA PALS Instructor ,BLS Instructor. Served as Regional Faculty for AHA PALS ( Sep 2014- Sep 2016), Faculty / resource person in various state and National conferences and workshops. Guided for undergraduates and post graduates for interesting case presentations in conferences , poster presentation, paper presentations, ICMER STS. Published many case reports, research articles in peer reviewed scientific journals, authored chapters in textbooks, also serve as reviewer for IPCARES journal. My passions are clinical care, teaching and mentoring UG& PG students and research. My special interests are difficult IV line access, paediatric critical care, paediatric neurology, paediatric pulmonology and point of care ultrasonography in addition to managing general paediatric cases admitted with acute illness, Immunization , breast feeding and nutrition counselling, growth and development monitoring, medical education. Also i am interested in medical education. completed Advanced course in medical education (ACME) as 2024 B batch. As part of the ACME , worked on a project titled “Implementation and evaluation of simulation and debriefing in enhancing attitude and communication of paediatric postgraduate ” and recieved best project award for the same. presently a resource facilitator for BCME and ACME at SRIHER.
Recognitions:
PG Registrar
AETCOM committee member
BCME and ACME resource faculty
Departmental ( Paediatrics) PG curriculum committee member , IAP Quiz committee member,
PG clinical examination coordinator
AHA BLS & PALS Instructor
Accredited Teacher for College of Pediatric critical care under IAP
Gold medal in ENT ( MBBS)
MBBS from JSS Medical College , Mysore (2004), Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
MD Paediatrics from JNMC & RI , Belgaum (2008) Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
IDPCCM , IAP Critical care college @ SRMC & RI, SRIHER
ACME ( 2024 B batch ) @ SRIHER
Best Project award for “Implementation and evaluation of simulation and debriefing in enhancing attitude and communication of paediatric postgraduate ” in ACME 2024 B
Member of PediSTARS
Member of IAP intensive care chapter
Member of central IAP