Dr. Bhavna Joshi is an accomplished public health and Community Medicine professional with approximately 12 years of clinical, academic, teaching, and research experience. She has served in progressive academic positions, including Associate Professor and Assistant Professor in Community Medicine, following her postgraduate training and clinical roles at Grant Medical College, Mumbai, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, and R K Damani Medical College, SRIMS, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Her professional experience encompasses community medicine, public health research, medical education, clinical research, and student mentorship.

Research Profile & Publications

Dr. Joshi has contributed six peer-reviewed research publications between 2017 and 2025, addressing important public health and medical education concerns such as non-communicable disease risk factors, physical activity and obesity, cancer awareness, tuberculosis case detection, maternal and child health, and life-support training. Her publications include journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed/PMC, Embase and DOAJ. Her research has received at least 19 citations, with an h-index of 3, demonstrating emerging recognition of her scholarly contributions.

Funded Research Projects & Clinical Trials

A significant strength of Dr. Joshi's profile is her involvement in five funded research projects and clinical trials, with approximately ₹56.65 lakhs in sanctioned funding. She has served as Co-Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator in studies supported by organizations including the Serum Institute of India, IPHA, IRA, and India Development & Relief Fund, USA.

Her research involvement includes the HEXASIIL® hexavalent vaccine trial, the rBCG (VPM1002) vaccine trial, a community-based study on health-seeking behaviour among transgender individuals, a COPCORD-based study of rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases, and a clinical trial on postmenopausal iron therapy. Her participation in the rBCG trial during the COVID-19 pandemic particularly reflects her ability to undertake demanding field-level clinical research under challenging public-health conditions.

Major Research Contributions

Dr. Joshi's research has generated evidence in several important areas of public health. Her work on physical activity and obesity among medical students and young faculty highlighted sedentary behaviour and its association with obesity-related measures. Her cancer-awareness study demonstrated the effectiveness of poster-based health education in improving knowledge among patients and caregivers. She has also contributed to research on tuberculosis case detection, adolescent lifestyle-related risk factors, maternal and child health, and vaccine research.

Research Presentations & Mentorship

She has presented four research studies through oral, poster, and e-poster formats at national and state-level scientific conferences, including meetings organized by IPHA, IAPSM, ISMOCD, and AIIMS Mangalagiri. She has also actively mentored undergraduate and postgraduate students in community-based research, study design, field data collection, analysis, and scientific presentation, helping strengthen early research competencies among medical students.

Research Recognition & Academic Contributions

Dr. Joshi received recognition from the District Collector for her contribution to the COVID-19 serosurvey of Aurangabad city. She has served as a resource faculty member for undergraduate research methodology workshops and is currently associated with institutional publication activities as Member Secretary of the Institutional Publication Committee. She has also demonstrated strong commitment to research capacity building through high-level training, including the ICMR-NIE Basic Course in Biomedical Research and implementation-research training.

Overall Research Impact

Dr. Bhavna Joshi has established a diverse research portfolio combining community-based public health research, clinical trials, vaccine research, epidemiology, health education, medical education, and research mentorship. Her publication record, indexed research output, citations, funded projects, conference presentations, and involvement in high-impact clinical trials demonstrate sustained academic and research engagement. Her ability to translate research into community health initiatives and medical education further strengthens her contribution to public health.

Eligibility for Excellent Researcher Award 

Dr. Bhavna Joshi is eligible for the Excellent Researcher Award in Scientific Laurels based on her sustained contributions to public health research and medical education. Her profile is supported by six peer-reviewed publications, 19+ citations, an h-index of 3, five funded research projects/clinical trials with approximately ₹56.65 lakhs in sanctioned funding, four scientific presentations, research mentorship, and participation in significant vaccine and community-health studies. Her multidisciplinary research contributions and demonstrated commitment to evidence-based public health, particularly her frontline involvement in clinical research during the COVID-19 pandemic, make her a strong candidate for recognition under the Excellent Researcher Award category.