Community Medicine / Preventive & Social Medicine

Infrastructure

Department Office and Office space for faculties, 1st floor College building

Facility	Details
Office Room	08
Demonstration Room	02
Practical Class Room/Laboratories	02
Departmental Library-Cum Seminar Room	01
Research Laboratory	01

Services extended

Health Centres (Rural and urban)

Facilities

Comprehensive Community Healthcare

Professional Capacity Building

Research & Technical Consultancy

Outbreak Investigation

Equipments

Analytical Balance wooden
Analytical Balance digital 200g
Anemometer
Aquaguard
Autoclave
Aneroid Barometer
Barometer, Fortin
B.P. Instrument
Calliper-Vernier
Centrifuge clinical
Chloroscope LARGE
Chloroscope SMALL
Extraction Apparatus Fat Complete
Berkefeld filter (Kent)
Filter, Pasteur-Chamberland complete set (Steel)
Globe Thermometer
Wind Vane
Weighing Machine adult
Salters Baby Weighing Machine

Heating Mantle
Height Measuring Stand
Horrock's Apparatus
Hydrometer milk
Hydrometer spirit
Hygrometer(105mm) Round
Incubator Electrical
Kata Thermometer
Microscope Dissecting
Microscope Oil Immersion
Light Photometer
Sling Psychrometer
Stethoscope
Still for distilled water
Thermometer Clinical
Max. Min. Thermometer
Hygrometer (wet & dry bulb Thermometer)
Water Sampling Bottle
Water Pollution Kit

PG seats

Faculties

Sr. No.	Name	Current Designation	Qualification	Date of Joining at Current Designation	Date of Leaving
1	Dr. Sunil Nayak	Professor and Head	MD Community Medicine	20.06.2023	-
2	Dr. Sanat K. Rathod	Associate Professor	MD Community Medicine	16.03.2024	-
3	Dr. Kedar G. Mehta	Associate Professor	MD Community Medicine	27.01.2023	-
4	Dr. Monark Vyas	Associate Professor	MD Community Medicine	16.03.2024	-
5	Dr. Paragkumar Chavda	Assistant Professor	MD Community Medicine	16.03.2024	-
6	Dr. Rakesh Ninama	Assistant Professor	MD Community Medicine	20.06.2023	-
7	Dr. Chintan Dasharatha	Assistant Professor	MD Community Medicine	20.06.2023	-
8	Dr. Kajal Davara	Assistant Professor	MD Community Medicine	19.10.2024	-
9	Dr. Sonal M. Dindod	Assistant Professor	MD Community Medicine	19.10.2024	-
10	Dr. Ebbie Thomas	Assistant Professor	MD Community Medicine	11.10.2021	-
11	Dr. Urvashi Shah	Tutor	Diploma Public Health	12.03.2020	-
12	Dr. Gaurang Suthar	Tutor	Diploma Community Medicine	20.06.2023	-

Additional qualifications:

Dr.Kedar Mehta: CNM (Certificate in NGO Management),CIH (Certificate in Industrial Health) completed by Dr.Kedar Mehta in 2012, DMCH (Diploma in Mother and Child Health) completed in 2013, Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Post Graduate Certificate in Quality Management and Accreditation of Health Care Organization (PGQMAHO)organized by Govt. of Gujarat, Ahmedabad and cleared with First Rank from July 2016- March 2017.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received prestigious ‘FAIMER Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research – fellowship in health professions education’ from ‘GSMC – FRI Mumbai’ – 2022-24.

Dr.Parag Chavda : I-FACE (International FAIMER Competency-based Education) Program from FAIMER, Philadelphia, USA completed by Dr Parag Chavda in 2025

