Dr. Purva Shoor is an ingenious and steadfast Medical Professor with nine years of experience in patient care and eight years in delivering medical teaching and learning materials. She is adept at employing creative teaching strategies that fully engage medical students and is deeply invested in achieving tenure through administrative service, scholarly contributions, and an accomplishment-oriented approach to teaching. Dr. Shoor excels in providing an educational environment that fosters the potential growth of medical students and works closely with them to prepare them for both personal and professional success. She is also an expert in field research, particularly qualitative studies, and possesses extensive knowledge of various educational philosophies that enhance the overall student experience. Passionate about community medicine, she thrives in diverse scenarios conducive to field research and public health initiatives.
Dr. Shoor completed her MD in Physician from RSMU, Moscow, Russia (2002-2008), cleared the Foreign Medical Graduate screening exam in 2008, and completed her Compulsory Rotatory Internship at Holy Family Hospital, Delhi (2009-2010). She earned her postgraduate degree in Community Medicine from SSMC, Tumakuru (2012-2015) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental and Occupational Health (PGDEOH) through distance learning from IGNOU (2020-2023). Currently, she serves as Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Her professional experience includes working as Associate Professor at JNUIMSRC (2022-2024), where she published books such as Environmental Cardiology, authored multiple book chapters on public health topics, and conducted research on topics including recreation-related injuries among factory workers, diabetes prevention, occupational impact on social health, and prevalence of frailty among the elderly. She also led the Family Adoption Program and supervised health camps. Prior to that, she served at KDMC, Mathura (2020-2022) as Associate Professor, contributing to research on aflatoxins in human milk, Covid-19 immunopathogenesis, and precision nutrition, while managing data and serving as girls? hostel warden. From 2016 to 2020, she worked as Assistant Professor at Mathura, overseeing rural health training centers, conducting epidemiological research, and publishing studies on temple environment impact, sports participation, exam self-appraisal, and menstrual health. She also worked as a Palliative Care Medical Officer with Can Support NGO in Ghaziabad (2015-2016) and as Junior Resident in OBG and Pediatrics departments in Delhi hospitals (2010-2011).
Dr. Shoor is fluent in English, a native speaker of Hindi, proficient in Russian, and has intermediate reading and comprehension skills in French. She has published extensively, including books, booklets, and research articles, and is recognized for her expertise in community medicine, preventive cardiology, environmental health, and public health research.
Dr. Purva is the author of the books Preventive Cardiology: A Community Medicine Perspective and Environmental Cardiology: A Community Medicine Perspective, reflecting her expertise in community-focused cardiovascular health.