September 17, 2020 Associate Professor Dr Pathiyil Ravi Shankar

Associate Professor Dr Pathiyil Ravi Shankar

Qualification
MBBS
MD
FAIMER Fellow in Health Professions Education

Designation
Associate Professor, IMU Centre for Education
TLM Global Counterspace Program
ORCID Research Advisory Council
World Association of Medical Editors
Academic Editor PLoS One
Editorial Board Member Journal of Asthma and Allergy
Editorial Board Member BMC Medical Education

Areas of Expertise
Small Group Learning Facilitation
Health Humanities
Understanding & Responding to a Pharmaceutical Promotion
Quality Assurance and Accreditation
Curriculum Development & Evaluation
Educational Research.

Email
[email protected]

Orcid ID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-5636

Involvement in Conference/Symposium/Faculty Development Activities

  1. Facilitated a workshop on the Medical Humanities at Sri Devraj Urs University, Kolar, India on 10th and 11th January 2020.

  2. Facilitated a workshop on the Medical Humanities at International Medical School, Bengalauru, India on 13th January 2020.

  3. Gave a presentation on the Medical/Health Humanities at Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India on 3rd February 2020 and provided critical inputs toward the development of the Centre for Health Humanities at the University.

  4. Gave a presentation on the Medical Humanities as an invited resource person for faculty and students separately at the Jubilee Mission Medical College, Thrissur on 4th February 2020.

  5. Facilitated a session on Assessment of attitudes in Undergraduate medical education for faculty members at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry on 11th February 2020.

  6. Facilitated sessions on Medical Humanities for undergraduate medical students at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry on 10th and 11th February 2020.

  7. Facilitated a session on Assessment of attitudes in Undergraduate medical education for faculty members at Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Pondicherry on 12th February 2020.

  8. Facilitated a workshop on the Health Humanities at Saveetha University, Chennai during 17th and 18th February 2020

  9. Gave an invited talk on the Medical Humanities at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry on 15th February 2020 during the National Teachers Training Program.

  10. Facilitated a session on Assessment of attitudes in Undergraduate medical education for faculty members at Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry on 13th February 2020.

  11. Facilitated a session on Medical Humanities for undergraduate medical students at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry on 12th February 2020.

  12. 2nd September 2021 Facilitated a preconference workshop on Exploring the medical student perspective through the medical humanities with Dr Sheba D Mani at Meducon-21 organized by NTTC alumni association and JIPMER, Puducherry, India.

  13.  2nd September 2021 Facilitated a preconference workshop on Publishing and promoting your medical education manuscript with Dr Wilson and Dr Subish at Meducon-21 organized by NTTC alumni association and JIPMER, Puducherry, India.

  14. 3rd October 2021. Presented on role of reviewer and peer review process. At an international webinar with theme "Research and Communications in Pharmacovigilance".

  15. 20th October 2021. Judging: Top 5 iLRF Inovasi Competition [Live Presentation Invitation].

  16. 22nd October 2021. Presented on Medical humanities: A journey along the road less traveled during FAIMER 20th anniversary celebrations.

  17. 22nd October 2021. Presented on Medical humanities: A journey along the road less traveled during FAIMER 20th anniversary celebrations.

  18. 20th November 2021. Presented on The billion-dollar quest for fairness in South and Southeast Asia during the First International Conference on Dermal Sciences organized by University of Faisalabad, Pakistan.

  19. 5th February 2022. Presented on Proposal writing and data analysis during an online session organized by the Rotaract Club of KIST Medical College, Nepal.

  20. 5th March 2022. Presented on Research from inception to publication at Jaipur National University, India.