Publications during the past 5 years

Years	Sr. No.	Details
2025	1	Original Research paper: Samraggi Roy, Ebbie Thomas et al. Availing health services- A study on social barriers and perceptions among women of reproductive age group in Bankura District, West Bengal, India. Frontiers in Nutrition, Dec 2025.
	2	Contractor, J. B., Rathod, S., & Singh, P. (2025). Exploring Competency-Based Anatomy Education Through Direct Observation with Checklist as Teaching-Learning and Assessment Method: Lessons Learnt Through Student Feedback. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 12. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205251321807
	3	Mohan M et al., Ninama R (as an investihgator) Survival and quality-of-life in mucormycosis: a multicentric ambispective cohort study, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2025.06.001
	4	The Cognitive Interplay: Exploring the Relationship Between Mild Behavioral Impairment, Cognitive Decline and Cognitive Reserve (P2-3.008) Ria Tahiliani, Meenakshi Shah, Kushal Thakur, Vraj Rangrej, Aarav Shah, Sadhana Hingorani, and Ebbie ThomasAuthors Info & Affiliations April 8, 2025 issue 104 (7_Supplement_1 https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209054https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209054
	5	A Cross-sectional Study to Determine the Prevalence of Noncommunicable Diseases among Population Attending Urban Primary Health Center in Western India. Parekh, Raj Kanubhai; Mehta, Kedar Gautambhai; Chavda, Paragkumar Dhirajlal1;Bhatt, Jugal Hiren. The Journal of Medical Research 11(1) Jan–Feb 2025
	6	6.Doshi DH, Mehta KG, Bhatt JH, Chavda P, Chaudhari A. Awareness, interpretation ability of nutrition label, and consumption practices about processed food packets among adolescents: A cross-sectional study from Western-India. Medical Journal
	7	Armed Forces India [Internet]. 2025 [cited 2026 Feb 2]; Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377123725000681 8. Chavda P. Transfer of Training. In: Mahajan R, Singh TS, eds. PerspectivesinMedical Education. 1st ed. New Delhi: CBS Publishers; 2025
2024	1	Mahajan P, Soundappan K, Singla N, Mehta K,Nuken A, Thekkur P, Nair D, Rattan S, Thakur C, Sachdeva KS, et al. Test and Treat Model for Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment among Household Contacts of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Selected Districts of Maharashtra: A Mixed-Methods Study on Care Cascade, Timeliness, and Early Implementation Challenges. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2024; 9(1):7. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9010007
	2	Prevalence of anaemia in school-going adolescents of Vadodara district: A cross-sectional study.Agarwal, Ruhi Himanshu; Mehta, Kedar Gautambhai; Parikh, Aishwarya Shreyas;Shah, Zalak Shitalbhai; Chavda, Paragkumar.Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research 13(4):p 265-268, Oct–Dec 2024
	3	Outcomes and Challenges in the Programmatic Implementation of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy among Household Contacts of Pulmonary TB Patients: A Mixed-Methods Study from a Rural District of Karnataka, India. Samudyatha UC, Soundappan K, Ramaswamy G, Mehta K, Kumar C, Jagadeesh M, Prasanna Kamath BT, Singla N, Thekkur P.Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2023
	4	Dr. Sirimavo Nair, Ebbie Thomas, et. al Enhancing maternal and child nutrition during global emergencies amid crisis: a comprehensive approach to nurture lives – G20 Brazil 2024 Task Force T20 Policy Briefs https://t20brasil.org/en/pbs?page=20
	5	Tahiliani, R; Shah, M; Rangrej, V; Siddhapura, D; Thomas, Ebbie. Beyond the Stroke: Investigating Factors associated with Depression among Primary Caregivers - A cross-sectional approach. International Journal of Stroke. 2024; 19 (2); 349-350
	6	ICMR STS Student Research Project: Student Om Desai; Guide Dr Parag Chavda; Topic- Status of tobacco free education institute guideline implementation at secondary schools of Vadodara city; Year 2024
2023	1	Samudyatha UC, Soundappan K, Ramaswamy G, Mehta K, Kumar C, Jagadeesh M, Prasanna Kamath BT, Singla N, Thekkur P. Outcomes and Challenges in the Programmatic Implementation of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy among Household Contacts of Pulmonary TB Patients: A Mixed-Methods Study from a Rural District of Karnataka, India. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2023; 8(12):512.
	2	Ponnaiah M, Bhatnagar T, Abdulkader RS, Elumalai R, Surya J, Jeyashree K, Kumar MS, Govindaraju R, Thangaraj JWV, Aggarwal HK, Balan S, Baruah TD, Basu A, Bavaskar Y, Bhadoria AS, Bhalla A, Bhardwaj P, Bhat R, Chakravarty J, Chandy GM, Gupta BK, Kakkar R, Karnam AHF, Kataria S, Khambholja J, Kumar D, Kumar N, Lyngdoh M, Meena MS, Mehta K, Sheethal MP, Mukherjee S, Mundra A, Murugan A, Narayanan S, Nathan B, Ojah J, Patil P, Pawar S, Ruban ACP, Vadivelu R, Rana RK, et al. Sudden Adult Deaths Study Group. Factors associated with unexplained sudden deaths among adults aged 18-45 years in India - A multicentric matched case-control study. Indian J Med Res. 2023;158(4):351-362. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2105_23. Epub 2023 Sep 25. PMID: 37988028.
	3	Bhatt JH, Mehta K, Chaudhari A, Chavda P, Kagathara N. Coverage of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) among People Living With HIV (PLHIV) registered at ART centre in a public health facility of Western India. Indian J Tuberc. 2023; Available online 7 July 2023
	4	GodboleVY, ShahMeenakshi R, Mehta KG,Nagori IY, Raj R, Patel T. Multimorbidity and Pattern of Diseases in Elderly Patients Attending the Geriatric Outdoor Department: A Cross-sectional Study from Western India. Apollo Medicine 20(4):p 314-319, Oct–Dec 2023. DOI: 10.4103/am.am_47_23
	5	Sasikumar M, Marconi SD, Dharmaraj A, Mehta K, Das M, Goel S. Prevalence of risk factors and estimation of 10-year risk for cardiovascular diseases among male adult population of Tamil Nadu India-an insight from the National Family Health Survey-5. Indian Heart J. 2023 Jul-Aug;75(4):251-257. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2023.06.003. Epub 2023 Jun 17. PMID: 37336261; PMCID: PMC10421976
	6	Patel SK, Parikh R, Gupta H, Pancholi K, Saxena AK, Chawada B, Shringarpure KS, Mehta K, Chavda P. Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks for Below-Knee Procedures in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital, Central Gujarat. Cureus. 2023 Jul 6;15(7):e41450. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41450. PMID: 37546134; PMCID: PMC10404060
