Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD

Doctor I Public Health I Health Policy & SystemsI Associate Professor @JindalGlobalUNI IAdj. Sr. Lecturer @UNSWMedicine I Think Global Act Local I Personal view

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

Who is a #doctor?

A healer, a scientist, a public servant, a professional, or increasingly a part of a larger system?

A personal reflection on how my image of doctors evolved from rural Bihar to the age of AI.

The 'Doctor' in My Mind

Read & reflect👇
https://t.co/7Bb6DM4Slo

[Rema Nagarajan @RemaNagarajan]

MRP of some of the most expensive cancer drugs remain unchanged
Most are by multinational pharma companies, many are patented
Almost all are unaffordable for 95% of Indians
So they don't give high margins to hospitals? Really??
What abt their buy one get one free kind of schemes?

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

A rewarding 3 days of learning, dialogue & collaboration! 🌍
Pleased to have conceptualised & led the ''Comparative Health Systems'' workshop at @JindalGlobalUNI in collab with Harvard’s International Health Systems Program, Prof. Kevin Croke

#HealthSystems #HPSR #GlobalHealth

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

How and why do health systems evolve differently? 🌏
And what can we learn across contexts?

Join us for Comparative Health Systems: Learning from a Global South Perspective

12–14 Oct 2026 at @JindalGlobalUNI
🔗 Register: https://t.co/hdbbnx4yOA

#HealthSystems #HPSR

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

A personal request to colleagues @H_S_Global Member for their support for my candidature for South-East Asia Regional Seat in the 2026 election.

After many years of significant #HPSR work, it's my turn to contribute to governance!

https://t.co/c0n4MiPh6s
#HealthSystems #Policy

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

Who gets to define what counts as “global” in Global Health?

And what happens when we begin to question the gaze?

I’m delighted to moderate a conversation with Prof. @seyeabimbola on “The Foreign Gaze in Global Health”

🔗 Register: https://t.co/14j3LRwE6w

@JindalGlobalUNI

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

The Unequal Road to Becoming a Doctor in India

https://t.co/TZvl403ESy

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

@AjeetBhartii 800 me se 1 mark lake koi bhi doctor ban sakta hai - but uske is 1-3 crore rupye chahiye.
this is super rich reservation bro
good going

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

Merit ye hai👇

SC Category Candidate Tops AIIMS Super Speciality Merit List; Four OBC Candidates in Top Ten https://t.co/OYpUA3uVm6

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

ON #NEET
“What is the alternative? How do you holistically assess two million students?”

Breaking free from the MCQ trap and introducing interview-based or subjective alternatives risks “elite capture.”
I argue in @ThePrintIndia
https://t.co/OshInxxna2

[Rema Nagarajan @RemaNagarajan]

Dropping last pretence that medical education should be non-profit
Now NMC drafts regulation amendment to allow for-profit companies to start med colleges
Now India can accept openly that education, like healthcare, is an industry free to make max profits
https://t.co/R6eRV2HVKR

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

@RameshPV2010 @scepticemia Oh shit, even i received this message & the hacker was conversing with me. I also clicked the linked. Now hoping nothing terrible happen.

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

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[The Wire @thewire_in]

Beyond the NEET Paper Leak: Medical Education is at a Crossroads in India

India's medical college count has nearly doubled in a decade. But more seats does not automatically translate to better distribution and quality of health care. | @docVRK✍️
https://t.co/ojHfqCagk3

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

My latest opinion article argues that while NEET dominates public debate, it is only one part of a much larger challenge facing medical education in India.

Beyond the NEET Paper Leak: Medical Education is at a Crossroads in India
@thewire_in

https://t.co/AvDKdcUSuB

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

2 weeks at @SHRC_CG & feels like a feast of public health learning & action.

Truly inspiring to witness the dedication & spirit of our team, as well as the reform mindset of policymakers

Incredibly satisfied & grateful to see tangible action on the ground (1/6)
#Mitanins #CHW

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

Only if metrics matters

Featured in the World”s Top 5% Scientists list

[Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD @docVRK]

Can’t we have similar footpath & lighting at other roads in Patna @samrat4bjp
@NitinNabin @NitishKumar ?

[Anant Bhan @AnantBhan]

aNURSEgels Aadra & Anjali!