Priyanka Panday

BAMS

I am Priyanka Panday and I am an Ayurvedic Doctor . I pursued BAMS in graduation from Rajeev Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and currently pursuing Masters in Public Health from G.D. Goenka University, Gurgaon. I have been part of many rural camps organized by our college and always wanted to help the rural population.

I want to learn how we can help people using technology and reach the people who are still deprived in terms of health services. I hope this Internship gives me an opportunity to do so and achieve my goals.

Highest Education: BAMS - Indian Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine and Research, Bangalore

Date of Joining: June 1, 2020

Date Of Completion: July 31, 2020

Goals

I am Priyanka and I am currently pursuing MPH from G.D. Goenka University. I pursued Bachelor in Ayurvedic Medicine in graduation. Being a part of a medical set up I was part of many camps conducted in rural areas during my internship and it was actually one of the major reasons for me to choose public health field for further studies. Everyone is aware of all the measures the Government is taking for improving the health standards of the country but very few people are actually aware of the ground reality. What really happens before and after a policy/program is framed and implemented. Working in rural areas gave me an insight about what are the actual issues faced by the rural population and the healthcare system. I have always wanted to work for people and help them in whichever way I can.
I want to be an epidemiologist, so one year from now I want to gain as much experience in all the field work related to research & data analysis, epidemiological aspects of the currently prevalent and emerging diseases and also how to sensitize people regarding the prevention aspect. Since this COVID-19 pandemic has made most of the reporting and data handling digital, I want to learn how to use the digital platform to reach out to most of the population and improve healthcare service delivery in the country. Leadership is absolutely important in the public health field so I want to improve that aspect of my skills as well.
Complaining about the limitations of healthcare system in our country or about the Government’s role in healthcare is not going to change anything unless we, the public health professionals decide to bring the necessary changes by ourselves or try our level best in doing so. I want to work for bringing that change.
Three years from now, I want to work for organizations like ICMR, WHO, UNDP, JSI, etc. and also conduct researches on various topics like NCDs, CDs etc. Also, I want to pursue PhD in public health in future.

Priyanka Panday

BAMS

Technology Evaluation

COVID-19 and Republic of Equatorial Guinea

December 26th 2020
The presentation describes the goal and work process of this technology of SMAART RapidTracker and how to help this technology...
Technology Evaluation

Kuwait & COVID-19 Trend Analysis Using Smaart RapidTracker

December 6th 2020
The presentation describes the goal and work process of this technology of SMAART RapidTracker and how to help this technology...
Presentation

Public Health System of Principality of Leichtenstein

November 25th 2020
The presentation describes the public health system of Principality of Leichtenstein and covers topics such as Component of health services...
Presentation

Public Health System of Principality of Equatorial Guinea

December 3rd 2020
The presentation describes the public health system of Equatorial Guinea and covers topics such as Component of health services delivery...
Technology Evaluation

SMAART RapidTracker

December 2nd 0202
The presentation describes the goal and work process of this technology of SMAART RapidTracker and how to help this technology...

Priyanka Panday

BAMS

  • This was the first time that I made a YouTube video. So, I basically learnt how to use some features for making a video and also managing the content to be represented in a given duration of time.

  • Writing a public health blog actually helped me understand the difference between a research writing and a blog. Also, the basic requirements to write an interesting blog and conveying the information was also learnt while doing the assignment.

  • Understanding and comparison of a country’s public health system needs extensive reading about the country and its demographic characteristics as well.

  • 1. Skills acquired by me while describing SMAART RAPID tracker
    2. Observational skill
    3. Analytical skill
    4. Comparisons with other trackers
    5. Communicating my opinion about the tracker with everyone

  • During the internship, I learnt data mining, data entry and data analyzing as well.

Priyanka Panday

BAMS

INSPIRE Virtual Experiential Learning Program - EVALUATION MATRIX

When I started the internship, I just expected to learn how public health worked outside an academic setting and also remotely in situations where on field work was not even an option. Also, I wanted to learn basics of research process.

All the assignments given to me actually helped me understand the fundamentals of public health and also introduced me to various approaches followed in public health. Moreover, all the discussions during presentations were really helpful.

I strongly recommend INSPIRE program to others.

Testimonial

I did my virtual Internship with FHTS for 2 months from 1 June,2020 to 31 July, 2020. My experience with FHTS was amazing. I got to learn a lot from Dr. Ashish Joshi as well as other FHTS members. This is one of those organizations which majorly focus on preparing the interns for the Public Health field. All the assignments, work was very helpful in making me understand the basic fundamentals of Public health field. Also, continuous support and motivation from FHTS team made it possible for me to gain a lot of skills and knowledge throughout the internship program.