	7	Vidal JL, Clavijo V, Castellanos LR, Kathiresan J, Kumar AMV, Mehta K, Chaparro-Gutiérrez JJ. Multidrug-resistant Salmonella spp. in fecal samples of pigs with suspected salmonellosis in Antioquia, Colombia, 2019-2021. Rev Panam Salud Publica. Pan American Journal of Public Health 2023 Apr 19;47:e46. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2023.46. PMID: 37082540; PMCID: PMC10105592
	8	Paredes R, Damme M, Mantilla J, Castellanos LR, Clavijo V, Celis Y, Mehta K, Kumar A, Patiño A, Jeyashree K. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in animal feed in Colombia. Rev Panam Salud Publica. Pan American Journal of Public Health 2023 Apr 19;47:e57. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2023.57. PMID: 37082538; PMCID: PMC10105593
	9	Shah M, Shah S, Chavda P, Thomas E. Relationship of depression and physical activity among geriatric patients. J Indian Acad Geriatr 2023;19:262-6. https://journals.lww.com/jiag/fulltext/2023/19040/relationship_of_depression_and_physical_activity.12.aspx
	10	Devani J, Chavda P, Mohapatra A. Discourse on Diabetes Mellitus in the IndianParliament: A Thematic Analysis of Questions Posed in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha between 1999 and 2019. Indian J Public Health. 2023 Jan 1;67(Suppl 1):S4-S9. doi:10.4103/ijph.ijph_676_23. Epub 2024 Jan 31. PMID: 3893487
2022	1	Chhabra P, Behera S, Sharma R, Malhotra RK, Mehta K, Upadhyay K, Goel S. Gender-specific factors associated with hypertension among women of childbearing age: Findings from a nationwide survey in India. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Dec 14;9:999567. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.999567. PMID: 36588549; PMCID: PMC9795811
	2	Raval D, Patel P, Sharma R, Mehta K. Active Screening for Tuberculosis Among Street Sweepers in Ahmedabad City. BJ Kines- National Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 2022; 14(2): 34-41. Doi: 10.56018/bjkines2022125
	3	Bavadiya B, Bhatt JH, Deshpande SV, Mehta KG, Raj R. Liver and renal function profile of mucormycosis cases receiving amphotericin B - A retrospective study. Apollo Med 2022;19:208-12
	4	Sharma Shailja, Singh Harshvardhan,Mehta Kedar,Verma Madhur, Goel Sonu. Hypertension and its association with body mass index among the Indian population. Findings from a nationwide survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care; 2022, 11(9): 5826-5833. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_168_22
	5	Bhatt JH, Raj R, Mehta KG, Shah M, Bavadiya B. Gastrointestinal manifestations among hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 patients in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. APIK J Int Med 2022;10:190-4
	6	Patel BH, Shewade HD, Davara KB, Mehta KG, Modi BV, Vyas MJ, Murthy HJD, Vanitha B, Kumar AMV. Screening adults with tuberculosis for severe illness at notification: programme experience from Gujarat, India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Jun 27:trac060. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trac060. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35758410.
	7	Bhattacharya S, Bera OP, Saleem SM, Hossain MM, Varshney DS, Kaur R, Rana RK, Tripathi S, Gokdemir O, Bacorro M, Mehta K, Singh A. Dietary salt consumption pattern as an antecedent risk factor for hypertension: Status, vision, and future recommendations. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2022 Feb;47:422-430. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.12.006. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 35063238
	8	Ramanadin PV, Koul P, Thomas E. Impact of Antenatal Interventions on Neonatal Outcomes Among High Risk Pregnant Women. Acta Scientific Women's Health. 2022 Aug.;4(8):30-34. https://doi.org/10.31080/ASWH.2022.04.0409
	9	Chhabra P, Behera S, Sharma R, Malhotra RK, Mehta K, Upadhyay K, Goel S. Gender-specific factors associated with hypertension among women of childbearing age: Findings from a nationwide survey in India. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Dec 14;9:999567. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.999567. PMID: 36588549; PMCID: PMC9795811.
	10	Bavadiya B, Bhatt JH, Deshpande SV, Mehta KG, Raj R. Liver and renal function profile of mucormycosis cases receiving amphotericin B - A retrospective study. Apollo Med 2022;19:208-12
	11	Chavda, Paragkumar D, Mehta Kedar G, Pandya Chandresh M, Patel Bharat H, Shah Paras, Shah Zalak. Screening Vaccinees for Non-Communicable Diseases and Risk Factors at a Covid-19 Vaccination Center in Vadodara, Gujarat. Indian Journal of Community Medicine; 2022, 47 (3):400-404 doi: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_1321_21
	12	Sharma Shailja, Singh Harshvardhan, Mehta Kedar, Verma Madhur, Goel Sonu. Hypertension and its association with body mass index among the Indian population. Findings from a nationwide survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care; 2022, 11(9): 5826-5833. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_168_22
	13	Bhatt JH, Raj R, Mehta KG, Shah M, Bavadiya B. Gastrointestinal manifestations among hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 patients in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. APIK J Int Med 2022;10:190-4
	14	Patel BH, Shewade HD, Davara KB, Mehta KG, Modi BV, Vyas MJ, Murthy HJD, Vanitha B, Kumar AMV. Screening adults with tuberculosis for severe illness at notification: programme experience from Gujarat, India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Jun 27:trac060. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trac060. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35758410.
	15	Davra K, Chavda P, Pandya C, Dave D, Mehta K. Breastfeeding position and attachment practices among lactating mothers: An urban community-based cross-sectional study from western India, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health; 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.cegh.2022.101009
	16	Davra K, Chavda P, Pandya C, Dave D, Mehta K. Breastfeeding position and attachment practices among lactating mothers: An urban community-based cross-sectional study from Vadodara city in western India. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2022;15:101009.
	17	Chavda PD, Mehta KG, Pandya CM, Patel BH, Shah P, Shah Z. Screening Vaccinees for Non-Communicable Diseases and Risk Factors at a Covid-19 Vaccination Center in Vadodara, Gujarat. Indian J Community Med. 2022 Jul-Sep;47(3):400-404
