Dr Raman Kumar Consultant Physician and Family Doctor
Dr Raman Kumar Consultant Physician and Family Doctor
Bringing Back the Family Physicians to India
Let Us Create The Future of Healthcare
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Vision for Family Doctors in India
Vision for Family Doctors in India
Professional Identity
Professional Identity
Position in Health System
Position in Health System
Employment and compensation
Employment and compensation
Professional Development
Professional Development
Organizational Participation
Organizational Participation
Representation
Representation
Professional Networking
Professional Networking
Feedback and Evidence Gathering
Feedback and Evidence Gathering
Grassroot Policy Development
Grassroot Policy Development
Community Support
Community Support
Political Support
Political Support
Brief Profile
Brief Profile
President WONCA South Asia 2018- 2020 | Chief Editor JFMPC - Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care| Lead Physician & Chief of Clinical Services - DOC24 Clinics | Convener Specialist Board - Family Medicine National Board of Examination, Ministry of Health, Government of India |President AFPI - Academy of Family Physicians of India |
President WONCA South Asia 2018- 2020 | Chief Editor JFMPC - Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care| Lead Physician & Chief of Clinical Services - DOC24 Clinics | Convener Specialist Board - Family Medicine National Board of Examination, Ministry of Health, Government of India |President AFPI - Academy of Family Physicians of India |
Primary Care Leadership - National, Regional & Global
Primary Care Leadership - National, Regional & Global
Dr. Raman Kumar was recently featured on the cover of ‘THE LANCET’ as a global primary healthcare leader. One of the first-generation residency-trained board qualified (DNB family medicine) family physicians, he holds a longstanding interest in making a contribution to primary care. Dr Kumar is the founding president of the Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI), an organization that is spearheading the movement for the return of trusted family doctor tradition in India. He presently represents South Asia on WONCA leadership as President SAR. He has organized several WONCA events at national, regional, and global that includes - Spice Route Pre conference Mumbai SAR 2011, WONCA South Asia Chennai 2014 (Scientific Committee Chair), WONCA World Rural Health Conference 2018 New Delhi (Organizing Chairperson).
Dr. Raman Kumar was recently featured on the cover of ‘THE LANCET’ as a global primary healthcare leader. One of the first-generation residency-trained board qualified (DNB family medicine) family physicians, he holds a longstanding interest in making a contribution to primary care. Dr Kumar is the founding president of the Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI), an organization that is spearheading the movement for the return of trusted family doctor tradition in India. He presently represents South Asia on WONCA leadership as President SAR. He has organized several WONCA events at national, regional, and global that includes - Spice Route Pre conference Mumbai SAR 2011, WONCA South Asia Chennai 2014 (Scientific Committee Chair), WONCA World Rural Health Conference 2018 New Delhi (Organizing Chairperson).
Champion of Rural Health
Champion of Rural Health
Dr. Kumar has championed the cause of the rural population and an underprivileged section of society. As the organizing chairperson, he successfully organized the 15th WONCA World Rural Health Conference in New Delhi in 2018. The conference successfully culminated in the adoption of the “Delhi Declaration 2018" calling for people living in rural and isolated parts of the world to be given special priority, if nations are to achieve universal health coverage. The Delhi declaration, endorsed by WHO, revisited the Alma Ata Declaration with the aim to achieve the highest possible level of health for the communities we serve, with the goal of “Health for All Rural People.”
Dr. Kumar has championed the cause of the rural population and an underprivileged section of society. As the organizing chairperson, he successfully organized the 15th WONCA World Rural Health Conference in New Delhi in 2018. The conference successfully culminated in the adoption of the “Delhi Declaration 2018" calling for people living in rural and isolated parts of the world to be given special priority, if nations are to achieve universal health coverage. The Delhi declaration, endorsed by WHO, revisited the Alma Ata Declaration with the aim to achieve the highest possible level of health for the communities we serve, with the goal of “Health for All Rural People.”
Education and Research
Education and Research
Curriculum writing
Curriculum writing
Contributed to the revised curriculum of Post Graduate DNB Family Medicine in India 2021
Contributed to the revised curriculum of Post Graduate DNB Family Medicine in India 2021
Contributed to the new curriculum of fellowship in family medicine by Medvarsity
Contributed to the new curriculum of fellowship in family medicine by Medvarsity
Examinations and evaluations
Examinations and evaluations
OSCE writer - National Board of Examinations – Family Medicine
OSCE writer - National Board of Examinations – Family Medicine
Past member of MRCGP Int South Asia Board
Past member of MRCGP Int South Asia Board
Visiting faculty for various universities in India
Visiting faculty for various universities in India
Guest Lectures on national and international forums including many keynotes on family medicine and primary care
Guest Lectures on national and international forums including many keynotes on family medicine and primary care
Course Director - Fellowship in Family Medicine (Medvarsity)
Course Director - Fellowship in Family Medicine (Medvarsity)
Research
Research
Published more than 100 research papers across national and international journals and also has been delivering educational programs including many keynotes. Dr. Raman Kumar is also the Editor- in- Chief of the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (JFMPC), a peer-reviewed, PUBMED indexed journal.
