Ms. Ekta Patel currently works as an assistant professor and HOD of the Community Health Nursing Department, Pioneer Nursing College, Vadodara, Gujarat. She is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Education from Parul University, Vadodara, and has worked as a NACC coordinator (institute level). She is associated with various professional bodies as a lifetime member. She has presented scientific papers in various national and international journals and secured the Best Paper Presentation award at a national conference organized by SOCHNI, Chennai. She has also published many research papers in Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals.
Mr. Stephen John is a young and dynamic personality, who joined the government service in Karnataka state as a nursing officer in 2017. He has expertise in clinical nursing practice, education and research, making him versatile nursing professional. He hails from the Hyderabad-Karnataka region in Karnataka. He did his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Nursing from the Government College of Nursing, KIMS, Hubli and BMCRI, Bangalore, respectively. He completed his M.Phil. in Nursing from Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in Nursing at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. He is an associate professor and HOD (Community Health Nursing) at GIMS Government College of Nursing, Gadag, Karnataka.