Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – Short Term Studentships (STS) [2011 – 2020]

S. Name of the Number of students got selected for ICMR-STS projects

No. Department 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019* 2020 Total
1 Anatomy - 1 4 4 - 1 3 1 - - 14
2 Anesthesiology - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
& Critical care
3 Biochemistry 1 3 - - 2 - 1 1 2 - 10
4 Community - 1 1 1 2 2 1 - 1 3 12
Medicine
5 ENT - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 2
6 Forensic - - - 2 - - - - - - 2
Medicine
7 Medicine 1 3 1 3 - - - 1 2 1 12
8 Microbiology 4 6 2 - 2 1 2 1 5 4 27
9 Ophthalmology - - 3 1 - - - - - - 4
10 Pathology - 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - - 5
11 Pediatrics - 1 - - - - - - - - 1
 12 Pharmacology 3 - 1 - - - - 1 - - 5
13 Physiology 1 1 3 5 - - 1 1 - 1 13
14 Psychiatry - - 1 - - - - - - - 1
15 Skin & STD - 1 - - - - - - - 1 2
16 Surgery - 1 - 2 - - - - 2 1 6
Total 10 20 17 18 7 6 9 7 12 11 117
* From 2019 onwards, the project stipend is increased from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000/- per Candidate by ICMR, New Delhi (Ref:
http://14.139.60.56:84/Homepage.aspx).
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Department of Anatomy
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2018
1 Ms. A. Siva 2018- Knowledge, attitude and practice about male infertility among
Karunya 00933 men and women in rural Tamilnadu
2017
2 Ms. P. Akshara 2017- A study on urinary incontinence: awareness and care seeking
01194 behavior among women of reproductive age group and its
impact on quality of life.
3 Ms. S. Selli 2017- Is salivary alpha-amylase level altered in college students with
00274 complaints of chronic stress induced gastrointestinal
disturbances.
4 Mr. R. 2017- How competent are Interns and junior residents Comparison of
Sunilkumar 01587 self- assessment and observer assessment of performance and
interpretation of an electrocardiogram
2016
5 Ms. Prethi 2016- A community based survey on menstrual hygiene among
Rajendran 00366 young school going girls in Samayapuram, Trichy
2014
6 Ms. D. 2014- Prevalence of overweight and obesity among private and
Sunmathi 04110 Government school children
7 Mr. A. 2014- AYUSH Medicine prescribing pattern and attitudes towards
Kaviarasan 01651 complementary alternative medicines[CAM] among allopathic
practitioners
8 Mr. V. 2014- A study of nutritional status in rural school going children by
Rishikesan 00310 using Anthropometric measurements
9 Mr. P.K. Balaji 2014- Effect of different postures on the hemodynamic shear rates in
01209 peripheral arteries-A Doppler ultra sound study
2013
10 Ms. B.Gayathri 2013 - Craniometric growth pattern of infants delivered through
Priyadharshinee 00266 normal delivery versus caesarean section
11 Ms. N. Sai 2013 - Perceived Body Weight: Does it Correlate with Measured
Prasanna 0986 Body Mass Index in College Students?
12 Ms. M. Kavin 2013 - A study of morphology of air cells in the middle turbinate and
Raj 0442 its relationship with occurrence of sinusitis and deviated nasal
septum
13 Mr. M. Andrews 2013 - Effect of postural changes, respiratory phases and procedural
00925 discrepancies on the intra individual variability of ECG
recordings
2012
14 Mr. P.G. Nanda 2012 - The role of Q angle in the diagnosis of patella Femoral pain
Kumar 03429 syndrome

