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Physiologist, Health Professions Educator
Malaysia, India, Nepal

Biography

Sarmishtha Ghosh is a physiologist by training, and a physiology teacher by profession, with 29 years of experience in teaching & research on student stress and autonomic reactions. She has extensive experience in innovative teaching-learning activities, and assessment strategies to identify potential high and low achievers. She has wide experience in working in 3 different countries namely Nepal, India and Malaysia in various capacities both academic and administrative. Currently, she is serving as a Professor in Health Professions Education, Bhaikaka University, India, and is involved in the improvement of faculty development programs, and mentorship program. She is also the Head of the Feedback Committee of the University. She is a Master in Health Professions Education from Keele University (FAIMER-Keele, CenMedic) and is an experienced health professions educator
She has conducted numerous workshops both nationally and internationally. She has published original research papers in esteemed journals like Advances in Physiology Education, Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, BioMed Central-Medical Education, Education for Health, Indian Journal of Medical Research, etc.
She is a reviewer for many esteemed journals namely Education for Health, Medical Journal of Dr. D Y Patil University, Canadian Medical Education Journal, Kathmandu University Medical Journal, Medical Education [ Really Good Stuff], Med-Ed Online, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, Journal of Advances In Physiology Education (a Journal Of American Physiological Society), BioMed Central Neuroscience, Med Ed Publish, Sultan Qaboos Medical Journal etc.
Her area of specialization is human physiology and medical / health professions education.

Activities

Employment (6)

Bhaikaka University: Karamsad, Gujarat , IN

2021-11-09 to present | Professor (Health Professions Education/ Physiology)
Employment
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

International Medical University: Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, MY

2018-01-02 to 2021-10-08 | Associate Professor/ Program Director (IMU Center of Education)
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MAHSA University: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, MY

2013-11-01 to 2017-12-16 | Professor (Physiology)
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MAHSA University: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, MY

2008-01-07 to 2013-10-31 | Associate Professor (Physiology/Faculty of Medicine)
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Pramukhswami Medical College: Karamsad, Gujarat, IN

1999-10-26 to 2007-12-16 | Assistant Professor/Associate Professor (Physiology)
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences: Pokhara, NP

1994-06-01 to 1999-10-10 | Lecturer/ Assistant Professor (Physiology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Keele University Keele Management School: Keele, Staffordshire, GB

2016-09-01 to 2021-08-22 | Master in HPE (Health Professions Education)
Qualification
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University College of Science and Technology: Calcutta, West Bengal, IN

1984-06-01 to 1986-06-10 | MSc, PhD (Physiology)
Education
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Professional activities (5)

Association of Medical Educators of Europe AMEE: Dundee, GB

Individual Regular
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Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators: Renmark, SA, AU

2018-06-10 to present | regular (Health Professions Education)
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International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) : Huntington, West Virginia, US

2017 to present | Individual, Regular
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American Physiological Society: Bethesda, Maryland, US

2001 to present | Individual Regular (Physiology)
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Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India : New Delhi, IN

2000-01-01 to present | Life Member
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Funding (4)

Exploring the practices of medical students regarding technologically enabled teaching posted as an interactive online lecture (i-lecture)

2019-03 to 2019-10 | Grant
International Medical University (Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, MY)
GRANT_NUMBER:

IMU 439/2019)- PI

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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Development of a peer assessment tool to assess individual performance of healthcare professions undergraduates in small group learning ( JC funded

2019 to 2019 | Grant
International Medical University (Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, MY)
GRANT_NUMBER:

IMU 431/2019– Co-I

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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Online Modules to promote Problem based Learning amongst Preclinical Medical students with maximum Engagement

2016-01 to present | Grant
Australian Research Council (Kuala Lumpur, MY)
GRANT_NUMBER:

Ref No.: RP85-11/15)- MAHSA RMC, 13 January, 2016

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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Anthropometry and Heart rate variability: early detection of vulnerability to stress in adolescents medical students

2013-04 to 2015-08 | Grant
MAHSA Research Grant (Kuala Lumpur, MY)
GRANT_NUMBER:

Ref no: RP 34-03/13)- MAHSA RMC, April 2013

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Works (26)

Near‐peer interactive sessions: a paradigm shift in medical physiology teaching in India

Medical Education
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Puja Dulloo; Sarmishtha Ghosh; Minal Patel; Archana Nimbalkar
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Meeting reports and announcements: Physiology without borders: Report on physiology education workshops in India-IUPS Initiatives (2018-2019)

Advances in Physiology Education
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85085904595

Part of ISBN:

