19 October2021While the contributions of doctors are usually glorified, people often forget the helping hand and tireless effort put by nurses that make the entire circle of a medical treatment complete. Helping the society with selfless efforts of these medical professionals begins from good nursing colleges of the nation - that contribute significantly in their holistic development as a nurse. Producing skilled nurses has always been crucial, at the beginning of the 21st century, there was only one Nursing College in Assam run by the Govt. Although there was high demand for nursing professionals in the State but opportunities werelimited to pursue Nursing. At this point, intending to impart quality education in nursing, Dr.Unmona Borgohain Saikia ideated the Asian Institute of Nursing Education at Guwahati,Assam. AINE became the first private nursing college of North East India, came into existence in 2004 with B.Sc. Nursing Course.Under the aegis of the Principal - Dr.Unmona Borgohain Saikia, AINE received the Essentiality Cer-tificate for starting the B.Sc. Nursing Course. Indian Nursing Council authorized it to start a Nursing Col-lege for imparting education leading to B.Sc. Nursing degree. The Institute obtained affiliation from SNDT Women's University,Mumbai (the 5-star accredited university by NAAC)in 2004. Following it, in the year 2009, AINE obtained the permission and affiliation to start the M.Sc. Nursing course under the same university. AINE obtained permission for Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Course (2011) from SrimantaSankarade-va University of Health Sciences, Assam. In addition, it recently became the only agency in NorthEast India to be authorized by Indian Nursing Council for conducting the "Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care" Program which was started in October, 2018. Recognizing Dr.Unmona Borgohain Saikia, as one of the Top Women Leaders in the Education Sector, Women entrepreneur India engages in an exclusive conversation with her. GIVE US BRIEF DETAILS ABOUT YOUR EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND. HOW ARE YOU LEVERAGING THE BEST OF THESE ELEMENTS ACROSS THE OPERATIONS? Hailing from a remote village, I was just a disci-plined student with no big dreams. Nursing happened to me by chance,not by choice but today, it changed my life. I completed my B.Sc. Nursing from Regional College of Nursing, Guwahati,Assam.Wasn't com-pletely clear about my profession and career goals. However, I got an opportunity to work as a nurse in a Govt. Hospital. Later, I enrolled myself into M.Sc. Nursing at SNDT Women's University, Mumbai in 1999. The initial journey was not easy. I lost my father and financial responsibilities got doubled. Alongside, my health was not supporting me. Fighting against all the hurdles from financial constrainsto my health, I completely tried to focus on my studies. However, T OP W O M E N IN EDUCATION - 2021DR.UNMONA BORGOHAIN SAIKIAFOSTERING A NEW HORIZON TO NURSING EDUCATIONUNMONA IS SERVING THE EDUCATION SECTOR WITH PRIDE, LEADING WITH CONFIDENCE, AND INSPIRING STUDENTS TO NURTURE THEIR PERSONALITIES AND POTENTIAL DR.UNMONA BORGOHAINSAIKIA, PH.D. M.SC. N.M.SC. (PSY&COUN), PGDHHM, CPQIH
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