Publications in Health Professions Education

Shankar, P. R., Palaian, S., Vannal, V., & Sreeramareddy, C. T. (2021). Non-Pharmacological Infection Prevention and Control Interventions in COVID-19: What Does the Current Evidence Say? International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 12(1), 174. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_604_20

Shankar, P. R. (2022). Online Learning During and After the Pandemic. Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 11(4), 139. https://doi.org/10.54530/jcmc.540

Shankar, P. R., & Jha, N. (2021). Sources of Key Evidences for COVID-19 Pandemic. Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences, 3(1), 109–112. https://doi.org/10.46405/ejms.v3i1.188

Shankar, P. R., & Sreeramareddy, C. T. (2021). Stay Home, Stay Safe? Challenges in Resource Limited Settings. Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences, 3(2), 127–128. https://doi.org/10.46405/ejms.v3i2.369

Kafle, S., Jha, N., & Pathyil, R. S. (2021). Mean Knowledge Score of Self-Medication among First and Second Year Medical and Dental Students in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 59(243), 1146–1149. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6443

Jha, N., Palaian, S., Shankar, P. R., Santosh, K. C., & Kshetry, P. B. (2021). Situation Analysis of the Pharmacovigilance System in Nepal Using the Indicator-based Pharmacovigilance Assessment Tool (IPAT). Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 12(4), 485–491. https://doi.org/10.1093/jphsr/rmab054

Jha, N., Palaian, S., Shankar, P. R., & Dangal, G. (2021). Pharmacovigilance of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Context of Nepal: An Assessment Based on Early Adverse Drug Reaction Reports. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 12(4), 591–593. https://doi.org/10.1093/jphsr/rmab016

Kafle, S., Jha, N., Sapkota, Y., & Shankar, P. R. (2022). Knowledge of Community Pharmacists in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal About the Risks Associated with Medication Use During Pregnancy. International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, 33(3), 309–318. https://doi.org/10.3233/jrs-210026

Shankar, P. R. (2021). Medical Humanities in the Nepalese Context. Nepal Health Research Council. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v19i2.3339

Kc, B., Shrestha, R., Leggat, P. A., Shankar, P. R., & Shrestha, S. (2021). Safety of Air Travel During the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 43, 102103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102103

Shankar, P. R., & Alshakka, M. (2021). A Guide to the Scientific Career: Virtues, Communication, Research, and Academic Writing Edited by Mohammadali M. Shoja, Anastasia Arynchyna, Marios Loukas, Anthony V. D’Antoni, Sandra M. Buerger, Marion Karl, and R. Shane Tubbs Wiley Blackwell, 2020, 742 pp. ISBN: 9781118907429. World Medical & Health Policy, 13(3), 609–610. https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.461

Shankar, P. R. (2021). Recognizing and Rewarding Peer-reviewers. Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences, 3(2), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.46405/ejms.v3i2.353

Shankar, P. R., Dhakal, A. K., Piryani, R. M., Shrestha, D., & Dwa, Y. P. (2021). Influence of Sparshanam, A Medical Humanities Module on Personal and Professional Development. South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education, 15(0), 9. https://doi.org/10.4038/seajme.v15i0.301

Venkateswaran, S. P., Agarwal, R., Ismail, N. M., Hidayah, N., Wilson, I. G., Shankar, P. R., & Nadarajah, V. D. (2021). Utility of Online Clinical Teaching: An Analysis of Feedback from Students. South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education, 15(0), 28. https://doi.org/10.4038/seajme.v15i0.319

Shah, R., Mishra, S. K., Jha, N., Shankar, P. R., Bhandary, S., Kunwar, M. B., & Baral, P. (2021). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Coronavirus Disease Among Patients Visiting Eye Hospitals of Province Number 2, Nepal. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33(5), 608–612. https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395211014647

Danekhu, K., Shrestha, S., Aryal, S., & Shankar, P. R. (2019). Health-care Professionals’ Knowledge and Perception of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting and Pharmacovigilance in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of Nepal. Hospital Pharmacy, 56(3), 178–186. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018578719883796

Alam, K., Palaian, S., Shankar, P. R., & Jha, N. (2021). General Public’s Knowledge and Practices on Face Mask Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Exploratory Survey from Dharan, Nepal. F1000Research, 10, 376. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52661.1

