Panchali Pal

Panchali Pal, PhD, MSc (N), MA (Public Administration), BSc (N), is currently working as Professor cum Principal, Kothari Institute of Nursing, Kothari Medical Centre, The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata. She has completed BSc (Hons) in Nursing from AIIMS, New Delhi and MSc (Nursing) from SNDT Women's University, Mumbai. She has also done MA in Public Administration. The author obtained her PhD from West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata. She has been involved in teaching pediatrics for more than a decade. She has been the examiner of internal and external universities and other examination-related activities of the university. The author has been a member of the University Syllabus Review Committee for MSc Nursing, and has published papers in national and international journals, and has presented papers in various conferences. She is the recipient of the Asian Patient Safety Award for best poster presentation in Asian Patient Safety Congress. She is the National Faculty of Neonatal Resuscitation and master trainer of essential newborn care. She is a life member of various professional organizations, like TNAI, NNF, IANN, NRSI, and NHF & W. Her thrust areas are newborn care, pediatric surgery, behavioral pediatrics, and children with HIV/AIDS.