CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Course Coordinator
- Online Teaching & Content Development
- Coordination with campus faculty members
- Monitoring the quality of webinars/responses provided on LMS
- Creation of assignment/question papers/banks and learner assessment, handling student queries (LMS/Email), project mentoring & evaluation/ Valuation of End Term Exam (ETE) papers/ Proctoring
- Support director in development of new courses in management/allied domains.
- Research in the domain of expertise, research papers in conferences/indexed journals and expected to publish at least 2 papers in Scopus indexed journals (preferably Q1 & Q2)
- Any administrative responsibilities assigned to you by the Director.
Dr. Nahima Akthar is a faculty of MBA, healthcare at Directorate of Online Education, MAHE, Manipal. She has worked as a research fellow at Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal for 6 months and as a staff nurse for 2.5 years.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Quality Management in Healthcare | IV TERM |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Healthcare Management | Manipal Institute of Management | 2024 |
| Master of Hospital Administration | Hospital Administration | Prasanna School of Public Health | 2019 |
| B.sc. Nursing | Nursing | Udupi College of Nursing | 2013 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directorate of Online Education | Assistant Professor | Since September 2024 | |
| Manipal College of Nursing | Junior Research Fellow | 6 months | |
| Kasturba Hospital | Staff Nurse | 1 year 8 months | |
| Adarsha Hospital | Staff Nurse | 9 months |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Healthcare Management
Area of Expertise
Healthcare Management, Healthcare quality, Accreditation in healthcare, infection control, Academic writing
Area of Research
Healthcare management
1. Akthar, N., Nayak, S. and Pai P, Y., 2023. A cross-sectional study on exploring the antecedents of patient’s revisit intention: Mediating role of trust in the hospital among patients in India. F1000Research, 12, p.75. (Q1-Scopus Indexed)
2. Akthar, N., Nayak, S. and Pai, Y., 2023. Determinants of patient satisfaction in Asia: Evidence from systematic review of literature. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, p.101393. (Q2-Scopus Indexed)
3. Akthar, N., Nayak, S. and Pai, Y., 2022. Can Positive Emotions Predict Consumer Satisfaction in Adverse Services?. F1000Research, 11. (Q1- Scopus Indexed)
4. Affan, K., Phadnis, S. and Akthar, N., 2021. Cost of Illness of Malaria in Coastal Karnataka, India. Journal of Communicable Diseases (E-ISSN: 2581- 351X & P-ISSN: 0019-5138), 53(2), pp.28-34. (Q4-Scopus Indexed)
5. Rani, U., Lewis, L.E., Akthar, N. and Chawla, K., 2020. Prevention of Neonatal healthcare-associated infections: Current update. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 13(6), pp.2771-2776. (Q3-Scopus Indexed)
6. Akthar, N., Rani, U., Varma, M. and Palimar, V., 2020. Determinants of needlestick injury at coastal Karnataka, India. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(8), pp.187-192. (Q4- non-indexed)