Proprietor/Founder – “Mental Health Aims”, Director – DRMK MEMORY FOUNDATION
Achiever's Success Story
Giving it back to the society
Meet an exceptional healthcare professional, on a Mental Health MISSION, continued her journey, with persistent research in brain sciences innovating and doing pioneering work in brain rehabilitation, since 2000… She believes in Mahatma Gandhi’s thoughts- “Be the CHANGE you wish to see in this World”- and led her foundations by innovating such solutions that would create positive CHANGE in the persons with disability.
Her unconventional mental health research and practice based on her academic excellence in IT, Philosophy, Clinical Psychology, Clinical research, Neuropsychology, Medical neuroscience, Mental Health Law & Human Rights, she has presented many research paper /publications on the National and International platform, with more than 12 National/Global awards for her INNOVATIONS IN MENTAL HEALTHCARE
Most of the research work, product development and projects are SELF-FUNDED.
UMACE, UMACE-VIP screening tests for memory & cognitive deficit, awarded international research funding for standardization from “Capacity Australia”, 2015. “BrainNext” innovative tools for brain rehabilitation, comprising 500+ brain exercises. She fulfilled her dream of innovations developing cost-effective treatments for neurological disabilities, applied universally.
Her work in forensic psychiatry, 2011-12, Profession specific Dementia awareness raising pilot project, Nashik police dept., Kumbh-Mela, 2015, spotlights as interesting research, published and cited globally.
She supports 11 district civil hospital “MEMORY CLINICS” in Maharashtra State, private hospitals, NGOs across India. For the benefit of the society, she started DRMK MEMORY FOUNDATION, to address varied social needs revolving around mental health and disability.
She established ARDSI Nashik group, to support Alzheimer’s & Dementia community in Nashik dist.
During Covid she developed new cognitive screening tool – “NeuroCog”, for Post-Covid populations, used in civil hospitals & private universities, providing FREE training and assessment by her NGO.
Her innovative products are copyrighted – MADE IN INDIA, truly promote “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” !