Department of Anesthesiology
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2012
1 Mr. C. Jerriton 2012- Respiration monitoring by an innovative sonic sensor device
Brewin 01272 incorporated into a ventimask or nasal oxygen Cannula.
 Department of Biochemistry
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2019
1 Mr. R. 2019 - Serum cholinesterase levels of farm workers exposed to
Bhuvanesan 00039 chemical pesticides in rural population
2 Ms. Abinaya 2019 - Evaluation of cardiometabolic index as a predictor of early
Saraswathi 00650 chronic kidney disease risk
2018
3 Ms. T. Karishma 2018- Estimation of estimated glomerular filtration rate to assess the
03017 kidney function among geriatric population
2017
4 Ms. S. Reena 2017- Serum albumin levels and hyperglycaemic emergencies in type
04240 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a cross sectional study.
2015
5 Mr. S. 2015- Study of umbilical cord blood gas analysis in preterm infants
Gowarthan 00894 and its correlation with apgar score
6 Mr. R. Manothar 2015- A study on serum Cholinesterase as a biomarker in chronic
Santhathiah 06168 liver disease
2012
7 Ms. R. Jey 2012- Relationship of serum uric acid and non –HDL Cholesterol in
Prakatha 01519 obese individuals in rural population
8 Mr. K. Sathya 2012- A study on subclinical hypothyroidism in women attending
Prakash 02096 Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research centre,
Tiruchirappalli
9 Ms. R. Aarthi 2012- Urine albumin excretion in non-diabetic normotensive healthy
01512 adults with normal renal function
2011
10 Ms. J. Nirmal 2011- A study of Pre-analytical errors in clinical Biochemistry
Sujitha 01149 Laboratory
 Department of Community Medicine
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2020
1 Ms. B. 2020- Association of obesogens with high BMI in young adults of
Srisankari 05049 rural Tamilnadu – a case control study
2 Ms. S. Janani 2020- Diet adherence and factors associated with non-adherence
05247 among type 2 diabetes at an urban health centre in Tamilnadu
3 Mr. T. -2020- Comparative study of vaccine hesitancy among parents of
Janaardhan 05249 under 5 children in rural and urban areas of Tiruchirapalli
district of Tamilnadu
2019
4 Ms. A.V. Ancy 2019 - A Study to assess the current level of knowledge on recent
02064 guidelines of RNTCP and change in knowledge among
Medical Interns after using an e-learning tool
2017
5 Mr. Deepak 2017- Depression, suicidal ideation and resilience among rural
Justine 01490 farmers in a drought affected area of Trichy District,
Viswanathan Tamilnadu
2016
6 Mr. S. 2016 - Assessment of health problems and social issues among brine
Mohamed 00497 workers of salt manufacturing units in Vedaraniyam taluk of
Marzuk Tamilnadu
7 Mr. S. 2016- Respiratory morbidity and ventilatory function impairment
Giridharan 01170 among cement factory employees
2015
8 Mr. M. 2015 - KAP-Towards Pesticides, pattern of use of personal protective
Kodeeswaran 00560 equipments during application of pesticides by farmers in
Manachanallur Taluk of Trichy District.
9 Ms. D. Anitha 2015 - Assessment of under nutrition using composite Index of
00554 Anthropometric failure [IAF] among under five children of
Tribal population.
2014
10 Ms. Akshaya 2014 - Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior and practice of use and
Gopalakrishnan 05687 disposal of sanitary napkins by adolescent girls in rural and
urban area
2013
11 Mr. S. Rambabu 2013 - Serum zinc level among children less than five years of age
03245 with acute respiratory tract infection
2012
12 Mr. P. Vimal 2012 - A retrospective on the profile of road traffic accidents and
Anand 02693 awareness and practice of safety rules among the drivers in
Trichy city, Tamilnadu

Department of ENT
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2016
1 Mr. Rupesh 2016- Study of nasal mucosal flora in acute and chronic sinusitis
Kumar Tiwari 01254
2013
2 Mr. Roobak 2013- Noise Pollution And Associated hearing Loss
Vishakan Raja 04240
Department of Forensic Medicine
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2014
1 Ms. K. 2014- Knowledge and Attitude of Medical students towards Post-
 Hemalathaa 01124 Mortem examination and its usefulness in Medical Education.
2 Ms. A. Betty 2014- Study of Fingerprint patterns with diabetes mellitus and
Janice 02868 Hypertension in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Department of General Medicine

