Dr. Prahlad Rai Sodani

Dr. Prahlad Rai Sodani

President

Prof. P.R. Sodani is currently the President of IIHMR University, Jaipur. He is Health Economist and Public Health Professor for more than two decades and mentored faculty, students, and research scholars. Professor Sodani had demonstrated academic leadership, visioning, policy planning, and strategic implementation. He had significantly contributed to creating an organizational culture for the growth and development of the University. Professor Sodani, at various levels of leadership positions, had been responsible for leading and managing academics, research, training, fundraising, and networking with national and international organizations. Professor Sodani is Co-Founder of IIHMR Foundation.

Professor Sodani earned PhD in health economics and a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He has been associated with the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA for teaching MPH program jointly offered by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and IIHMR University. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Health Management, an international peer reviewed journal published by SAGE Publications. He is Secretary-General of the South-East Asia Public Health Education Institutions Network (SEAPHEIN). He has published a book on Managing Quality in Health Care. He has published papers in indexed journals of national and international repute. He frequently writes blogs on emerging issues of health sector. He has organized number of national and international programs for health professionals on promoting Leadership, Strategic Management, Public Health Education, Health Economics, Health Financing, and Hospital Management Education.


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