Ms. Thushara Sekhar

Lecturer

Medical Surgical Nursing

Ms. Thushara Sekhar has over 16 years of experience mostly as Nurse educator in the hospitals. She started her career in teaching as Assistant Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in India. She has served in Ministry of Health, Kuwait as Clinical Nurse Educator for 8 years and she has also worked as Nurse Educator for 5 years in Thumbay Hospital, Ajman, UAE.

Fuelled by passion for understanding the nuances of quality improvement in healthcare, she has participated as an active member in Quality Improvement Projects like Plan Do Study Act(PDSA).  She also has deep interest in the application of Information Technology in the field of Nursing. She is a member of Emirates Nurses Association since 2018. She was a key organiser and speaker in the ‘Conference on Nursing Leadership’ in 2019, UAE.

Awards:

• Awarded Subject Matter Expert during Rewards and Recognition program in Thumbay Hospital, Ajman, UAE 2015.

Areas of interest:

• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Nursing Informatics
• Quality Improvement in Nursing

Education:  

• B.Sc. Nursing from Mangalore University, India in 1999.
• M.Sc Nursing in Medical Surgical Nursing from The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, India in 2011.
• MBA in Hospital Administration and Healthcare Management from Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, India, 2022
• Pursuing Ph.D. in Medical-Surgical Nursing from India, since 2021.

Selected Publications:

• Saleem, SMA, Aljasmi NAH, Al KAIS, Binoy, S., Sekhar, T., Assessing Quality of Life and Mental Wellbeing of Patients Post-Physical Rehabilitation in UAE. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Invention, July 2024;13(7):29-33. [link]
• Yakoub D, Alblooshi M, Alhosani S, Sam BJ & Sekhar T., Barriers to Interprofessional Collaboration among Nurses at Selected Hospital, Ajman, UAE, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI). ISSN (Online): 2319 – 7722, ISSN (Print): 2319 – 7714,13 (7) July 2024, 01-07. [link]
• Chacko ST, Walton M, Sekhar T, Binoy S. Effect of a Preceptorship Development Program among Nurses in UAE. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities. 2023; 6(1): 190 – 196. [link]