Palaian, S., Ibrahim, M. I. M., Mishra, P., & Shankar, P. R. (2021). Assessment of a Pharmacovigilance Module: An Interventional Study on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pharmacy Students. Journal of Pharmacy and BioAllied Sciences, 13(2), 248. https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_528_20

Shankar, P. R. (2021). Extended Reality in Educating the Next Generation of Health Professionals. Education in Medicine Journal, 13(1), 87–91. https://doi.org/10.21315/eimj2021.13.1.8

Wilson, I., & Shankar, P. R. (2021). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Undergraduate Medical Student Teaching/Learning and Assessment. MedEdPublish, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2021.000044.1

Shankar, P. R., & Wilson, I. G. (2020). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Undergraduate Medical Student Teaching-learning and Assessment. Canadian Medical Education Journal, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.70800

Shankar, P. R., Dhakal, A. K., Piryani, R. M., Shrestha, D., & Dwa, Y. P. (2021). Influence of Sparshanam, A Medical Humanities Module and Personal and Professional Development – Perspectives of the First Batch of Medical Graduates. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-164290/v1

Shankar, P. R. (2021, May 7). My internship “sans” residents. https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/462

ISPE Annual Meeting abstracts. (2021). Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 30(S1), 3–400. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.5305

Paudel, S., Palaian, S., Shankar, P. R., & Subedi, N. (2021). Risk Perception and Hesitancy Toward COVID-19 Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers and Staff at a Medical College in Nepal. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Volume 14, 2253–2261. https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s310289

Jha, N., Shankar, P. R., & Palaian, S. (2021). Knowledge and Practice on Ecopharmacovigilance and Medicine Storage Amongst Medical and Dental Students in Lalitpur, Nepal. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Volume 14, 793–802. https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s291025

Shankar, P. R., Palaian, S., & Gulam, S. M. (2021). Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine in Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19: What Is Known? Journal of Pharmacy and BioAllied Sciences, 13(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_404_20

Shankar, P. R., Dwivedi, N. R., Balasubramanium, R., Nandy, A., Dakubo, G., & Barton, B. (2021). Student Attitude Towards Integrative Medicine in a Caribbean Medical School. Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences, 1(1), 14–20. https://impressions.manipal.edu/mjms/vol1/iss1/4/

Shankar, P. R. (2020). Using ‘Stories’ in Nepalese Medical Schools. Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences, 8(2), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.3126/jmcjms.v8i2.33970

Shrestha, S., Jha, N., Palaian, S., & Shankar, P. R. (2020). Knowledge, Awareness and Preparedness Regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Among Community Pharmacy Practitioners Working in Kathmandu, Nepal: A Pilot Study. SAGE Open Medicine, 8, 205031212097451. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312120974513

Jha, N., Shankar, P. R., & Bhandary, S. (2020). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Immediately before and following a 3-day Workshop on ‘Strategies for Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance and Promoting Rational use of Antimicrobials’. Hamdan Medical Journal, 13(4), 208. https://doi.org/10.4103/hmj.hmj_55_20

ICPE All Access Conference Abstracts. (2020). Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 29(S3), 3–634. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.5114

Jha, N., Shrestha, S., Shankar, P. R., Khadka, A., Ansari, M., & Sapkota, B. (2020). Antibiotic Dispensing Practices at Community Pharmacies in Kathmandu and Lalitpur Districts of Nepal. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 13(4), 336–340. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijopp.13.4.57

Jha, N., Shrestha, S., Shankar, P. R., & Bhandary, S. (2020). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice About Antibiotic Use, Self-Medication And Antibiotic Resistance Among Final Year Medical Students And Interns At A Medical College In Lalitpur, Nepal. Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.54530/jcmc.224

Shankar, P. R. (2020). Book Review: Drug Safety in Developing Countries: Achievements and Challenges. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 16(9), 1323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.06.009

