Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law
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Vaishali Patil, PhD, MMH, MA, MBS, received her doctoral degree in Public Health - Health Policy at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, after earning a master's degree in Medical Humanities from Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. She has been actively involved in the educational field in India and Saudi Arabia. After completing her undergraduate degree in Homoeopathic Medicine and a post-graduate diploma in Hospital Management in India she moved to Saudi Arabia and worked for many years as a high school science teacher both in an Indian and an American school in Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While working as a teacher, she also completed a master's degree in education from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India. She has worked in leadership roles establishing and popularizing science streams in multinational, conservative expatriate communities, especially for female students with far-reaching educational impact in India and Saudi Arabia. She has extensive experience both in teaching and administration of educational institutes.
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Education and Training
- PhD 2022, Public Health Policy, Oregon State University
- MMH 2016, Medical Humanities, Drew University
- MA 2016, Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University
- MBS 2011, Human Resource Management, Pune University
- Graduate Diploma 2006, Hospital Management, Pune University
- BHMS 1990, Homeopathic Medicine, Pune University
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Research
- Science Education
- Public health policy
- Medical humanities
- Medical Education
- Homeopathy
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Publications
Patil V.P., Khanna S. Trends in attitudinal acceptance of wife-beating, domestic violence, and help-seeking among married women in Nepal Journal of biosocial science. 2023;55(3):479-494.
Patil V.P., Luck J., Yoon J., Khanna S. Domestic Violence and Sterilization Skew in India: An Instrumental Variable Analysis Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2022;37(3-4):NP1544-NP1565.
Shi L., Patil V.P., Leung W., Zheng Q. Willingness to use and satisfaction of primary care services among locals and migrants in Shenzhen, China Health and Social Care in the Community. 2022;30(1):e113-e125.
Zhang W., Luck J., Patil V., Mendez-Luck C.A., Kaiser A. Changes in Therapy Utilization at Skilled Nursing Facilities Under Medicare's Patient Driven Payment Model Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2022;23(11):1765-1771.
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Presentations
- Cradle Kalamazoo: A review of a decade of community research to reduce Black infant mortality in Kalamazoo. Butters R, Wewer A, Ospina F, Hunter O, Patil V, Evans N, Bane C, Kothari C, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Examining stress, coping and discrimination in nursing: A feasibility study. Roche-Dean M, Patil V, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Tracking a Largescale Community Initiative, Cradle-Kalamazoo, Across Phases and Leadership Changes. Patrick L, Wagner D, Bello O, West S, Burger H, Patil V, Evans N, Clark K, Razvi K, Corbit K, Kothari C, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
- Assess the health of a community collaborative: Cradle Kalamazoo Social Network Analysis. West S, Burger H, Wagner D, Patrick L, Patil V, Evans N, Bello O, Clark K, Razvi K, Corbit K, Kothari C, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
- Failures, Modes, and Effects Analysis Exposes Failures in Prenatal Home Visitation Referral for Pregnant Persons. White N, Fritz A, Patil V, Kalina C, O'Rourke B, Bautista T, Lane-Davis A, Frink J, Kothari C, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023