Institutional Ethics Committee (Human Studies) For Nursing College, JIPMER

The Institutional Ethics Committee (Human studies) for nursing courses in JIPMER College of Nursing was constituted in 2019. The major responsibility of IECs is to protect the rights, safety, and well-being of the research participants.

The Committee is composed of the following members:

Sl. No. Name of the Faculty Designation Role
1 Dr. S. Kalavathi, Professor cum former Principal, Rani Meyyammai College of Nursing, Annamalai University,
Annamalainagar, Chidambaram – 608002
Chairperson (External) Chairperson
2 Dr. M. J. Kumari, Professor cum Principal (Ag.), College of Nursing, JIPMER, Puducherry – 605006. Member Secretary Administrative
3 Dr. R. Manju, Additional Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry -605006. Member Clinician
4 Dr. B. V. Sai Chandran, Professor, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, JIPMER Member Clinician
5  Dr. S. Manikandan, Additional Professor, Pharmacology, JIPMER, Puducherry – 605006. Member Basic Medical Scientist
6 Dr. Vinitha Ravindran, Deputy Dean, College of Nursing, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632004. Member (External) Member
7 Dr. Manjubala Dash, Professor-cum-HOD, Department of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Mother Theresa Postgraduate Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry - 605006. Member (External) Member
8 Ms. V. Usha, Advocate, V.O.C. Nagar, Muthialpet,
Puducherry – 605003.
Member (External) Legal Expert
9 Dr. C. Aruna, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605014. Member (External) Social Scientist
10 Dr. D. Dhanalakshmi, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605014. Member (External) Social Scientist
11 Mrs. M. Selvasoundary, Principal, Thiruvalluvar Govt Girls Higher Secondary School, No.94, Laporte Street,
Puducherry – 605001.
Member (External) Lay person
12 Mr. R. S. Ramesh, Assistant Professor,
College of Nursing, JIPMER, Puducherry - 605006.
Member Special Invitee
13 Dr. Lakshmi Ramamoorthy, Assistant Professor,
College of Nursing, JIPMER, Puducherry - 605006.
Member Special Invitee
14 Dr. D.M. Thappa, Dean (Research), Prof. (Sr. Scale) & Head, Dept. of Pharmacology, JIPMER, Puducherry – 605006. Administrative Head Special Invitee