Finding Your Ikigai

Dr. Nitika Pant Pai MD, MPH Ph.D. is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Senior Scientist at MUHC RI. Her global implementation research program is based in Canada, India, and South Africa. She is an expert in point-of-care diagnostics, digital health and implementation science. She synergizes rapid diagnostics with digital health to plug health service delivery gaps in HIV STBBI (i.e., Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, HPV, bacterial STIs) and sexual and reproductive health space. Dr. Pai is an adjunct faculty with the School of Public Health. On 19th October 2022, Dr. Pai gave a talk on ‘Finding your Ikigai’. She interacted with the MPH students on finding the purpose in one’s life and how to refine it.