	18	Patel BH, Shewade HD, Davara KB, Mehta KG, Modi BV, Vyas MJ, Murthy HJD, Vanitha B, Kumar AMV. Screening adults with tuberculosis for severe illness at notification: programme experience from Gujarat, India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Jun 27: trac060. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trac060. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35758410.
	19	Davra K, Chavda P, C, Dave D, Mehta K. Breastfeeding position and attachment practices among lactating mothers: An urban community-based cross-sectional study from Vadodara city in western India. Pandya Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2022;15: 101009.
	20	Patel BH, Shewade HD, Davara KB, Mehta KG, Modi BV, Vyas MJ, Murthy HJD, Vanitha B, Kumar AMV. Screening adults with tuberculosis for severe illness at notification: programme experience from Gujarat, India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Jun 27: trac060. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trac060. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35758410.
	21	Shewade HD, Nagaraja SB, Basavarajachar V, Hosadurga JD, Bhargava M, Singarajipura A, Shastri SG, Patel BH, Davara K, Reddy RC, Ajay M.V. Kumar, Bhargavae A. Screening for Severe Illness at Diagnosis Has the Potential to Prevent Early TB Deaths: Programmatic Experience from Karnataka, India. Global Health: Science and Practice. 2022;10 (4).
2021	1	Bhattacharya S, Bera OP, Saleem SM, Hossain MM, Varshney DS, Kaur R, Rana RK, Tripathi S, Gokdemir O, Bacorro M, Mehta K, Singh A. Dietary salt consumption pattern as an antecedent risk factor for hypertension: Status, vision, and future recommendations. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2022 Feb;47:422-430. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.12.006. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 35063238.
	2	Mehta KG, Patel T, Chavda PD, Patel P. Efficacy and safety of colchicine in COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. RMD Open 2021;7:e001746. doi:10.1136/ rmdopen-2021-001746
	3	Royal A, Ahmad S, Qureshi A, Chaudhary V, Jindal T, Kumar V, Mehta K. An altmetric analysis of online news on India's first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. J Edu Health Promot2021;10:348.
	4	Patel P, Amin B, Mehta KG, Gopal R, Raval DA, Kadri AM. Clinical features and outcome of COVID-19 among PLHIV in Gujarat, India: A case series. J Family Med Prim Care 2021;10:3925-9
	5	Bhattacharya S, Saleem SM, Shikha D, Gokdemir O, Mehta K. Role of vaccine science diplomacy in low-middle-income countries for eradicating the vaccine-preventable diseases: Targeting the “LAST MILE”. J Family Med Prim Care 2021;10:2739-44
	6	Mehta J, Godbole VY, Mehta KG, Lalithambigai A. Association of microalbuminuria with left ventricular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Egypt J Intern Med. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-021-00057-w
	7	Vaibhav Kumar, Venetia Aranha, Rajni Rajgarhia, Abhishek Royal, Kedar Mehta. Expanded principles of ethics and its implementation during COVID-19 vaccine trials: A scoping evidence based research synthesis. Human Vaccines &Immunotherapeutics, 2021. DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1947101
	8	Badyal D, et al. Hydroxychloroquine for SARS CoV2 Prophylaxis in Healthcare Workers – A Multicentric Cohort Study Assessing Effectiveness and Safety. JAPI. 2021; 69(6):17-22.
	9	Rupani MP, Shah CJ, Dave JD, Trivedi AV, Mehta KG. ‘We are not aware of notification of tuberculosis’: A mixed‐methods study among private practitioners from western India. Int J Health Plann Mgmt. 2021;1–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3151
	10	Paragkumar Chavda, Kedar Mehta, Tejas Patel, Kalpita Shringarpure, Chandresh Pandya, Dipak Solanki. A structured mentorship program for medical college faculty on health research. Medical Journal Armed Forces India 2021; 77(1) : S180-S189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.12.007
	11	Royal A, Mali MA, Kumar V, Wagh IA, Bhushan S, Mokal AN, Mehta K, Bhattacharya S. Harnessing the potential of the primary healthcare facilities in India to respond COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping evidence-based research synthesis. J Family Med Prim Care2021;10:116-21.
	12	Asha Frederick, Mrinalini Das, Kedar Mehta, Ganesh Kumar, Srinath Satyanarayana. Pharmacy based surveillance for identifying missing tuberculosis cases: A mixed methods study from South India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2021; 68 (1):51-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.09.017
	13	Shreshtha R, Sethi S, Kaur D, Kingsley PA, Chavda PD, Moudgil T, Sharma M. The Culture of Giving Feedback in Health Professional Education: Reflection of Medical Educators on Effective Feedback Behavior. South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education. 2021;15(2):43-51
	14	Mehta KG, Patel T, Chavda PD, Patel P. Efficacy and safety of colchicine in COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials RMD Open 2021;7:e001746
	15	Chavda P, Mehta K, Patel T, Shringarpure K, Pandya C, Solanki D. A structured mentorship program for medical college faculty on health research. Med J Armed Forces India. 2021 Feb;77(Suppl 1):S180-S189. PMID: 33612951;
	16	Desai ND, Chavda P, Shah S. Prevalence and predictors of suicide ideation among undergraduate medical students from a medical college of Western India. Med J Armed Forces India. 2021 Feb;77(Suppl 1):S107-S114. PMID: 33612940;
	17	Thakkar S, Chavda P, Vahora R, Patel R. Image-based assessment in undergraduate dermatology curriculum: A step toward competency-based medical education. Med J Armed Forces India. 2021 Feb;77(Suppl 1):S134-S139. PMID: 33612944
	18	Naik BN, Pandey S, Singh CM, Ranjan A, Verma M, Thomas E. Does BCG vaccine prevent contract and severity of COVID -19 infection in India? A situational analysis. Indian J Community Health. 2021 Jun. 30;33(2):304 -8
	19	Vishwakarma D, Ravi PR, Thomas E. Impact of COVID -19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Effects of a Sense of Verdict of Selected College Students in Nepal, Nigeria and India. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2021 Jan. 07;12(1):60 -68
