Dr Rajesh Kamath
Assistant Professor - Senior Scale
Department of Health Care and Hospital Management
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teaching and Mentoring MHA students
- Guiding Post graduate research
- Developing manuscripts for peer reviewed journals
Dr. Rajesh Kamath has 101
publications in Scopus indexed journals and a H index of 10. In 2023, he was
recognised by Careers360 as being among the top 1000 researchers in India. He
served as the Coordinator for the MHA program from September 2022 to July 2024.
He is a member of the Kasturba Hospital institutional ethics committee (IEC).
Dr. Kamath holds a master’s degree in hospital administration (MHA) from the
Tata institute of social sciences (TISS), Mumbai, and a bachelor’s degree in
allopathic medicine and surgery (MBBS) from Kasturba Medical College, 必威体育betway888.
He has a CAT 2008 score of 95.71 percentile overall with a 99.49 percentile in
verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC). He is pursuing a PhD in health
insurance from Maastricht University, Netherlands. He served in a district
level leadership position as a surveillance medical officer (SMO) with the
World Health Organization for two years in the national polio surveillance
project between 2011 and 2013, heading a team of 30 plus employees at the WHO
office in Supaul district, Bihar, where he coordinated the planning and
execution of the polio and measles vaccination and surveillance programs.
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SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Organisational Behaviour ( MHA ) | Semester 1 |
| Medico-Legal Issues in Healthcare | Semester 3 |
| Focus Seminars | Semesters 2, 3 |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHA (Master of Hospital Administration) | Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India | 2011 | |
| MBBS | Kasturba Medical College, 必威体育betway888 | 2006 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSPH | Assistant Professor - Senior Scale | Academics and 必威体育betway888 | October 2019 to Present |
| PSPH | Assistant Professor | Academics and 必威体育betway888 | October 2013 to Present |
| WHO | Surveillance Medical Officer | AFP Surveillance | May 2011 to July 2013 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Health Insurance, Health Economics
Area of Expertise
Public Health, Hospital Administration
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Hospital Administration, Epidemiology, Public Health
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
·? ? ? ? ?External Examiner for MHA at Yenepoya University, Mangalore?
·???????? External Examiner for MBA Health Care Administration at KLE University, Belgaum, India
·???????? External Examiner for MBA Hospital Administration at JSS (Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeswara) University, Mysuru
·???????? Reviewer for several Scopus Indexed Journals