Maulana Azad Medical College
Government of NCT of Delhi

Training course/conferences/workshops organized (last 3 years):

1. Biomedical Waste Management training and hands-on WPBA session on Standard Precautions and PPE usage during PG Orientation Program for the 1st Year Postgraduates on 11^th September, 2020 with Dr Sonal Saxena as convener.
2. Training programs on Biomedical Waste Management for Senior Residents, Junior Residents and Technical staff of Maulana Azad Medical College.
3. Hospital infection training to over 2000 healthcare workers for prevention and containment of COVID in multiple sessions.
4. Training on Rapid Antibody Testing for COVID-19 for Laboratory Medicine Professionals of various government hospitals of Delhi on 19^th April 2020, under aegis of Directorate General of Health Services, GNCT of Delhi.
5. Training on Rapid antigen testing for medical officers from various districts organized on 19^th June 2020 under aegis of Directorate General of Health Services, GNCT of Delhi.
6. Preconference online CME/workshop on WHONET as part of E-MICROCON 2020 was held on 8^th December 2020.
7. Preconference online CME Workshop on “Fundamentals of RTPCR” as part of IAMM E-Microcon 2020 was held on 8^th Dec 2020.
8. Preconference workshop for MICRO-D-CON 2021 on Gene sequencing in December 2021
9. Preconference workshop for MICRO-D-CON 2022 on Assessment Strategies in CBME in Microbiology on 4^th November 2022.
10. Awareness program on “HIV and AIDS” on the occasion of World AIDS Day on 1st December, 2022 was organized at Obstetrics & Gynaecology OPD, Lok Nayak Hospital.
11. Online sessions on “Health care associated infections, infection control & spill management”, “Hand hygiene”, “Personal Protective Equipment”, “Post-exposure Prophylaxis”, “Sharps Handling and Mitigation” and “Pretreatment and treatment of waste water” for students pursuing Certificate course in Healthcare Waste Management (CHCWM) under the aegis of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), on 07-14 February 2022.
12. Sessions on “HIV: Virology & Pathogenesis” and on “Laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection and Post Exposure Prophylaxis” for students pursuing Postgraduate Diploma in HIV Medicine (PGDHIVM) under the aegis of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) on 21 November 2022.

Honours/Awards/Certifications (last three years):

The Microbiology department was awarded Fleming Trophy for research in 2020

Dr. Sonal Saxena

1. Eminent Medical & Health Education teacher Award by Delhi Medical Council on 5th September 2022.
2. Awarded Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) in 2021
3. Dr R. A. Bhujwala award for Best Microbiologist for 2020 by IAMM Delhi Chapter
4. Best oral presentation in COVID category in 1st virtual National Conference of IAMM “E-MICROCON” on “Assessing viral shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in tears in Moderate to Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients” held from 8th-11th December 2020
5. Felicitated as Corona Warrior in recognition of work during covid pandemic in 2020 by Hon. Health Minister Of Delhi

Dr. Sonal Saxena/Dr. Vikas Manchanda

Best Presentation award in “COVID -19 category” at National Conference, IAMM, Emicrocon 2020. Yadav A, Manchanda V, Tuteja S, Puri D, Saxena S. Invention is the need of the hour: A unique Data Accumulation and Analysis Platform for COVID reporting. Dec 2020, MICROCON 2020.

Dr. Sonal Saxena/Dr. Prabhav Aggarwal/Dr. Masoom Nathani

Awarded “Dr. S.R. Sengupta – Dr. A.M. Saoji Memorial Prize – 2021” for best paper in Immunology for paper titled “Utility of Fecal Calprotectin as biomarker in pediatric acute infectious diarrhea” at 44th National Conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists held at Guwahati on 21.12.2021 to 24.12.2021.

Dr. Rohit Chawla

1. Conferred with President-National Board of Examinations Gold Medal for academic excellence in the field of Clinical Microbiology by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India,during the 20th Convocation of the National Board of Examinations.
2. Felicitated by the National Board of Examinations (NBE), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, in recognition of bringing the academic richness to the postgraduate programmes of the NBE.
3. Completed the course on Good Clinical Practice, conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network, USA.
4. Attained Certification in Infection Prevention and Control, which is conducted by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC®), USA.
5. Fellow of Canadian College of Microbiologists, DNB (Microbiology)

 

Dr. Ashish William

1. Awarded Certification in Basic course in Biomedical research (BCBR) in 2021 as mandated by National Medical Commission (NMC), India.
2. Received Appreciation for Humanitarian Excellence Awards, India in 2021.
3. ECM Co-chair for the session titled “Public Health Microbiology” in Annual Conference Online 2021 organized by Microbiology Society, United Kingdom.

Books/ Authors/Editor role/Guidelines authored (last three years)

Dr. Sonal Saxena

1. Co-editor and Writer of Parasitology section of “Ananthanarayan & Paniker
   Textbook of Microbiology” 12th edition, University Press, 2021.
2. Editor “Ananthanarayan & Paniker Textbook of Microbiology for nurses” 3ed
   edition, University Press, 2022.
3. Guest Editor for Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Volume 30, 2021 (Supplement)

Dr. Vikas Manchanda

1. Associate Editor – Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM)
2. Web Editor - IAMM Delhi Chapter, Hospital Infection Society, India
3. Editorial board of following journals:

 

1. Journal of Patient Safety and Infection Control – Journal of Hospital infection
   Society of India (HISI)
2. Astrocyte – Journal by National Board of Examinations (NBE)
3. Jeevanu Times – Publication from Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists, Delhi Chapter

Dr. Rohit Chawla

Co-editor, Guidelines for CD4 testing under National AIDS Control Program. Published by National AIDS Control Organization, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India in September, 2022.

Dr. Ashish William

Editorial board Microbiology Today, Microbiology Society, United Kingdom since January 2022.