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Mangaluru, Feb 10: Maria Pramila D'Costa, Nursing Department, Oman Colleges of Health Sciences North Batinah Oman, was conferred with a PhD degree in nursing for her thesis titled 'Health Professional Students Behavioural Intentions to engage in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice: A Theory-Based Study' by JJT University, Rajasthan.

She was successfully guided by Dr Anupama Vinay Oka of JJT University and Dr Eilean Victoria Lazarus of Sultan Qaboos University college of nursing Oman.

She is an alumnus of Fr Muller College of Nursing. She has been working as an associate professor in OCHS North Batinah Branch in Oman since 2011. She served at City College of Nursing Mangaluru as associate professor, at Sayhadri College of Nursing as professor and principal charge, and as a lecturer at Alva's College of Nursing before moving to Oman.

She has several publications to her credit in national and international high indexed journals.

She is a proud daughter of the late Bona D'Costa and Lilly D'Costa from Moodbidri; she has been married to Pascal Robert Fernandes and is the mother of Reeza and Reeve Fernandes.