Country
Bhutan
Bio
EDUCATION
2006-2008: McMaster university, Hamilton, Canada, M.Sc Rehabilitation Science.
1991-1994: North London School of Physiotherapy, London, UK. B.Sc.PT
1993-1994: Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford, UK. ITEC Diploma in Anatomy, Physiology and Body Massage, ITEC Diploma in Shiatsu
1989-1990: RNIB New College of Worcester, UK. General Certificate of Secondary Examination in Maths, Chemistry, English and 'A' Levels in Physics and Biology
1985-1986: Jigme Sherubling High School, Khaling, Bhutan. 'O' Levels (ICSE)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND SEMINAR ATTENDANCE
Participation with Presentation:
2000: International Training Course on Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) for Programme Managers, Bangalore, India
2002: Training of Trainers on non-handicapping environment for people with disability. Bangkok, Thailand.
2012: Tot for Community-based inclusive development (CBID) training, Bangkok, Thailand.
Awards:
Ann Collin’s Whitmore memorial award, for research in clinical health and rehabilitation sciences, 2007, from physiotherapy foundation, Canada.
EMPLOYMENT
1994-1996: Clinical physiotherapists, JDWNRH, Thimphu
1996-2012: Head of Physiotherapy department, JDWNRH, Thimphu, Bhutan
2012 to date working as Rehabilitation Specialist-senior clinician
RESEARCH/DOCUMENTS
Research in attitudes of doctors and nurses towards disabled persons in Bhutan. This was done as part of the thesis for MSc in rehabilitation and clinical health Sciences, at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada 2008. Partially published in Asia Pacific Rehabilitation Journal.
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