Dr. B Reshmi

SDr. Reshmi B. serves as Associate Dean at Manipal College of Health Professions (MCHP), where she plays a key leadership role in the planning and execution of new allied health programs. She is instrumental in streamlining academic processes across the institution, with a strong focus on improving efficiency, maintaining academic quality, and ensuring a robust, transparent, and smooth evaluation system.
As Professor and Head of the Department of Health Information Management, she contributes extensively to teaching, research, and academic leadership. She is actively involved in teaching undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students in the areas of Health Information Management and Health Informatics. Her teaching methodologies include lectures, practicums, problem-based learning, and technology-enabled learning, with a strong emphasis on outcome-based and competency-based education.
Dr. Reshmi is deeply committed to academic excellence and student development. Her responsibilities include designing and implementing objective and outcome-oriented assessment strategies, mentoring academically challenged students, guiding capstone projects, and coordinating internships and placements to ensure industry readiness.
She is actively engaged in guiding and mentoring doctoral research in key areas such as the use of digital health applications, cost of care in healthcare, disease registries, patient follow-up systems, and health information exchange. She also contributes to the holistic development of students by supporting soft skills development among healthcare graduates.
In addition to her academic and administrative roles, Dr. Reshmi has a strong research profile. She is associated with global and national research initiatives, including serving as a member of the WHO Digital Health Competency initiatives and contributing to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies. She has been involved in research projects supported by prestigious funding agencies such as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Department of Science and Technology (DST), and the Department for International Development (DFID), UK. Her research interests align with advancing digital health, health informatics, and evidence-based health systems strengthening.Through her leadership, teaching, and research contributions, Dr. Reshmi continues to play a pivotal role in advancing allied health education and fostering innovation in health information management at MCHP.