Indian Journal of Communicable Diseases

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">I, Dr. Ekta Arora, obtained my MBBS degree from Baba Farid University Punjab in 2012, followed by an MD in Community Medicine from Government Medical College, Amritsar, in 2017. Subsequently, I pursued Senior Residency at Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi, from December 2017 to January 2021, which provided me with extensive exposure to teaching, research, and community health services. Thereafter, I joined Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), New Delhi, as Assistant Professor in March 2021 and served until December 2022. From December 2022 to August 2024, I continued my academic career as Assistant Professor at MAMC. Since August 2024, I have been serving as faculty in the Department of Community Medicine at ESIC Medical College, Faridabad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">With more than seven years of post-MD experience, my professional journey has been centred around academics, research, and capacity building in public health. My research interests lie primarily in the domains of environmental health and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which represent critical and evolving challenges in the Indian context. Over the course of my career, I have been actively engaged in several funded and non-funded research projects addressing important public health issues, contributing to evidence generation and policy-relevant insights.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">In addition to research, I am deeply committed to teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students, with an emphasis on developing analytical and problem-solving skills relevant to community health. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Moving forward, I aspire to further strengthen my contributions to medical education, research, and public health practice, particularly in addressing pressing challenges at the intersection of environment and non-communicable diseases.</span>

Assistant Professor

Community Medicine

ESIC Medical College & Hospital

NH-3, KL Mehta Rd, behind BK Hospital, New Industrial Town

Faridabad

India

121012

Email : aroraekta09@gmail.com