	20	20.Naik BN, Pandey S, Singh CM, Ranjan A, Verma M, Thomas E. Does BCG vaccine prevent contract and severity of COVID-19 infection in India? A situational analysis. Indian J Community Health. 2021 Jun. 30;33(2):304-8. https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2021.v33i02.014
	21	21.Vishwakarma D, Ravi PR, Thomas E. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Effects of a Sense of Verdict of Selected College Students in Nepal, Nigeria and India. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2021 Jan.07;12(1):60-68. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v12i1.13831
2020	1	MR, Godbole VY, Mehta KG. Does elevated red cell distribution width shows association with increased Framingham risk score among patients with coronary artery disease? - A cross-sectional study. J Med Sci Res. 2020; 8(4):140-144. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2020/8-18
	2	Dr. Parag Chavda GRID COVID-19 Study Group. Combating the COVID-19 pandemic in a resource constrained setting: insights from initial response in India BMJ GlobalHealth 2020;5:e003416.
	3	Analysis of Morbidity Profile of Neonates Admitted in Special New-born Care Units of Gujarat, Health line journal, jan to june 2020
	4	Dr Kajal Davara GRID COVID-19 Study Group. Combating the COVID-19 pandemic in a resource constrained setting: insights from initial response in India BMJ Global Health 2020;5:e003416.
	5	5.Shah H, Nagar S, Thomas E, Patel J. Predictive Factors Affecting Newborn Survival Admitted in Special Newborn Care Units of Tertiary Care Hospitals. Int J Med Public Health. 2020;10(4):184-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2020.4.40
	6	Ryntihlin Jennifer War, Vaibhav V Gharat, Susmita Chandramouleeshwaran, Sunil Nayak, Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar, Shylaja Devi. A Three-Site Study of Alcohol Consumption among Adolescents from indigenous Tribes in India. Indian J Psychol Med. 2020;42(6S):51S–56S
	7	Solanky P, Shah H, Kapadia R, Nayak S. A Study on Perceptions and Knowledge of Current Public Health Situation of India among Future Mid-level Health Providers Studying at Program Study Center in South Gujarat, India. Annals of Community Health. 2020; 8 (4): 55-60.
	8	Shah H, Solanky P, Kapadia R, Nayak. Mid-Level Health Providers- their perceptions and background knowledge pertaining to Comprehensive Primary Health Care and Health and Wellness Center. Healthline. 2020;11(2).
	9	Amipara T, Baria H, Nayak S. A study on postpartum depression and its association with infant feeding practices and infant nutritional status among mothers attending the Aganwadi centers of Valsad district, Gujarat, India. Indian J Community Med 2020; 45:299-302
	10	Paragkumar Chavda, Kedar Mehta, Tejas Patel, Kalpita Shringarpure, Chandresh Pandya, Dipak Solanki. A structured mentorship program for medical college faculty on health research. Medical Journal Armed Forces India 2021; 77(1) : S180-S189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.12.007
	11	Asha Frederick, Mrinalini Das, Kedar Mehta, Ganesh Kumar, Srinath Satyanarayana. Pharmacy based surveillance for identifying missing tuberculosis cases: A mixed methods study from South India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis 2021; 68 (1):51-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.09.017
	12	Shah MR, Godbole VY, Mehta KG. Does elevated red cell distribution width shows association with increased Framingham risk score among patients with coronary artery disease? - A cross-sectional study. J Med Sci Res. 2020; 8(4):140-144. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2020/8-18
	13	Thakkar SH, Chavda PD, Mehta KG, Shringarpure K. Undergraduate Dermatology Curriculum: Perspectives of General Practitioners from Western India. South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education. 2020;14(2):38–47. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/seajme.v14i2.274
	14	Patel SV, Mehta KG, Kotecha PV. Magnitude of fluorosis and various interventions to reduce fluorosis in Gujarat, India. Environ Dis 2020;5:107-11.
	15	Jakasania A, Shringarpure K, Kapadia D, Sharma R, Mehta K, Prajapati A, Soundappan K. “Side effects--part of the package”: a mixed methods approach to study adverse events among patients being programmatically treated for DR-TB in Gujarat, India. BMC Infect Dis 2020; 20:918. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05660-w
	16	WHO Solidarity Trial Consortium Author Team. Repurposed Antiviral Drugs for Covid-19 — Interim WHO Solidarity Trial Results. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 2; Available from: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2023184
	17	Godbole V, Shah M, Mehta K, Shah D. Assessment of nutritional and functional status of patients attending the geriatric clinic of a tertiary care hospital in Gujarat, India. Singapore Med J. 2020;61(9):492–6. Available from: http://www.smj.org.sg/article/assessment-nutritional-and-functional-status-patients-attending-geriatric-clinic-tertiary
	18	Verma M, Sharma P, Ranjan S, Sahoo SS, Aggarwal R, Mehta K, Tariq R, Kanwale S, Shashi Kantha SK, Mittal A, Das A, Galhotra A. The perspective of our future doctors towards organ donation: a national representative study from India. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2020 Aug 31:/j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2020-0041/ijamh-2020-0041.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2020-0041. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32866116.
	19	Ashish Indani, Kedar Mehta, Devraj Goulikar, Pratibha Potare, Vikrant Singh, Gaurav Srivastava, Aejaz Hussain. Preparing for Intelligent Infrastructure for Mass Immunization Related Supply Chain and Monitoring Process. J. Hosp. Pharmacy 2020; 15(3):30-47
	20	Manu MS, Mehta K, Das M, et al. Ocular adverse events in drug sensitive TB patients on daily fixed dose combination anti-TB drugs: A record review study from Kerala, India. Indian J Tuberc. 2020;67(2):216-221. doi:10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.02.008
	21	Meenakshi Shah, Archana Asher, Kedar Mehta. Profile of snake bite patients and their outcome: Our experience at a tertiary care hospital in Vadodara. MedPulse International Journal of Medicine. January 2020; 13(1): 43-48.
	22	Thakkar SH, Chavda PD, Mehta KG, Shringarpure K. Undergraduate Dermatology Curriculum: Perspectives of General Practitioners from Western India. South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education. 2020;14(2):38–47. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/seajme.v14i2.274