15221229 10434046

Contributors: Chandran, D.S.; Muthukrishnan, S.P.; Barman, S.M.; Peltonen, L.M.; Ghosh, S.; Sharma, R.; Bhattacharjee, M.; Rathore, B.B.; Carroll, R.; Sengupta, J. et al.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

CONTEXT OVER CONTENT: Impact of integration of Basic Science Disciplines in Preclinical years

2019 | Conference paper
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

E- PBL: An innovation to promote active learning and decrease cognitive overload among medical students

Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85074682285

Contributors: Jaiprakash, H.; Singh, A.; Biswas, A.; Mohanraj, J.; Ghosh, S.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

ROLES OF CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM IN COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION- Review

European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, 6(6), 24-33
2019 | Journal article
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

The “failure to fail” phenomenon in the clinical long case Examination.

Quest International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. [internet],
2019-07-01 | Journal article
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Metacognition and Micro learning: training staffs through a faculty development workshop

2019-06 | Conference paper
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Anudeep Singh, Aung Ko Ko Min & Sarmishtha Ghosh 'Introduction of an integrated interactive lecture in the early blocks of first year medical students : a pilot study' Med J DY Patil University 9:484-8 2016

Med J DY Patil University 9:484-8 2016
2016 | Journal article
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Communication skills teaching: How and when?

Med J DY Patil Univ 2016; 9:585-6. 2016
2016 | Other
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Increased correlation coefficient between the written test score and tutors' performance test scores after training of tutors for assessment of medical students during problem-based learning course in Malaysia

Korean journal of medical education
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85015024563

Contributors: Jaiprakash, H.; Min, A.K.; Ghosh, S.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

Ghosh Sarmishtha Integrated Teaching : an effective tool for active learning- Commentary

Med J DY Patil Univ 2015;8:438-40 2015
2015 | Other
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Students' perception of an integrated quiz in a Malaysian Medical university.

Saudi J Med Med Sci [serial online]
2015 | Journal article
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Learning style preferences: A comparison between students of an Indian and a Malaysian medical school Vol. 8 no.2 : 14-19 2014

South East Asian Journal of Medical Education
2014 | Journal article
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Need for innovative assessments- Way to improve standard of medical education 2013; 6(1) :1-2 [guest editorial] 2013

Al Ameen J Med Sci
2013 | Other
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Need for innovative assessments in medical schools following traditional curriculum

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Teaching and Learning (ICTL 2009) INTI University College, Malaysia
2009 | Conference paper
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Foundation course for MBBS students at entry level: Experience at an Indian medical school

South East Asian Journal of Medical Education [Inaugural Issue],
2008 | Journal article
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Implementation of integrated learning program in neurosciences during first year of traditional medical course: Perception of students and faculty

BMC Medical Education
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-54049146263

Contributors: Ghosh, S.; Pandya, H.V.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

Sensitizing faculty to the problem-oriented approach as an instructional method: Experience of a brief faculty development workshop

National Medical Journal of India
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-60849139442

Contributors: Pandya, H.; Ghosh, S.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

Combination of didactic lectures and case-oriented problem-solving tutorials toward better learning: Perceptions of students from a conventional medical curriculum

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education
2007 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-34250323526

Contributors: Ghosh, S.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

Combination of didactic lecture with problem-based learning sessions in physiology teaching in a developing medical college in Nepal

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education
2000 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0034453628

Contributors: Ghosh, S.; Dawka, V.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

Gentamicin induced inhibition of steroidogenic enzymes in rat testis

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
1999 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0033008212

Contributors: Ghosh, S.; Dasgupta, S.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

Gentamicin sulphate-induced alterations in phosphatase activities in the reproductive system of male rats

Medical Science Research
1992 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0026743327

Contributors: Ghosh, S.; Dasgupta, S.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

Nicotine Induced Alteration in Phosphatase Activity in Plasma, Liver and Kidney of Rats

Effects of Nicotine on Biological Systems - Advances in Pharmacological Sciences
1991 | Journal article
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Relation of protein restriction in diet to gentamicin sulphate induced nephrotoxicity.

European Journal of Pharmacology,
1990 | Journal article
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Sarmishtha Ghosh

Gentamicin sulphate: Effect on acid and alkaline phosphatase in metabolically active tissues of female rats during protein restriction

Medical Science Research
1990 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0025018047

Contributors: Dasgupta, S.; Mukherjee, C.; Ghosh, S.
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Sarmishtha Ghosh via Scopus - Elsevier

IUPS Physiology Education Workshop series in India: organizational mechanics, outcomes, and lessons

Journal article
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