Jha, N., Singh, N. B., Bajracharya, O., Manandhar, T., Devkota, P., Kafle, S., & Shankar, P. R. (2021). Knowledge About the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Undergraduate Medical and Dental Students in Lalitpur, Nepal. Medicine and Pharmacy Reports, 94(4), 440–448. https://doi.org/10.15386/mpr-1928

Wilson, I., & Shankar, P. R. (2020). Where Is an Experienced Medical Educator When You Need One? MedEdPublish, 9, 161. https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2020.000161.1

Shankar, P. R. (2020). SARS-CoV-2: A Virus That is Shaking the World. Journal of KIST Medical College, 2(4), 64–66. https://jkistmc.org.np/jkistmc/index.php/JKISTMC/article/view/90

Piryani, R. M., Piryani, S., Piryani, S., Shankar, P. R., & Shakya, D. R. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Medical educators in South Asia. Journal of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, 3(1), 28–38. https://doi.org/10.3126/jbpkihs.v3i1.30318

Jha, N., Shankar, P. R., & Bhandary, S. (2020). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Immediately Before and Following a Three-day Workshop on ‘Strategies for Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance and Promoting Rational Use of Antimicrobials.’ Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-43623/v1

Alshakka, M., Mohamed Ibrahim, M. I., Bahattab, A., Badulla, W. F. S., & Shankar, P. R. (2020). An Insight into the Pharmaceutical Sector in Yemen During Conflict: Challenges and Recommendations. Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 36(3), 232–248. https://doi.org/10.1080/13623699.2020.1794287

Al-Abd, N., Alshakka, M., Alshotari, S., Shankar, P. R., & Ibrahim, M. I. M. (2020). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Rubella Infection Among Preparatory Year Students: A Preliminary Exploratory Study in Aden, Yemen. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 14(5), LC01–LC05. https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2020/44077.13681

Vannala, V., Palaian, S., & Shankar, P. R. (2020). Therapeutic Dimensions of Bisphosphonates: A Clinical update. International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 11(10), 166. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_33_19

Jha, N., Sapkota, Y., & Shankar, P. R. (2020). Critical Evaluation of Drug Advertisements in a Medical College in Lalitpur, Nepal. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Volume 13, 717–725. https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s259708

Singaraju, M., Palaian, S., Shankar, P. R., & Shrestha, S. (2020). Safety Profile and Toxicity Amelioration Strategies of Common Adverse Effects Associated with Anticancer Medications. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 32(11), 18–30. https://doi.org/10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1130499

Jha, N., Shrestha, R., Shrestha, S., Bhandary, S., Khadka, A., & Shankar, P. R. (2020). SciPub–019–Getting Your Article Published in Scientific Journals - An Event Report. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Volume 13, 281–286. https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s243897

Shankar, P. R. (2020). Medical Humanities in Medical Colleges in India: Travellators and Speed Breakers. Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 8(1), 112–119. https://doi.org/10.4103/amhs.amhs_70_20

Shankar, P. R. (2020). Drugs Showing Promise Against the COVID-19 virus: A brief Review. i-CARE Bulletin, 1(3), 68–70. https://www.searpharm.org/_files/ugd/d14701_f7cc2c5318924207bf3b344f733462b2.pdf

Shankar, P. R. (2020, May 9). “The Doctor” Revisited During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic. https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/313

 

 

Overview, challenges and future prospects of drug information services in Nepal: a reflective commentary
S Shrestha, AP Khatiwada, S Gyawali, PR Shankar, S Palaian
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 13, 287, 2020

Essential Oils
S Rahunuma, PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Science 7 (2), 63-64, 2019

Attitudes and practices of community pharmacists and barriers to their participation in public health activities in Yemen: mind the gap
SA Yousuf, M Alshakka, WFS Badulla, HS Ali, PR Shankar,
BMC health services research 19 (1), 1-8, 2019

Strategies for Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance and Promoting Rational Use of Antibiotics
N Jha, PR Shankar, S Bhandary
Extended Abstracts, 527, 2019