Talks delivered

1.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Adjunct Faculty in Texila American University for “Masters in Public Health” in subject of epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health and social - behavioural science
2.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Adjunct Faculty for “Certificate in Industrial Health” course run by M. S.University of Baroda
3.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as National level Trainer for Basic Neonatal Resuscitation Programme under IAP and NNF Gujarat and conducted more than 25 trainings from 2016 onwards and have trained more than 650 nursing staff and medical professionals in Gujarat
4.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in “Qualitative Research Methods Workshop” organised at GMERS Gotri Vadodara in collaboration with IAPSM Gujarat Chapter during 27-28 March 2024
5.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in workshop on 'Hands on trainining in biostatistics using JAMOVI' at GMC Dungarpur, Rajasthan on 25/2/2024
6.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in National pre-conference workshop on 'Qualitative research in public health' at KMC Mangalore on 6/2/2024 as part of preconference workshop during IAPSMCON 2024
7.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Faculty in PG orientation workshop at GMC Bhavnagar and delivered talk on ‘Literature search and tips on data management’ during 25-26 October 2023
8.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Panelist in panel discussion on ‘Building Synergies and enhancing partnerships between sites, CROs and sponsors’ at ISCR Conclave, Ahmedabad on 15thOctober 2023
9.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Panelist in online webinar on ‘Real World Evidence’ under aegis of ISCR, South Chapter on 18/8/2023
10.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator for workshop on “Questionnaire design for research projects” at Dental College, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Waghodia on 29/06/2023
11.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Faculty in Youthcon 8.0 organized by IMA, Vadodara and delivered talk on “Road to Research – Proposal to publication” during 27 May 2023
12.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Panelist in panel discussion on ‘Materio-vigilance updates’ during DIA conference at Mumbai during 25-26May 2023
13.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator for short course on “Qualitative methods for enhancing health care” at GMC Bhavnagar under IAPSM Gujarat Chapter during 18-20 May 2023
14.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator for “Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment Research” in short courses in health research methodology under IAPSM during March 2022 to November 2022
15.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator/Mentor for “National Operational Research Course 2022” during 21-26 November 2022 Module 2 at NITRD, New Delhi organized byThe International Union against TB and Lung Diseases (The Union)
16.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in WHO- Colombia-Ecuador SORTIT course for Module 4 on Antimicrobial Resistance in support with The Union, during 7th – 14th September 2022
17.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in Facilitator in Module – 5 - Health Economics– Online Research Methodology course organized by National IAPSM
18.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in Operational Research Course on Tobacco Control and NCDs based on NFHS-5 Database organised by Resource Centre for Tobacco Control, PGI Chandigarh
19.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Judge for Paper presentation at IMA Youthcon 7.0 at IMA Vadodara during 2-7 May 2022
20.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Faculty in GCP training organized by IEC, Tata Memorial Hospital, Varanasi on 26th March 2022
21.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in WHO- Colombia-Ecuador SORTIT course on Antimicrobial Resistance in support with The Union, during 26th – 31st July 2021
22.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in Guidelines on TB preventive Therapy conducted by NTEP - VMC, Vadodara at SIFHW during August 2021
23.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in Revised Basic Course Workshop at MEU, GMERS Gotri during August 2021
24.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator for CHO induction training at DTT Morbi, Gujarat during 26-30 April 2021
25.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in Online International Peer review workshop 2020 on topic “Reference manager software: Know all about it?” by Innovative Education Research Foundation during 31st October 2020
26.Dr.Kedar Mehta have Attended “Consultation on preparing resource module for capacity building of PPTCT counsellors” organized jointly by UNICEF and GSACS during 19-20 December 2019at Ahmedabad
27.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator/Mentor for “Operational Research course on Non-communicable Diseases 2019-2020” at Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Kerala organized by Academy of Public Health, WHO and TDR during 15th – 17thDecember 2019
28.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Resource Person in seminar “Think Globally, Act Globally” at Parul University – Faculty of Nursing as a part of World AIDS Day Celebration 2019 on 2nd December 2019
29.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Faculty in Panel Discussion on ‘Antibiotic Resistance’ for sensitisation of family physicians conducted by FPA of India at GMERS Medical College Gotri on 6th October 2019
30.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Faculty in CME on “Recent updates in RNTCP” for private practitioners of Vadodara on 23rd September 2019
31.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Faculty in Panel Discussion on ‘Immunization in India’ for “Global Grand Challenges Summit” – Global Satellite Event on 16th September 2019 at Parul University, Waghodia, Vadodara
32.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in State Level “Operational Research Workshop in RNTCP” conducted by STF, Gujarat at Ahmedabad Gujarat on 21-23 August 2019
33.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Mentor for the 10th International Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019)held at Mexico in the Abstract Mentor Programme by International AIDS Society, July 2019
34.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in State Level TOT on “State Family Health Survey” at GVK, EMRI, Ahmedabad Gujarat on 21-22 February 2019
35.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Rapporteur for “Seminar on Shaping a New Paradigm in Health & Pharma Sector” during Vibrant Gujarat Summit on 19th January 2019
36.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator/Mentor for “SORT-IT course on Non-communicable Diseases 2018-19” at Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Kerala organized byAcademy of Public Health, WHO and TDR during 24th – 31st December 2018
37.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitated Workshop on “Hands on Training of Statistical Methodology in Medical Research” by GMC Bhavnagar from 26-27 October 2018
38.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator/Mentor for “National Operational Research Course 2018” 20th – 31st August 2018 (Module1-2)and 22nd April-27th April 2019 (Module-3)at NITRD, New Delhi organized byThe International Union against TB and Lung Diseases (The Union)
39.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Resource Person in CME cum Workshop on “Fundamentals of Public Health Research, Publication and Citation Management Softwares” as a part of Pre-Conference Annual Conference of IAPSM-GC (XXVI) and IPHA-GC (VII) at BJMC, Ahmedabad on 3rd January 2019
40.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in BNRCP Course as Pre-conference workshop in 44th Annual Conference of Academy of Pediatrics, Gujarat on 14th December 2018
41.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator for scientific writing workshop as part of “Project based faculty training program on biomedical research methodology” organised by Central Research Unit, GMERS gotri from 31st July – 4th August 2018
42.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Resource person in training on “Measles Rubella Campaign by WHO” and “PMDT – Tuberculosis” conducted by Vadodara Municipal Corporation on 29th June 2018 and 6th July 2018
43.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Resource person in “Symposium on PG orientation & Research Methodology” organised by MEU, GMC Bhavnagar from 30th May – 1st June 2018
44.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Observer Faculty in “Advanced NRP course of IAP-NNF NRP” First Golden Minute Project held on 8 April 2018 at BJMC Ahmedabad
45.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator for “Scientific Paper Writing”workshop organised by GMC Vadodara, from 8-9 March and 14-16 March 2018
46.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator for “Efficient Quality Assured Data Capture using mobile phone (Epicollect)” jointly organized by IAPSM GC and Community Medicine Gotri at GMERS Gotri, Vadodara during 22-23 February 2018
47.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator/Mentor for “National Operational Research Course 2017 – SORT-IT” 4th – 15th September 2017 at NIRT, Chennai organized byThe International Union against TB and Lung Diseases (The Union)
48.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Faculty for “Project based faculty training program on biomedical research methodology” organized by Central Research Unit, GMERS Gotri from 4-7 July 2017 and 18-21 July 2017 and 31 July – 4 August 2018
49.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Trainer for “DM and HT Screening Training under NPCDCS” for Medical Officers of Gujarat on 14th February, 21st February and 16th March 2017
50.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator for Helping Babies Breathe and Quality Improvement at GIAMS, Bhuj – Kutch from 20th – 21st January 2017
51.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Rapporteur for “Seminar on Health and SDG in India” during Vibrant Gujarat Summit on 11th January 2017
52.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Co-ordinator for “Souvenir Committee and Event management Committee” during Joint Annual State Conference of IAPSMGC and IPHAGC during 22-23rd December 2016
53.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitated pre-conference workshop on “Reference Management using Mendeley” conducted by IAPSMGC,The International Union against TB and Lung Diseases (The Union) and GMERS Gotri Vadodara on 21st December 2016
54.Dr.Kedar Mehta Facilitated short course on “Efficient and quality assured data entry by Epidata” conducted by The International Union against TB and Lung Diseases (The Union) at AIIMS Bhopal and GMERS Gotri Vadodara in April and July 2016
55.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in Recent advances in RNTCP and newer diagnostic methods (CBNAAT) for Staff Nurses, CLV, Medical officers and laboratory technicians in March 2016.
56.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in State Level FIMNCI TOT GMERS Medical college Gotri Vadodara in 2015.
57.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in fourSIMS and five HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming training conducted by GSACS and Community Medicine Dept. GMERS Gotri.
58.Dr.Kedar Mehta conucted IMNCI Training of Trainers at GMC, Surat in 2012 and have facilitated more than 10 IMNCI trainings of medical officers or nursing staff
59.Dr.Kedar Mehta conducted F-IMNCI Training of Trainers at GMC Surat in 2014 andhave facilitated 4 F-IMNCI trainings of medical officers or nursing staff
60.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in Quantitative Research Methodology Workshop conducted at GMERS MC Gotri for medical faculties on 20-21 August 2014
61.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming Training for ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers, DRDA staff
62.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in SIMS training for pharmacist, lab technicians
63.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator in Basic MEU Training conducted at GMERS MC Gotri for medical faculties
64.Dr.Kedar Mehta served as Facilitator for various national health programs like Universal Immunization Programme, Medical Officer Orientation Training, RTI/STI, HIV/AIDS, Leprosy, Quality of Care for Medical Officers and nursing staff – at DTC Padra and DTT Vadodara on regular basis
65.Dr Parag Chavda facilitated Closing session of Foundation Course on Leadership inPublic Health Course Batch 2 at IAPSM National Conference at Srinagar on 10/04/2025
66.Dr Parag Chavda served as Panelist at the National Conference on Family AdoptionProgram (COHERE) at Coimbatore during 2024
67.Dr Parag Chavda served as Facilitator at Virtual FAIMER Global Forum on 16-17 Oct2024
68.Dr Parag Chavda facilitated Research Methodology Workshop at IMA YouthConVadodara 22 May 2024
69.Dr Parag Chavda served as Expert for Topic Student Electives for IAPSM NationalOnline Course on CBME for Com Medicine during May 2024
70.Dr Parag Chavda conducted pre-conf workshop on strategic career planning for youngprofessionals at IAPSM National Conference at KMC Mangalore during 2024
71.Dr Parag Chavda took guest lecture on ‘Pedagogy for postgraduates’ for IAPSMKarnataka State Chapter during 2023-24
72.Dr Parag Chavda took guest lecture on ‘Academic Leadership’ for PG students ofDepartment of Community Medicine, MGIMS Sevagram, Wardha during 2023-24
73.Dr Parag Chavda facilitated one day Workshop on Biostatistics using Jamovi at MedicalCollege, Dungarpur during 2023-24
74.Dr Parag Chavda served as facilitator for research workshop for UG students andFaculty at BJ Medical College during 2023-24
75.Dr Parag Chavda served as facilitator for Tool development and validation workshop atKM Shah Dental College, Piparia during 2023-24
76.Dr Parag Chavda facilitated 2 day workshop on Qualitative Research Methods atDepartment of Community Medicine, GMERS MC Gotri Vadodara in collaboration withIAPSM Gujarat Chapter during 2023-24