S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2020
1 Ms. Mubina 2020- Ankle brachial index as a early tool in prognosis of peripheral
Parneen 00375 arterial disease in diabetes mellitus patients – a study in tertiary
care hospital in rural area
2019
2 Mr. M. Mikun 2019 - Comparison of sodium and potassium values in arterial blood
00618 gas analyzer and electrolyte analyzer
3 Ms. Shreena 2019 - Epidemiological profile of CKD in patients attending a tertiary
Ruth Mathuram 00662 care hospital
2018
4 Ms. A. Shenaz 2018- Usage and impacts of medical smartphone apps among medical
Fathima 1166 students in Tamilnadu, India
2014
5 Ms. Jyotsnaa 2014- Screening of rural population for Indian Diabetic Risk Score.
00372
6 Mr. R. 2014- Prevalence of Micro -Vascular complication in newly diagnosed
Saravanan 05875 rural Type 2 Diabetic individuals.
7 Ms. M. Sri 2014- Use of library and information sciences by medical students and
Nivetha 05176 faculty.
2013
8 Ms. A. Aarti 2013- Uric acid levels in Cerebrovascular accident patients associated
03196 with hypertension
2012
9 Ms. R. Shruthy 2012- Foveal thickness, Sensitivity, Macular Volume and Corneal
Vaishali 03228 thickness among type 2 mellitus with and without Albuminuria.
10 Mr. S. Siva 2012- A questionnaire survey on doctors strike among Doctors,
Shankar 03215 Nurses, Health Science, Students and Community.
11 Ms. Srinidhi 2012- Evaluation of audio logical status in newly diagnosed type 2
Srikanth 01047 diabetes mellitus
2011
12 Mr. S. 2011- Awareness on Nanomedicine, Nanomaterial, toxicity and
Sivashankar 01252 Nanomaterial waste disposal among Medical professional and
Research Scholars.

Department of Microbiology
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2020
1 Mr. CM. Lalith -2020- Knowledge, attitude and practice towards Hepatitis B
Varsid 05246 vaccination among medical and nursing students
2 Ms. P. 2020- Isolation and identification of Escherichia coli and Salmonella
Swarnalakshmi 00378 from poultry feed and litter and their antimicrobial resistance
profile in the district of Cuddalore, Tamilnadu
3 Ms. P. I2020- Bacteriological profile of haemodialysis fluid in patients with
Nishanthini 00571 acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD)
4 Mr. A. Clitus 2020- Emerging and re-emerging bacterial zoonoses: screening of
05337 high risk groups for leptospiral serovars
2019
5 Ms. M. 2019 - Assessment of knowledge and practice on infection prevention
Haripriya 00049 and control practices among health care workers in a tertiary
care teaching hospital
6 Ms. S. Poorani 2019 - Audit of antibiotic prescription
00099
7 Ms. S. Ajitha 2019 - Parasitic contamination of common edible fruits and vegetables
00106 sold in local markets of Trichy
8 Mr. B. 2019 - Small Bites - Big Threats: Prevalence of scrub typhus among
Rajkumar 00823 pediatric population in a tertiary care hospital
9 Mr. N. 2019 - Seroprevalence of leptospiral antibodies among municipal
Manikandan 01273 service workers in Tiruchirapalli, South India
2018
10 Mr. V.B. 2018- Prevalence of leptospirosis among rice mill workers in
Raagavendhar 00721 Tiruchirapalli, South India
2017
11 Mr. HA. Prasant 2017- Bacteriological profile of diabetic ulcer foot and their
06192 antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in a tertiary care hospital,
Trichy
12 Mr. S. 2017- Bacteriological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern
Vigneshwaran 02993 of blood culture isolates in children with septicemia in a tertiary
care teaching hospital
2016
13 Mr. HA. Prasant 2016 - Prevalence of HBV and HCV in patients of chronic liver
05505 disease with special reference to Hepatocellular Carcinoma
2015
14 Ms. R.R 2015 - Knowledge, attitude, behavior and practice of Hand washing
Snehalakshmi 03494 among heterogeneous population
15 Ms. Aninditha 2015 - Bacteriological profile of street vended food
Guraza 02827
2013