The Unmet Need for Pharmacists as Important Members of the Emergency Department Team in Resource-Limited Settings: A Case of Nepal
S Shrestha, K Danekhu, S Thapa, S Khanal, PR Shankar
Journal of Pharmacy Technology 35 (5), 219-224, 201

Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics Sixth Edition
PR Shankar, MAM Alshakka
Journal of Chitwan Medical College 9 (3), 104-104, 2019

Can the Delhi Government’s ‘Mohalla’clinic overcome its challenges and provide quality health services to the urban poor population?
KC Bhuvan, PR Shankar, S Shrestha
Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences 2 (2), 2019

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Eye Health and Eye Health Services in Nepal
SK Mishra, SS Chowhan, R Shah, N Jha, PR Shankar, S Bhandary,
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 17 (2), 209-214, 2019

Development and Evaluation of a Pharmacovigilance Education Module for Medical Students in Nepal.
S Palaian, MIM Ibrahim, P Mishra, PR Shankar
Education in Medicine Journal 11 (2), 2019

Learning Gain using a game improve pharmacology knowledge in two transnational HE institutes
S Aynsley, PR Shankar, R Crawford
Fifth International Conference on Higher Education Advances, 2019 

Perception about Medicines among the General Public in the Semi-rural Areas of Nepal
B Sapkota, D Rauniyar, PR Shankar, GK Gupta, RK Thapa
Kathmandu Univ Med J 66 (2), 93-100, 2019

Intern
R Shanker
Journal of KIST Medical College 1 (2), 66-67, 2019

Twenty Years of Being a Researcher
R Shanker
Journal of KIST Medical College 1 (2), 68-71, 2019

Caribbean offshore medical schools-Accreditation and financial challenges
PR Shankar
TAPS 4 (2), 63-65, 2019

The use of topical clobetasol among the Women in Hail Region, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study on knowledge and practice
M Ansari, S Palaian, MIM Ibrahim, PR Shankar
J Pharm Res Int, 1-7, 2019

Uncommon side effects of commonly used anti-diabetics: time to monitor them
GS Mohiuddin, S Palaian, PR Shankar, KG Sam, M Kumar
Int J Pharm Sci Res 10, 4145-4148, 2019

Cinemeducation: Facilitating educational sessions for medical students using the power of movies
PR Shankar
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 7 (1), 96, 2019

  

Nepalese National Formulary (NNF) 2018
PR Shankar, RM Piryani, S Piryani
Journal of Chitwan Medical College 9 (1), 78-79, 2019

Impact assessment of pharmacovigilance-related educational intervention on nursing students’ knowledge, attitude and practice: a pre-post study
S Palaian, MI Ibrahim, P Mishra, PR Shankar
J Nurs Educ Pract 9 (6), 98-106, 2019

Book review: How medicines are born – the imperfect science of drugs.
PR Shankar
Journal of KIST Medical College 1 (1), 65-6, 2019 

Eleven years of the health humanities – a personal journey
PR Shankar
Journal of KIST Medical College 1 (1), 67-9, 2019

Stress and Coping Strategies among Undergraduate Nursing and Medical Students at American International Medical University, St Lucia.
PR Shankar, A Cox, G Leon, E Kumaresan, G Dakubo
Education in Medicine Journal 10 (4), 2018

Effect of an educational intervention on knowledge and perception regarding rational medicine use and self-medication
N Jha, SP Ravi, M Anurag
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 16 (3), 313-320, 2018

Top Ten Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Trends
RS Pathiyil, A Karmacharya
Journal of Lumbini Medical College 6 (1), 44-45, 2018

Readiness for self-directed learning among basic science and premedical students at a Caribbean medical school
PR Shankar, G Dakubo, S Patra, R Balasubramanium
MedEdPublish 7 (107), 107, 2018

Knowledge and practice of self-medication among undergraduate medical students
A Karmacharya, BN Uprety, RS Pathiyil, S Gyawali
Journal of Lumbini Medical College 6 (1), 21-26, 2018

