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Nirmala Bhoo Pathy: Mentorship is not just about guidance

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Nov 18, 2024, 08:00

Nirmala Bhoo Pathy: Mentorship is not just about guidance

Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at University of Malaya, shared a post on LinkedIn by Malar Velli Segarmurthy, Public Health Physician at The Ministry of Health Malaysia, adding:

“Mentorship is not just about guidance…it’s about believing in someone, sharing their journey, and watching them shine

Malar Velli Segarmurthy you go gal!”

Quoting Malar Velli Segarmurthy’s post below:

“A big thank you to my mentor Prof Nirmala Bhoopathy. Good mentors guide us, great mentors prepares us to take the stage and do what matters. Beyond thrilled and excited!”

Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy is a Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, and practices as a public health physician at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia. She is also a visiting scholar at Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom since 2014. Dr Bhoo Pathy’s career is focused on optimizing life after cancer in resource-limited settings through research and advocacy.

Dr Bhoo Pathy was the principal investigator of phase III of the ASEAN CosTs In ONcology (ACTION) study, comprising close to 10,000 cancer patients from eight low-and middle-income member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). She currently serves in two Lancet Commissions: the Lancet Commission on Women and Cancer and the Lancet Commission on Cancer and Health Systems. As the founder and scientific lead of a solution-oriented research group ‘Well with Cancer in Malaysia” in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy currently oversees a wide range of studies on cancer care, cancer control and cancer policy, locally and globally.