PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
MBBS & MD(Pediatrics) from Rajasthan University
MRCPCH(UK)
Neonatology Training, Ireland
Advance Course in Medical Education (MCI)
MNAMS from National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
29 years post MD experience- 15 years as HOD in various referral & tertiary care hospitals in India & abroad
8 years post MRCPCH experience abroad
Extensive neonatal experience (ventilation, surfactant, long lines, TPN, cerebral function monitor etc.) in tertiary care hospitals in Ireland & Oman
Teaching- 21 years UG & PG in India and Ireland
Medical Educationist – 18 years’ experience with training at NTTC, Pondicherry and ACME, St John`s Medical College
Other Administrative experience – Chairman BOS – Paediatrics, and executive member of the various committee of the academy
Task force head of Governance, Leadership & Management NAAC criteria, IQAC,SDUAHER
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Registrar, SDUAHER, Kolar
External Expert Member, IQAC, AIMS, Adichunchanagiri University, Karnataka
Professor & HOD, Pediatrics & Neonatology, SDUMC, Kolar
Member, University Centre for Health Professions Education, SDUAHER, Kolar
Specialist Registrar, Pediatrics & Neonatology, HSE, Ireland
Head of Pediatrics, North Sharqiyah region, Oman
AREAS OF INTEREST:
Paediatrics – Dysmorphology, Neurodevelopment
Neonatology- Foetal & Neonatal Nutrition
Medical Education – Competency Based Medical Education.
JEEVAN MANTRA
I believe in the principle of learning through practice and think that there is always room for improvement – challenge to improve is my motivation.