Student feedback about the inaugural American International Medical University health humanities module.
RC, Shankar PR
Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences 5 (2), 90-7, 2018

Challenges in conducting small group sessions in pharmacology – a Caribbean perspective.
PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 6 (2), 60-4, 2018

Knowledge and perception regarding rational medicine use and responsible self-medication among different stakeholders at Lalitpur.
MA Jha N, Shankar PR
Journal of the Nepal Health Research Council 16, 313-20, 2018

A centralized Caribbean Medical University for offshore medical schools – an idea whose time has come?
PR Shankar
Journal of Medical Education 17 (3), 187-91, 2018

Top Ten Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Trends A booklet review
KA Shankar PR
Journal of Lumbini Medical College 6 (1), 44-5, 2018

Book review: WONCA rural medical education guidebook.
PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 6 (1), 55-57, 2018

Self-directed learning in undergraduate medical education.
PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 6 (1), 1-4, 2018

Obtaining a clearer perspective on the differently abled: a case study from a Caribbean medical school.
BR Shankar P, James A
WebmedCentral MEDICAL EDUCATION 9 (7), WMC005499, 2018

Perceptioon of community pharmacy personnel towards patient counseling and continuing pharmacy education programs in Aden, Yemen.
IMIM Alshakka M, Bahattab A, Shankar PR, Ansari M, Ali HS
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 12 (7), LC18-22, 2018

Utilizing the curriculum committee to strengthen teaching-learning in a medical school.
DG, Shankar PR
Education in Medicine Journal 10 (2), 49-54, 2018

Readiness for self-directed learning among basic science and premedical students at a Caribbean medical school.
BR Shankar PR, Dakubo G, Patra S
AMEE MedEdPublish 7 (2), 38, 2018

Assessment of knowledge and practice of self-medication among undergraduate medical students in a medical school in Western Nepal.
GS Karmacharya A, Uprety BN, Shankar PR
Journal of Lumbini Medical College 6 (1), 2018 

Effect of the 2015 earthquake on pediatric inpatient pattern at a tertiary care hospital in Nepal.
SPR Giri BR, Chapagain RH, Sharma S, Shrestha S, Ghimire S
BMC Pediatrics 18 (1), 28, 2018

Misconceptions and Misuse of MEDICINES in Developing Countries
PR Shankar
Social and Administrative Aspects of Pharmacy in Low-and Middle-Income, 2018

ISPOR code of ethics 2017
J Santos, F Palumbo, E Molsen-David, RJ Willke, L Binder, M Drummond,
Value in Health 20 (10), 1227-1242, 2018

Social and administrative aspects of pharmacy in low-and middle-income countries: Present challenges and future solutions
MIM Ibrahim, A Wertheimer
Academic Press, 2017

Pharmacology learning in Nepal and the Caribbean
PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Science 5 (1), 1-4, 2017

Procrastination among basic science undergraduate medical students in a Caribbean medical school
PR Shankar, SM Bhat, NR Dwivedi, A Nandy, B Barton
mededpublish 6, 2017

Experiences of a theatre of the oppressed workshop.
SPR Subedi I
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 5 (2), 41-5, 2017

Brain drain and practice locations of Nepalese medical students.
S PR.
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 5 (2), 1-4, 2017

Challenges with regard to undergraduate medical education in offshore Caribbean medical schools.
DG Shankar PR, Balasubramanium R
Education in Medicine Journal 9 (4), 69-75, 2017

Comparison of the knowledge and perception of pharmacovigilance among pharmacy, dental and medical students in Aden-Yemen.|
IMIM Alshakka M, Bahattab OA, Ali H, Othman G, Ansari M, Shankar PR
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine. 3 (4), 2017

Three decades of medical school: Journey from a student to an educator.
PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 5 (1), 64-7, 2017

Faces of antimicrobial resistance.
PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 5 (1), 55-56, 2017