Published more than 100 research papers across national and international journals and also has been delivering educational programs including many keynotes. Dr. Raman Kumar is also the Editor- in- Chief of the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (JFMPC), a peer-reviewed, PUBMED indexed journal.
Young Doctor Movements
Young Doctor Movements
Dr Kumar was the founding chair of the Spice Route Movement - the young doctor's movement in South Asia. The Spice Route Movement was founded in 2010 during WONCA SAR regional conference in Kathmandu. Dr. Kumar is credited with creating a large pool of young doctors eager to pursue a vocation in family medicine in Inia and South Asia. He has represented all young family physicians on the executive board of the WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors) from 2013-2016. YDM movement has spread to all regions of the world since then.
Dr Kumar was the founding chair of the Spice Route Movement - the young doctor's movement in South Asia. The Spice Route Movement was founded in 2010 during WONCA SAR regional conference in Kathmandu. Dr. Kumar is credited with creating a large pool of young doctors eager to pursue a vocation in family medicine in Inia and South Asia. He has represented all young family physicians on the executive board of the WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors) from 2013-2016. YDM movement has spread to all regions of the world since then.
Advocacy
Advocacy
National Consultation on Family Medicine - Government of India 2013 https://www.jfmpc.com/text.asp?2016/5/1/197/184687
National Consultation on Family Medicine - Government of India 2013 https://www.jfmpc.com/text.asp?2016/5/1/197/184687
The national consultation on strengthening primary healthcare in rural India 2018 https://bhs.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Rural-Primary-Care-Report.pdf
The national consultation on strengthening primary healthcare in rural India 2018 https://bhs.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Rural-Primary-Care-Report.pdf
Public Interest Litigation for Family Medicine – The Supreme Court of India
Public Interest Litigation for Family Medicine – The Supreme Court of India
Series of meetings with the ministry of health, the government of India
Series of meetings with the ministry of health, the government of India
Represented WONCA SAR thrice at the WHO SEARO regional committee
Represented WONCA SAR thrice at the WHO SEARO regional committee
Represented WONCA on World Economic Forum meeting in India
Represented WONCA on World Economic Forum meeting in India
Awards
Awards
He also has been conferred with several awards and recognitions which include the Healthcare Leadership Award 2012 India and Montegut Global Scholar Award 2013 by the American Board of Family Medicine, Healthcare Leadership Award Dhaka 2020.
He also has been conferred with several awards and recognitions which include the Healthcare Leadership Award 2012 India and Montegut Global Scholar Award 2013 by the American Board of Family Medicine, Healthcare Leadership Award Dhaka 2020.
President, WONCA South Asia 2018-2021
President, WONCA South Asia 2018-2021
Inaugural Representative, Young Doctors Movement , WONCA World 2013-2016
Inaugural Representative, Young Doctors Movement , WONCA World 2013-2016
Organizing Chairperson WONCA World Rural Conference New Delhi India 2018
Organizing Chairperson WONCA World Rural Conference New Delhi India 2018
Editor in Chief, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Editor in Chief, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Convener, Specialist Board in Family Medicine, Government of India
Convener, Specialist Board in Family Medicine, Government of India
Founder, Academy of Family Physicians of India
Founder, Academy of Family Physicians of India
Impact of Work In India
Impact of Work In India
Regulatory reforms in India
Legal
Inclusion of Family Medicine as a mandatory discipline through the National Medical Commission Act 2019 a legislation passed in the Indian Parliament.
https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/210357.pdf
Administrative
Inclusion of Family Medicine for employment at specialist posts in the public health system of India. Government of Uttar Pradesh – Most populous state/ province in India with a population of 200 million in 2021. Also revision and inclusion of family medicine as a human resource in the revised Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) draft 2021
Academic
Establishment of Specialist Board in Family Medicine under the National Board of Examinations, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India 2018
Family Medicine New Curriculum 2021
Family Medicine Residency New Curriculum released in 2021 by the National Board of Examinations India
https://nbe.edu.in/mainpdf/curriculum/DNB%20-%20Family%20Medicine%202021.pdf
Family Medicine - Economic Times
Family Medicine - Economic Times
Family Medicine, A Complete Medical Specialty
Family Medicine, A Complete Medical Specialty
Evolving Family Medicine A Step Forward
Evolving Family Medicine A Step Forward
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