Dr Asha V

Associate Professor

Division of Physiology

Qualification:  MSc (Medical Physiology), PhD, BAMS

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

     

    • Teaching Physiology for Health Science  couses - Dental Sciences , BSc Health Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, BSc Nursing, MSc Dietetics and Applied Nutrition, MSc in Yoga Therapy and Biomedical Engineering (BTech and MTech) students
    • Conduction of student assessments
    • Mentoring the students
    • Guiding student projects

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Physiology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) Medical education Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) 2017
Regional Institute Fellowship FAIMER (Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education Research) Regional Institute Fellowship PSG Coimbatore 2014
MSc Medical Physiology Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE 2009
BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) Ayurvedic medicine Government Ayurvedic Medical Collage, Bangalore 1996

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Division of Physiology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences (DBMS), MAHE Associate Professor April 2022 - till date
Department of Physiology -Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC), Manipal, MAHE Assistant Professor-Selection Grade January 2021 -March 2022
Department of Physiology -MMMC, Manipal, MAHE Assistant Professor August 2017 –January 2021
Department of Physiology -MMMC, Manipal, MAHE Senior Grade Lecturer January 2016 – August 2017
Department of Physiology -MMMC, Manipal, MAHE Lecturer January 2010 – January 2016

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Medical Education, Physiology

Area of Expertise

Medical Education, Physiology

Area of Research

Medical Education, Physiology

Asha Vashe, Vasudha Devi, Vinod Pallath Reem Rachel Abraham, Asha Kamath. Development and validation of Manipal Inventory for Curriculum Evaluation (MICE): A comprehensive tool for evaluation of hybrid medical curriculum. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2023; 22:47-56.

Asha Vashe, Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran, Diya Gobindram Chandnani, Noor Aisyah binti Anwar Batcha, Kasveny Moganadass, Saranya Saghadevan. Psychometric properties of health literacy measure for adolescents (HELMA) and predictors of health literacy among youth from Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Journal of Turkish Science Education. 2022;19:1206-1221.

Asha Vashe, Vasudha Devi, Raghavendra Rao, Reem Rachel Abraham. Establishing links between assessments and expected learning outcomes through curriculum mapping in a dental physiology curriculum. Natl. Med. J. India. 2021;34:40-45.

Asha Vashe, Vasudha Devi, Raghavendra Rao, Reem Rachel Abraham. Curriculum mapping of dental physiology curriculum: The path towards outcome-based education. Eur J Dent Educ. 2020;24:518–525.

Asha Vashe, Vasudha Devi, Raghavendra Rao, Reem Rachel Abraham. Impact of learning opportunities in preparing dental students for their profession. Indian J Public Health Res Dev. 2020;11:497-501.

Asha Vashe, Vasudha Devi, Raghavendra Rao, Reem Rachel Abraham, Vinod Pallath, Shashikiran Umakanth. Using an integrated teaching approach to facilitate student achievement of the learning outcomes in a preclinical medical curriculum in India. Adv Physiol Educ. 2019;43:522-528.

Reem Rachel Abraham, M Ganesh Kamath, Asha Vashe, Wong Hong Jun, Muhammad Faiq Afif Bin Mohd Tahrim, Muhammad Faiz Bin Kasmuri. Factors influencing academic success of high achievers and low achievers in physiology. J. clin. diagn. res. 2018;12:11-15.

Asha Vashe, Vasudha Devi, Raghavendra Rao, Reem Rachel Abraham, Vinod Pallath, Sharmila Torke. Curricular impact on learning approaches and critical thinking skills of medical students. Education in Medicine Journal. 2016;8:39–45.

Asha Vashe, K Ramnarayan, Vinod Pallath and Asha Kamath. Validation of Multiple True or False (MTF) questions and their usefulness in assessment in an undergraduate medical program, South East Asian Journal of Medical Education 2016;10:19-26.

Reem Rachel Abraham, Asha Vashe, Sharmila Torke. “Heart Shots”: a classroom activity to instigate active learning Adv Physiol Educ, 39: 189–191, 2015.

Shankaranarayana Bhat M., Asha V. Vinod V. Thomas. “A Comprehensive Faculty Development Program,” in 2013 IEEE International Conference in MOOC, Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE), IEEE conference Publications, 2013, Page(s): 280-284.DOI: 10.1109/MITE.2013.6756350. (Conference paper)

Asha Vashe, Vasudha Devi, Raghavendra Rao, Reem Rachel Abraham, Vinod Pallath. “Link between self-directed learning readiness and academic performance of medical students,” in 2013 IEEE International Conference in MOOC, Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE), IEEE conference Publications, 2013, Page(s): 130 – 133. DOI: 10.1109/MITE.2013.6756320 (Conference paper)

Asha Vashe, Reem Rachel Abraham, Sharmila Torke, Vinod Pallath, Asha Kamath. Student and faculty perspectives on Laboratory Based Learning (LBL) sessions in Physiology, South East Asian Journal of Medical Education 2012;6(2):1-7.

Asha Vashe, Liegelin Kavitha Bernhardt, Grisilda Vidya Bernhardt, Sujatha Bhat. Benefits and risks of animal-assisted interventions in pediatric health care: A mini review. Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University 2023;18:838-43.

Copyright: Asha Vashe, Vasudha Devi, Vinod Pallath, Reem Rachel Abraham, Asha Kamath and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, MICE: Manipal inventory for curriculum evaluation, L-78154/2018, 2018 Oct 01.

Metabolite and electrolyte imbalances in newborns in Dr. T.M.A. Pai Hospital, Udupi

Impact of teaching how to reflect on

Sleeping habits among MMMC Students

Lifestyle and dysmenorrhea

Gender differences in effortful thinking

Occurrence of occupation related illness in professional and non-professional workers in Manipal

Effect of smartphone usage on academic performance of undergraduate medical students

Influence of knowledge of Ayurveda among Malaysian students on their preference to Ayurvedic personal care product

Food intake and Its Sleep-Inducing Effect on the Students

A Study on Health Literacy Among Youth From Two Ethnicities in a Medical College