International Health Humanities Network Membership

Biosketch

Paras K Pokharel

20 Years of Experiences in inter disciplinary health professional education .Extensively involved from inception to final execution of health Sciences University,BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.

Academic appointment:

• Professor and Chief, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, 
• BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences on January 2009 –till date 
• Member Academic Committee: 2011-till date 
• Member Research Committee: 2009-2012 till date 
• Member Ethical Review Board: 2008-2012 till date

Education:

• MD Community Medicine, 1997, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
• MD General Medicine, 1993, Zaporozhe State Medical University, USSR 
• Physician Assistant: 1984 Institute of Medicine, TU Kathmandu 

Relevant Experiences:

• 10 years experiences of running Health Care Institutions in Primary and Secondary Care as a Community Physician
• More than 50 Publications in primary care and public health related scientific journals.
• MD/MS/MDS/MSc/MPH and PhD students for Thesis and Dissertations.
• First hand experiences in Health Service system of rural Nepal.

Promoted in Community Medicine a model of Trans-disciplinary Health Professional Education to UG of Medical, Dental, Nursing and Public Health graduates to train in field epidemiology.Other Experiences: Expert Committee Member for Revitalization of Primary Health Care in SEARO member States and Adjunct Professor of Indian School of Public Health New Delhi ,Public Health Foundation of India.