Dr. Deepikaa N
Experience: | 3 years |
Education: | Tamilnadu Medical Council |
Academic degree: | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) |
Area of specialization: | I am currently doing my MD in microbiology and the field feels both exciting and demanding at the same time. Moving into microbiology opened up a new way of looking at medicine for me, because now I spend time studying bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, all the tiny organisms that cause disease but are not visible to naked eye. A lot of my day goes into diagnostic work, cultures, microscopy, running tests that later help clinicians decide the right treatment. Sometimes it feels repetitive staring at slides or waiting for growth in culture plates, but then one accurate report can change the entire course of patient management.
I also like that microbiology connects directly to infection control and hospital safety. Understanding antibiotic resistance, monitoring outbreaks, guiding treatment protocols – these are not just technical lab jobs, they influence how patients recover in wards. In a way, even if I am not always face to face with patients, I know the work I do in lab has direct impact on them.
This specialization also pushes me to keep learning newer methods like molecular testing, PCR, automated culture systems. Technology keeps evolving, and missing out on updates can make you behind very fast. Sometimes I doubt if I am catching up quick enough, but then I remind myself that medicine is always about continuous learning anyway. |
Achievements: | I am certified in both BLS and ACLS course, which trained me to handle life threatening emergencies from basic resuscitation to advanced cardiac support. During practice I learned how important small details are – chest compression depth, timing, airway steps, drug protocols. Sometimes in training it felt repetitive or tiring but I know in real setting these skills can decide if a patient survive or not. Having this background gives me confidence to act fast when situation suddenly turn critical!! |
I am someone who started my medical journey by completing MBBS in SVMC Pondicherry, those years shaped the base of my career and also showed me how different medicine looks when you move from books into real patient care. After graduation I worked in a couple of hospitals in the department of general medicine for around a year. That phase was tough but also very important, because general medicine exposes you to all kinds of patients – fever, infections, diabetes, hypertension, emergencies that come without warning. I learned to manage both routine OPD and wards where patients needed close monitoring. Sometimes I felt nervous handling things on my own, but slowly confidence builds when you repeat the process daily. Now I am pursuing MD Microbiology at Pondicherry Govt College, and this feels like a new chapter altogether. Moving from direct clinical care to studying microorganisms and their role in disease was not an easy switch, but I wanted to understand the science that sits behind infections and lab diagnostics. In microbiology I get to work with cultures, slides, diagnostic techniques, and contribute toward guiding treatment for patients even if I am not always at the bedside. It is a different kind of satisfaction knowing the lab results you prepare will influence how a physician manages therapy outside. This combination of experience in general medicine and training in microbiology gives me a broader outlook. I understand the clinical side of how patients present, and now I also see the laboratory side of confirming diagnosis. I try to connect these two perspectives whenever possible, because medicine is strongest when clinical and lab work support each other. I see myself growing every day in this field. Some days are overwhelming with workload, other days feel repetitive, but I remind myself that even a single accurate lab report or careful observation in the ward can change outcome for a patient. For me that remains the real purpose of continuing in this profession.
