Assistant Professor, Master of Physician Assistant Studies program
Geeta Deka is an Assistant Professor at St. Catherine University in the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program. She is a Physician and an educator with more than 18 years of experience in hospitals, clinics and educational institutions. She brings in a blend of career experience from India and US. Her clinical background is working as a General Practitioner and as a house surgeon in women’s health & internal medicine. Her research focus is global health, infectious disease and innovative teaching education and is currently working on a project that is assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation among nurses in a tertiary hospital of Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland, a northeastern state in India. Geeta teaches Anatomy, Physiology and other clinical content topics in the program.
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About Mehnaz Parvez (aka Geeta Deka), MBBS, MS
Geeta Deka is an Assistant Professor at St. Catherine University in the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program. She is a Physician and an educator with more than 18 years of experience in hospitals, clinics and educational institutions. She brings in a blend of career experience from India and US. Her clinical background is working as a General Practitioner and as a house surgeon in women’s health & internal medicine. Her research focus is global health, infectious disease and innovative teaching education and is currently working on a project that is assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation among nurses in a tertiary hospital of Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland, a northeastern state in India. Geeta teaches Anatomy, Physiology and other clinical content topics in the program.
| Present | Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies, St. Catherine University ‐ Physician Assistant Studies Department | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2021 - Present | GHR Academic Excellence Grant |
| St. Catherine University | |
| Student Traineeship Grant/Fellowship Award | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| 2020 - 2021 | APDC Conference Award |
| St. Catherine University | |
| Academic Professional Development Committee | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| 2020 - 2021 | GHR Foundation Academic Excellence Faculty Travel Award |
| St. Catherine University | |
| GHR | |
| Role: Principal Investigator |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2020 - Present | Elected Member, St. Catherine University’s Henrietta Schmoll School of Health Curriculum committee. | 2018 - Present | Member, American Association of Clinical Anatomist | 2017 - Present | Member, Physician Assistant Education Association | 2019 - 2020 | Alternative member, St. Catherine University’s Henrietta Schmoll School of Health Curriculum committee. | 2018 - 2019 | Member, American Association of Anatomist |
Honors and Awards
- • Co-Teacher of the Year Award, Everest Institute Eagan, MN, 2007
- • Employee of the Quarter, Everest North Central Region, Nov 2009