Fact or fiction? What healthcare professionals need to know about pharmaceutical marketing in the European Union.
PR Shankar
Indian Journal of Pharmacology 49 (2), 211-2, 2017

My students surprise me every day.
S PR.
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 5, 103-6, 2017

Procrastination among basic science students in a Caribbean medical school
BB Shankar PR, Bhat MS, Dwivedi NR, Nandy A
AMEE MedEdPublish 6 (1), 55, 2017

Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding pharmacovigilance and consumer pharmacovigilance among consumers at Lalitpur district, Nepal
SG Jha N, Rathore DS, Shankar PR Bhandari S, Mohammed Alshakka
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 15, 31-7, 2017

Medical Students’ Opinions Regarding Possible Influence of Culture and Social Issues on Health Seeking Behavior
SA Shankar PR, Rose C
Education in Medicine Journal 9 (1), 29-41, 2017

Medicines shortage in Nepal: Problems and possible solutions.
AM Regmi B, Palaian S, Shankar PR
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 5 (2), 81-3, 2017

Medication safety beyond the hospital and role of pharmacists in ambulatory medication safety process
IMIM Alshakka M, Hassali MA, Ali H, Abdulla A, P Ravi Shankar, Basaleem H
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine. 3 (2), 43-7, 2017

Role of Zinc in childhood diarrhea management: a case of Nepal.
PRS Alam K, Poudel A, Palaian S, Koirala B
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine. 3 (1), 34-6, 2017

Development and evaluation of a voluntary education module on medicine safety for basic science medical students in Nepal.
CSK Palaian S, P Ravi Shankar
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine. 3 (1), 37-8, 2017

Teaching Social Issues in Use of Medicines to Pharmacy Students.
SP P Ravi Shankar
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine. 3 (1), 17-21, 2017

Effect of an educational intervention on knowledge and attitude regarding pharmacovigilance and consumer pharmacovigilance among community pharmacists in Lalitpur district, Nepal.
AM Jha N, Rathore DS, P Ravi Shankar , Bhandary S, Pandit RB, Gyawali S
BMC Res Notes. 10, 4, 2017

Medication Safety Beyond the Hospital and Role of Pharmacists in Ambulatory Medication Safety Process
M Alshakka, MA Hassali, H Ali, AS Abdulla, P Ravi, HB Shankar,
Medicine 3 (2), 43-47, 2017

Medical Students' Opinions Regarding Possible Influence of Culture and Social Issues on Health Seeking Behaviour.
PR Shankar, C Rose, A Sebastian
Education in Medicine Journal 9 (1), 2017

Safety in medication use
R Shankar, MAM Alshakka
Archives of Pharmacy Practice 8 (1), 39-40, 2017

Commentary on Chemotherapy
PR Shankar
Academic Medicine 92 (1), 77, 2017

Basic Science Medical Student Attitudes toward the Patient-Doctor Relationship
PR Shankar, N Dwivedi, S Bhandary, S Majhi, L Varela, A Nandy
MedEdPublish 5, 2017

Uncontrollable medicine prices in Pakistan
F Saleem, MA Hassali, Q Iqbal, M Baloch, PR Shanker
The Lancet 388 (10060), 2602, 2016

Designing, conducting & publishing research & academic articles–insights from the field
PR Shankar
F1000Research 5, 2016

Self-directed learning during problem-based learning sessions
PR Shankar, A Nandy
MedEdPublish 5 (3), 1-10, 2016

Knowledge, perception and practice of self-medication among premedical and basic science undergraduate medical students
PR Shankar, AK Dubey, NR Dwivedi, A Nandy, B Barton
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 7 (6), 63-68, 2016

Assessment of knowledge and perceptions toward generic medicines among basic science undergraduate medical students at Aruba
PR Shankar, BL Herz, AK Dubey, MA Hassali
Indian journal of pharmacology 48 (Suppl 1), S29, 2016