16 Ms. S. Nagma 2013 - Prevalence and pattern of Bacteremia among Intensive care
Farheen 03342 patients
17 Ms. Divya 2013 - Spectrum of microbial flora in diabetic foot ulcers
Malar 03572
2012
18 Ms. S.K. 2012 - Knowledge, attitude, behavior and Patrice of biomedical waste
Saranya 01136 management among hospital staff
19 Ms. Q. Sree 2012 - Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis among women attending STD
Vaishnavi 01161 clinics in rural Teaching hospital
20 Ms. M. 2012 - Comparison of attitude of health care professionals and
Pratheeba 01191 experience of HIV patients towards HIV/AIDS related stigma
Priyadharshini and discrimination
21 Ms. N. Sasi 2012 - Sero prevalence of hepatitis C virus in health care workers of a
Rekha 01795 rural teaching hospital
22 Ms. N. Sai 2012 - Methicillin – resistant Staphylococcus aureus – nasal carriage
Prasanna 02380 among health care workers
23 Mr. S. Ram 2012 - Role of probiotics in treatment of bacterial vaginosis
Babu 03634
2011
24 Ms. S. Eniya 2011 - Microbiological flora in operation theatre and ICU
01305
25 Ms. M. 2011 - Studies of Nasal flora among Medical Students before and after
Krishnaveni 01126 exposure to formalin in the dissection hall
26 Ms. R. 2011 - Asymptomatic bacteria among rural antenatal women
Keerthana 01129
27 Ms. K.K. 2011 - Bacteriological examination of mobile phone and hand washing
Sowbarnika 01253 habit among rural population

Department of Ophthalmology
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2014
1 Ms. M. 2014- Study of Retinal Breaks and Retinal Detachment in Myopes
Meenakshi 03426
 2013
2 Ms. Srinithi 2013- Spectrum of refractive errors among schoolchildren and its
Srikanth 00642 implication on spectacle use.
3 Ms. A. Baby 2013- Status of Diabetes Retinopathy in newly detected rural diabetic
Lalli 03823 patients
4 Mr. Choppa 2013- Relation Between Pterygium And Refractive Errors.
Mohan Kumar 03961

Department of Pathology
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2018
1 Mr. Kallar 2018- The pattern of hematological disorders in various trimesters of
Vinodkumar 00722 pregnancy in a tertiary care hospital
2017
2 Ms. D. Priyanka 2017- Mean platelet volume – a prognostic marker of Artherosclerosis
00184 among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a tertiary care hospital
2016
3 Ms. P. G. 2016- Proteinuria in Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Care
Sowmya 00782 Hospital. A Prospective Study
2015
4 Ms. S. Salma 2015- Study of prevalence of haematuria in relation to age and sex
04052 among patients attending a Tertiary teaching care hospital
2012
5 Mr. B. Vignesh 2012- Anemia during Pregnancy
01070
 Department of Pediatrics
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2012
1 Ms. K. Pavithra 2012 - Prevalence of awareness of ill effects of tobacco use among rural
02402 schoolchildren of pre-adolescent age group

