President
MBBS, MD, FRCOG, FRANZCOG, AFRACMA
Nisha is a Victorian obstetrician working at The Royal Women’s Hospital, Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. She also holds clinical educator positions at University of Melbourne Medical School and Notre Dame University. She trained in India and the UK before moving to Australia.
Nisha has a special interest in simulation-based education especially in rural and low resource settings. She is a past PROMPT trainer and a member of the Gandel simulation service based at RWH. As an educator with ONE-Sim program, she provides interprofessional training for maternity care providers in India.
Elected to Council in 2018, she is a member of the Women’s Health and SIMG committees. She is the deputy chair of the Gender Equity and Diversity working group for RANZCOG. She has been an examiner for both advanced diploma (now Associate Training Program (Adv. Procedural)) and Fellowship examinations.
In addition to her role within RANZCOG, Nisha is a board member for the Victorian Rural Doctors Association and represent salaried medical officers at AMA Victoria. She is a passionate advocate for equitable and diverse representation in healthcare leadership, sexual and reproductive rights of women and equitable access to healthcare & health literacy for migrant and refugee women.
This is Nisha’s second term as a Board Director.