Events

1.ToT of Integrated Management Of Neonatal And Childhood Illness(IMNCI) For Medical Officer And Staff Nurse(Dr Sunil Nayak, Dr Monark Vyas)
2.World Health Day 2025 – Nationwide Quiz Contest for MBBS Students(Dr Sunil Nayak, Dr Monark Vyas)
3.IUCD AND PPIUCD Training for Staff Nurse ESIS Vadodara Region(Dr Sunil Nayak, Dr Monark Vyas)
4.First Responder Jivan-Doot Training at Rajpipla, Narmada District. (Dr Sunil Nayak, Dr Monark Vyas)
5. Dr Parag Chavda served as Coordinator for the Training of Trainers batch 1 for Basic Course in Medical Research under Medical Research Development Program by SHSRC- Gujarat at Gandhinagar on 17-19 July 2025
6. Dr Parag Chavda served as Coordinator for the Training of Trainers batch 2 for Basic Course in Medical Research under Medical Research Development Program by SHSRC- Gujarat at Gandhinagar on 18-20 September 2025
7. Dr Parag Chavda served as Resource Person for Workshop by ICMR Bioethics Unit on Developing Guidelines for Community Engagement for Research at IIHMR Delhi on 13- 16 October 2025
8.Dr Parag Chavda served as Observer for Basic Course in Medical Research under Medical Research Development Program at GMC Bhavnagar from 17-19 November 2025
9.Dr Parag Chavda lead the IAPSM core group on coordinating the NMC IAPSM Family Adoption Program Essay and Collage Competition during 2024
10. Dr Parag Chavda serving as Editor for the IAPSM bi-annual publication Blogoloue
11.Dr Parag Chavda serving as Lead, Medical Researcher Development Program Team for State Health Systems Resource Center, Dept of Health, Govt of Gujarat
12. Dr Parag Chavda served as Judge for All India Research Presentation Competition (AIRPC 2.0) for undergraduate students by Medical Students Association of India
13.Dr Parag Chavda served as Member, Technical Group on drafting Quality of Care Policy and strategy for Department of Health, Govt of Gujarat under SRESTHA Gujarat Project during year 2022-24
14.Dr Parag Chavda served as reviewer for abstracts for National Conference on Health Professions Education (NCHPE) Dehradun during 2022
15.Dr Parag Chavda served on coordinating team for Connecting The Dots: mentorship program for early career public health professionals by IAPSM during 2022
16. Dr Parag Chavda served on National Organizing Committee of the Young Leaders National Conclave 2022, 2023
17.Dr Parag Chavda served as Member, International FAIMER Committee – DAFFRI for the year 2021
18.Dr Parag Chavda coordinated Online Short Course on using Microsoft Excel for data management through IAPSM during 2021

