EDUCATION :

• MD in PSYCHIATRY at JSS UNIVERSITY MYSORE under RGUHS University in the year 2015
• M.B.B.S at KLE’s JNMC BELGAUM under RGUHS University in the year 2008.

EXPERIENCE: 4 years

• Working as a Asst. Professor at Navodaya Medical College, Raichur.

National/International Journal

• Dushad Ram, Vinay Kumar. Schizophrenia: a delayed and uncommon presentation. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry; 2014; 5 (1):23-24.
• Ram D, Kumar V, Gowdappa B. Sleep terror to anger, a dream manipulation. Minerva Psichiatrica 2014 December; 55(4):225-6.
• Dushad Ram, Vinay Kumar et al. Uncommon delusion disorder of changed facial expression and dilemma of somatic or sexual sub-type, Sch. J. App. Med. Sci., August 2015; 3(5D):2052-2053.
• Darshan MS, Vathsala JK, Keya Das, Harsha GT, Karthik KN, Iyshwarya, Vinay Kumar et al; Expectations, Experiences and Exploration in Psychiatry. Career Planning for Young Psychiatrists: What you don’t learn at College; Edited by Rao TSS, Vishal Indla, Indla Ramasubba Reddy, Published by Special supplement for Young Psychiatrists Forum, Pg 167-171.
• Vinay Kumar, Kishor M, Sathyanarayana Rao TS, Triveni A. Psychiatric morbidity in elderly patients reporting to tertiary care general hospital. Indian Journal of Psychiatry; 2013; 55 ANCIPS Supplement; S60.
• Ram D, Kumar V, Sathyanarayana Rao T S. Issues in acute psychosis of an illiterate hearing impaired with minimal speech output: A psychiatrist perspective. Indian J Psychiatry 2015;57:99-100.
• Vinay Kumar, Dushad Ram, T. S. Sathyanarayana Rao. A Study of the Levels of Trust and Expectation on Psychiatrist and Its Relationship with Patients’ Satisfaction and Treatment Adherence. Indian J Psychiatry; 2015; 57 ANCIPS Supplement; S16.

CONFERENCE:

• Indo-European Symposium on Coercion.
• National Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry.
• Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society.
• SAARC Psychiatric Federation International Conference.
• Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society.

WORKSHOPS:

• “Psychosis in a Violent Deaf Person – A Case Report” in Indo-European Symposium on Coercion 2013 at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore.
• “Uncommon Delusion Disorder of Changed Facial Expression and Dilemma of Somatic or Sexual Subtype” in National Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry 2014 held at JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mysore from 21st – 23rd November 2014.
• “Psychiatric Morbidity in Elderly Patients Reporting To Tertiary Care General Hospital” in ANCIPS – 2013 at NIMHANS, Bangalore.
• “Unusual presentation of an inconspicuous Schizophrenia with Burn Injury after 20 years of illness A Case Report” in 7th SAARC Psychiatric Federation International Conference – 2013 at JSS Medical College Hospital, Mysore.
• “A Study of the Levels of Trust and Expectation on Psychiatrist and Its Relationship with Patients’ Satisfaction and Treatment Adherence” in ANCIPS – 2015 at Hyderabad.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• UG ACHIEVEMENTS:
• 1. Felicitated for passing MBBS PHASE I university exam with First Class.
• 2. Scored Distinction Marks in MBBS PHASE II university exam.
• PG ACHIEVEMENTS:
• 1. Won 3rd prize for poster presentation titled “Psychosis in a Violent Deaf Person – A Case Report” at Indo-European Symposium on Coercion 2013 at Mysore Medical College, Mysore.
• 2. Passed MD Psychiatry university examination 2015 with First Class Percentage Marks.

AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Felicitated for passing MBBS PHASE I university exam with First Class.
• Won 3rd prize for poster presentation titled “Psychosis in a Violent Deaf Person – A Case Report” at Indo-European Symposium on Coercion 2013 at Mysore Medical College, Mysore.

MEMBERSHIP OF BODIES:

• INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY.
• INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE PSYCHIATRY.
• INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY – SOUTH ZONE.
• INDIAN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY – KARNATAKA CHAPTER.