I am Mary Anbarasi Johnson, and I work as a professor and head of the pediatric nursing department at CMC Vellore. I worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the PICU for a year and as an assistant professor in the USA for two years. Faculty &friends went out of their way to help me. I also worked as Assit. As director of Nursing in the Saudi Arabia Defence Sector ( Kamis Mushayt Armed Forces Hospitals for the Southern Saudi Arabia Region), I have learned much about the military from the excellent and amicable team there. I have served in CMC Vellore as Deputy Nursing Superintendent for staff training and quality assurance, NABH Co-ordination, HICC -coordination, etc. I have been a CMC Institutional Research Board member for over four years. CMC allowed me to be the secretary for the HICC (Hospital Infection Control Committee) for a term.CMC allowed me to be a Master trainer for International Projects like GFATM and IMNCI at the national level as well as national projects like ICMR Infection Control, Child Sexual Abuse Protection, OSCE by Dr.MGR Medical University Aswell Diabetic of Educators program, etc. It also allowed me to be an examiner or paper setter for various levels of nursing students for six universities and inspector for Dr.MGR Medical University.
I am very much interested in reviewing articles. I have published in 70 national and international journals and presented at around 30 national and international conferences. I have also contributed to five book chapters and published a book. I have completed “Lean Six Sigma -Academy Europe, a green, yellow, and black belt in Saudi. NGO “INSO” had awarded me aswell, I am thankful to them Aswell thankful to SAS society for giving me the fellow membership with them (FSASS). I have been given the opportunity to be the chief editor of a book on “Trends in Engineering, Management and Arts” and the editor of” Management book.” I recently received “The Life Achievement Award “by the SAHEI; the Best Faculty Award and Best Administrative Officer Award were also bestowed this year by Coimbatore Academy, India. My alma mater helped me to get “Presidents Gold Medal for standing first in the university for BSc ( N) programme.CMC research guidance has allowed me to be a speaker at many international conferences as well as an advisory member or editorial member or, executive editor or reviewer in more than 100 international journals and Chief Editor for two Indexed International Journal. I have also recently been conferred with the Rifacimento International –“ Icon of the Year Award “; the Asian Pacific Educationist and Nursing Specialist Awards were also conferred on me this year.
I give all thanks to Lord Jesus Christ, who is the reason I live. I am indebted to my family, teachers, and friends for their encouragement and support, particularly to CMC Vellore,” my alma mater. “ I am also thankful to Kamis Mushayt Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi and US institutions (St.Joseph Regional Medical Center, CON), which have mentored me and helped me grow from nowhere, a disadvantaged beginning to contribute my best possible to the people around me. God bless all those who sacrificially helped me.