Responsible use of fixed-dose combination antibiotics in India
PR Shankar, MA Hassali, NA Shahwani, Q Iqbal, M Anwar, F Saleem
The Lancet Global Health 4 (10), e689, 2016

VigiAccess: Promoting public access to VigiBase
PR Shankar
Indian journal of pharmacology 48 (5), 606, 2016

Standardized patient program: Student feedback
PR Shankar, NR Dwivedi, A Nandy, AK Dubey
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 7 (5), 102-107, 2016

Medical humanities in medical schools in India
PR Shankar
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 4 (2), 166, 2016

Book review: tackling drug-resistant infections globally
PR Shankar
Archives of Pharmacy Practice 7 (3), 110-111, 2016

Book review: Responsible use of medicines–A layman's handbook
PR Shankar, S Palaian
Archives of Pharmacy Practice 7 (3), 109-110, 2016

Standardized patient’s views about their role in the teaching-learning process of undergraduate basic science medical students
PR Shankar, NR Dwivedi
Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR 10 (6), JC01, 2016

An Assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetes Management System in Nepal.
SK Mishra, N Jha, PR Shankar, PK Dahal, B Khatiwada, YD Sapkota
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 14 (33), 104-110, 2016

Promoting rational self. medication of nonsteroidal anti. inflammatory drugs in Nepal
S Thapa, PR Shankar, S Palaian, H Aljadhey
Archives of Pharmacy Practice 7 (2), 61-66, 2016

Can You Grow Grain in Jumla?
PR Shankar
Journal of National Medical College 1 (1), 47-48, 2016

Health humanities
PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 4 (2), 1-2, 2016

  

Book review: Pharmaceutical sector in Yemen
S PR.
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 4 (2), 53-5, 2016

  

Always there.
AS P Ravi Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 4 (1), 65-67, 2016

The best teacher is the one who does not 'teach'!
PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences 4 (1), 1-4, 2016

Hospital pharmacy services in teaching hospitals in Nepal: challenges and the way forward.
RB Shankar PR, Subish P, Thapa HS, Ansari M
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 4, 212-7, 2016

Comparative Study on Dual and Triple Therapy Using Oral Antidiabetic Drugs in Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
S Shakya, S Bajracharya, A Shakya, S Shakya, S Chaudhary, S Gautam,
Journal of Advanced Academic Research 3 (2), 128-137, 2016

Book review: The Midnight Meal and Other Essays About Doctors, Patients, and Medicine
PR Shankar
Research and Humanities in Medical Education 3, 2016

Involving a local educator in the Medical Humanities module
PR Shankar, A Oranjestad, D Caribbean
Research and Humanities in Medical Education 3, 2016

Pharmaceutical sector in Yemen
PR Shankar
Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Science 4 (2), 53-55, 2016

The state of the world’s antibiotics 2015
PR Shankar, RM Piryani, S Piryani
Journal of Chitwan Medical College 6 (4), 68-69, 2016

Main streaming the medical humanities in a Caribbean medical School
PR Shankar, C Rose
RHiME 3, 1-5, 2016

Student Feedback About the Medical Humanities Module in a Caribbean Medical School.
PR Shankar, C Rose, A Toor
Education in Medicine Journal 8 (1), 2016

Knowledge and perception towards pharmacovigilance among Healthcare professionals in Tertiary care Teaching Hospital in Aden, Yemen
M Alshakka, H Bassalim, K Alsakkaf, M Mokhtar, M Alshagga, S Al-Dubai, 
J Pharm Prac Community Med 2 (1), 21-8, 2016

Knowledge and practice on injection safety among primary health care workers in Kaski District, Western Nepal
S Gyawali, DS Rathore, PR Shankar, VK Kc, N Jha, D Sharma
The Malaysian journal of medical sciences: MJMS 23 (1), 44, 2016

Using movies to strengthen learning of the humanistic aspects of medicine
PR Shankar, C Rose, R Balasubramanium, A Nandy, A Friedmann
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research: JCDR 10 (1), JC05, 2016