CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Dr. Usha Rani is Head of Department of Health Care and Health Management and an Associate Professor in PSPH, MAHE, Manipal. She is a Respiratory Therapist with post-graduation in Hospital Administration and a Ph.D. in the area of 'Infection control and prevention through system process mapping and re-engineering the process'. She has worked on Infection prevention and control among neonates and developed antimicrobial policies. She has published more than 20 scholarly publications indexed in Scopus & Web of Sciences and has obtained 2 international grants, and also holds an IPR.

She has completed 40+ projects and organized 20+ National and International conferences and workshops in healthcare. She is a member of the board of study (BoS) for the MHA programme. She holds certificates on Lean six sigma (Green and Black Belt) from IASSC accredited Anexas Europe, NABH-POI from Quality Council of India, QMS (ISO 9001: 2015), and EMS (ISO 14001:2015) from Suprabha Quality Solutions, Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Methodology, systematic analysis, and meta-analysis from MAHE. She is also the awardee of the Individual Research grant by the International Society for Infectious Diseases and is the recipient of the Young International Health Literacy Award 2018 by the Asian Health Literacy Association, Taiwan.


 She is the Coordiantor - Manipal Health Literacy Unit and cultural coordinator for PSPH and also a Ph.D. supervisor.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject	Semester / Year
General Management	Year 1 - Block 1
Non-Clinical Services and HIS	Year 1 - Block 5

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree	Specialisation	Institute	Year of passing
Ph.D	Development of prevention bundles for Neonatal healthcare associated infections	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	April 2021
Master in Hospital Administration (MHA)	Hospital Administration	Manipal Academy of Higher Education	July 2014
Associate of Respiratory Therapy (ASRT)	Respiratory Therapy	California College of Health Sciences (USA), Independence University (USA)	Dec 2008
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy (BSc RT)	Respiratory Therapy	Manipal College of Allied Health Sciences, MAHE	July 2008
Diploma in Anaesthesia Technology	Anaesthesia Technology	St. Stephen’s Hospital, Delhi Christian Medical Association of India	July 2003

Experience

Institution / Organisation	Designation	Role	Tenure
Prasanna School of Public Health	Associate Professor		2023- Present
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India	Assistant Professor- Senior Scale	Teaching, Cultural Coordinator, Research	Jan 2021 – April 2023
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India	Assistant Professor	Teaching, Cultural Coordinator, Research, QMR/IMR/APHEA coordinator	Jan 2015 – Jan 2021
Max Super Specialty Hospital, Delhi, India	Respiratory Therapist and Research Coordinator	Pulmonary Rehabilitation (IP & OP) & Research	March 2010 – April 2012
Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Delhi, India	Respiratory Therapist	Critical Care Support & Pulmonary Rehabilitation	Oct 2008 –Feb 2010
Manipal Group of Hospitals, Karnataka, India	Intern - Respiratory Therapist	Critical Care Support & Pulmonary Rehabilitation	August 2007- July 2008
Delhi Heart & Lung Institute, Delhi, India	Junior Technician	Critical care technical assistance	August 2003 – July 2004