Department of Pharmacology
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2018
1 Ms. C. Hema 2018- Correlation of mean platelet volume and red cell distribution
Gowsika 00938 width in patients undertaking various anti-psychotic drugs
2013
2 Ms. S. Lakshika 2013- Bacteriological status of socks and usefulness of silver
03698 impregnation‐a Preliminary study
2012
3 Ms. A. 2012 - A study of knowledge, attitude of Health care professional
Evangeline 01095 workers for the use of highly Active Anti Retroviral Therapy
[HAART] in a tertiary teaching hospital
4 Ms. S. Niveditha 2012 - Awareness and personal experience on adverse drug reactions
02559 among Doctors, Nurses and Pharmacists of a tertiary teaching
hospital
5 Ms. S. Suvidya 2012 - Knowledge, awareness and practice of Medical professionals
01329 towards the disposal of expired drugs
 Department of Physiology
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2020
1 Ms. K. Harini 2020- HbA1C as an independent prognostic index for gastritis
Visalakshi 06872
2018
2 Ms. P. Lakshmi 2018- A study on the heart rate recovery after exercise in
01080 normotensive offspring of hypertensive patients
2017
3 Ms. R. Desika 2017- Impact of voluntary breathing technique on vascular tone to
00142 Social Stress in Adults- Relevance to Phase of Menstrual
Cycle.
2014
4 Ms. M. 2014 - The study of effect of exercise on heart rate and blood pressure
Vinothini 04099 in different categories of BMI among young adults.
5 Ms. S. 2014 - Status of depression among children and adolescents in rural
Gowarthan 01094 and urban areas.
6 Mr. Sathasivam 2014 - A Study of Prevalence of hyper hidrosis and its impact on
Ponnan 03809 quality of life among college students
7 Ms. S. Rajaram 2014 - Assessment of cognitive function and information processing
01752 in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
8 Ms. S. Susmitha 2014 - Study to predict vascular dysfunction in high risk young adults
01382 –An immediate non invasive evaluation to prevent early
vascular ageing.
2013
9 Ms. T. Pavithra 2013 - Estimation of prevalence of anxiety disorder among school
02598 Students in mid-adolescent age group in rural and urban areas
of Trichy district.
10 Ms. V. Sarayu 2013 - Evaluation of Colour Vision Deficiency among Medical
04498 Students in CMCH and RC, Trichy.
11 Mr. Mohamed 2013 - Effect of Mobile phone radiation on Heart Rate Variability
Marzuk 01233
2012
12 Mr. K. 2012 - A comparison of total differential Leukocyte count in newly
Lokeswaran 02104 diagnosed type II diabetic patients before and after exercise
2011
13 Ms. Graceline 2011 - A Study on prevalence on obesity among Medical students in
Margret Lydia 01096 CMCH&RC in Tamilnadu

Department of Psychiatry
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2013
1 Ms. R. Aarthi 2013 - Comparison of sleep Quality among patients having Diabetes
00272 mellitus with and without Nicotine dependence

Department of Skin and STD

S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2020
1 Ms. Swetha 2020- Knowledge, attitude and practices – a questionnaire based
Sharma 00847 study among patients with acne vulgaris
2012
2 Ms. A.C. 2012 - Screening of commercial sexual workers for Trichomonas
Sharmila 03292 vaginalis
 Department of Surgery
S. Name of the ICMR Research Topic/Title
No student ID
2020
1 Mr. M. 2020- Incidence, prevalence, pattern and management of colorectal
Nagendhira Raju 01002 malignancy in a tertiary care hospital
2019
2 Ms. Maalavika 2019 - Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial growth on diabetic foot
Harikumar 00271 ulcers
3 Ms. S. Kausalya 2019 - Prevalence and pattern of Inguinal hernia among adult patients
00309 attending a tertiary care teaching hospital
2014
4 Ms. A. Deepika 2014 - To do or not to do –Appendicectomy
03199
5 Mr. CT. Cibi 2014- Constipation – causes and concern
02365
2012
6 Ms. Akshaya 2012 - Assessment of Vascular status in diabetic Foot and analysis of
Gopalakrishnan 01503 risk factors of amputation in diabetic patients