Book

Awards & Achievements

Dr. Sunil Nayak elected as president of IAPSM Gujarat Chapter for the term 2026-2027
Dr. Monark Vyas elected as Executive Council Member of IAPSMGC
Dr. Kedar G Mehta elected as Executive Board Member, Healthline Journal
Dr. Parag Chavda elected as editorial board member of Indian Journal of Community Medicine
1.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received prestigious 'FAIMER Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research – fellowship in health professions education' from 'GSMC – FRI Mumbai' – 2022-24, during graduation ceremony during 6/4/2024 on hands of Hon. Dr Madhuri Kanitkar madam, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Vice Chancellor, MUHS...
2.Dr.Kedar Mehta has Received prestigious “FIAPM – Fellow Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine – 2023”for outstanding contribution in IAPSM and Community Medicine at National Conference of IAPSM at KMC Mangalore during 8-10 February 2024
3.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Award for Best essay on “Digital technology in medical science” in State conference of IMA (GIMACON 2022) at Vadodara during 18-19 November 2022
4.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Best Editor Award for year 2020 – Indian Journal of Forensic & Community Medicine organized by Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
5.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received National Award for Excellence in Clinical Research (Early-Career Category) at 13th Annual Indian Society of Clinical Research (ISCR) Conference at Mumbai during 24th – 25th January 2020
6.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Young Scientist Award for best published research article in 2018 for research article, “‘M-TRACK’ (mobile phone reminders and electronic tracking tool) cuts the risk of pre-treatment loss to follow-up by 80% among people living with HIV under programme settings: a mixed-methods study from Gujarat, India, Global Health Action; 2018” at IAPSMGCCON 2019 Piparia,Vadodara
7.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Second Prize for Oral paper presentation and cash prize of Rs. 15,000/-in 12th National conference of AIDS Society of India (ASICON 2019) at Chennai during 22nd – 24th November 2019
8.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Certificate of Achievement for Nodal Person in celebration of “World Health Day 2019 Quiz – Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere”as a part of nationwide IAPSM activities under the aegis of IAPSM
9.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received prestigious “Saroj Jha Award” for Best Paper presented in gender and health category in the Annual National IAPSM Conferenceat IGMC, Shimla, India during 8-10 March 2019
10.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received “Presidential Appreciation Award – Faculty 2019”for contribution in IAPSM and Community Medicine at National Conference of IAPSM at IGMC, Shimla during 8-10 March 2019
11.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Certificate of Appreciation from Academy of Pediatrics Gujarat as Faculty in PARVAH 2018
12.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Certificate of Achievement for Nodal Person in celebration of “World Health Day 2018 – Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere”as a part of nationwide IAPSM activities under the aegis of IAPSM
13.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Certificates of Appreciation for celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2018from BPNI India and World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)
14.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received prestigious “Kalu Ram Memorial Award” (age less than 40 years) for Best Paper presented by a Young male Scientist on Community based Research in the Annual National IAPSM Conferenceat Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India during 9-11 March 2018
15.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received “Medical Excellence Award” for outstanding achievements in the field of Medical Science at New Delhi on 11th December 2017 by Indian Solidarity Council
16.Dr.Kedar Mehta has got selected as first convener of IMA Young Doctors’ Wing, Vadodara in 2016
17.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Young Scientist Award for best published research article in 2016 for research article, “Predictors of unsafe sexual behavior among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS attending antiretroviral therapy center in Western India”
18.Dr.Kedar Mehta has attended Gujarat Annual State Conference of IAPSM GC and IPHA GC and got 1st prize for oral paper presentation on : Voices of PLHIV on Stigma and Discrimination from 22-23 December 2016 at Vadodara
19.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Award for Best Research Paper Presentation among Faculty at Annual State Conference of IAPSM GC and IPHA GC in December 2016
20.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Award for Best essay on “Evolving lifestyle “changes and challenges” to medical fraternity in State conference of IMA (GIMACON 2016) at Rajkot on 15th – 16th October 2016
21.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Young Scientist Award for best published research article in 2014 for research article, “Assessment of sexual behaviour and serostatus disclosure among PLWHAs attending ART centre in tertiary care hospital, Vadodara”
22.Dr.Kedar Mehta has attended Annual National Conference of IAPSM and got 2nd prize for oral paper presentation on : Process evaluation of maternal health service at outreach sites during Mamta Divas in urban slums of Vadodara city from 7-9 January 2016 at Gandhinagar
23.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Award for “Best Reader”(M S University Baroda) inRead Gujarat Campaignby Government of Gujarat during 11th-13th February 2011
24.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Award for Best Poetry Recitation and Elocution Competition in Gujarati at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Read Gujarat Campaign from 28th September to 3rd October 2010
25.Dr.Kedar Mehta has received Best Presentation in Session III in Annual State Conference by IAPSM in 2010 for paper presentation on “Assessment of New born care services in Vadodara urban slums : A community survey” at PSMC Karamsad

Awards

Awarded Best Prize Paper for his scholarly work on the Role of IMA in Disaster Management, conferred by IMA GSB at 100th All India National Medical Conference of IMA NATCON 2025Ahmedabad.

1. Dr Parag Chavda recognized as Fellow of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (FIAPSM) for significant contribution to community medicine from the year 2022
2. Dr Parag Chavda received Eminent Medical Teacher Award on Teacher’s Day by MEU India Group in 2022
3. Dr Parag Chavda serving as Honorary Faculty for CMC-Ludhiana FAIMER Regional Center
4. Dr Parag Chavda received recognition as top 10 reviewers for Medical Journal of Armed Forces India for the year 2021
5. Dr Parag Chavda received presidential appreciation certificate for the services provided to IAPSM during the year 2022-2023.
6. Dr Parag Chavda served as Founder, National Convenor for eConnect Academic Platform of IAPSM
7. Dr Parag Chavda served as Advisor, World Health Day Quiz National Coordinating Team for IAPSM during year 2023, 2024
8. Dr Parag Chavda served as Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Community Medicine for 2020-22
9. Dr Parag Chavda selected as Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi during 2021

Awards received at 53rd Annual National IAPSM and 32nd Gujarat State IAPSM Conference 2026, “IAPSMCON 2026” (Feb 26– March 01, 2026) held at Silvasa:

Photo Gallery

Dengue awareness & rally at UHTC, Subhanpura & RHTC Varnama / Dissemination workshop of HBNC & HBYC project in Narmada / Family Adoption Programme & Health Camp at Samiyala village, Vadodara. / Heat Related Illnesses (HRI) awareness at UHTC Subhanpura & RHTC Varnama / HIV AIDS awareness program at schools in RHTC-Varnama / Immunization Awareness at UHTC Subhanpura / Jan Aushadhi Saptah celebration 01/03/2025-07/03/2025 at RHTC Varnama & UHTC Subhanpura / Leprosy awareness campeign at UHTC Subhanpura

Malaria awareness & rally at UHTC Subhanpura & RHTC Varnama / MAMTA DIWAS & RMNCH+A session visit for MBBS Students at UHTC Subhanpura / Medical camp at UHTC Subhanpura / NCD awareness program at UHTC Subhanpura / No Tobacco Day Observation & celebration at RHTC Varnama & UHTC Subhanpura / Opening of Community OPD at UHTC Subhanpura / Qualitative research methodology Worshop, GMERS Gotri, Vadodara / Revised IMNCI Training 3 batches of Vadodara Municipal Corporation, Dept of Community Medicine & Pediatric, GMERS Medical College, Gotri.

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