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New Principal of the Father Muller School of Nursing
Jun 1, 2021
The first day of the new month of June
which historically heralds the coming of monsoon echoed the change of guard for
the Father Muller Charitable Institutions a unit
the Father Muller School of Nursing (FMSON).
Sr Nancy Priya Mathais, faculty of the Father Muller College of Nursing (FMCON)
has been appointed the new principal by the Director FMCI Rev. Fr Richard
Aloysius Coelho to the post from Mrs Jasmine Saritha Vas who served the post
for 10 years.
The welcome address by the director
affirmed the need for change, as change brings in new enthusiasm and
dimensions. Water in the stream is fresh unlike the stagnant water of a pond,
so thus the change leadership brings new vigour to the post. The policy of the
management is to bring in new tidings with a confident and capable leader. The
outgoing principal has shown the commitment and capacity of growth and
improvement with a dedication to the Institution and the students. Her ability to
maintain discipline and at the same time being there for her students has set an
indelible mark on the management.
The presence of all the members of the
management committee for the small in-house event from far and near showed
their support and solidarity to the new principal. The Father Muller School of
Nursing which started in 1959 has seen 9 principals who have served its school
and have made it a choice of many students to study in. The General Nursing and
Midwifery course it provides was deemed to be abolished by 2022 as per the
earlier guidelines but with the New Education Policy, the course has been kept,
keeping in mind the students who wish to join nursing from poor socio-economic
background and streams other than science. This has given a boost to the FMSON to
continue in its tradition of nursing care which is the need of the hour.
Mrs Jasmine's tenure as the principal of
FMCON ended on 31 May 2021 which had begun on 1 June 2011. She joined FMCON as
a lecturer in 2009 after completing of MSc. Community Health at Father Muller
College of Nursing. She was appointed by, then Director FMCI Rev. Fr Patrick as
the principal and continued her service to the current date. She was the Board
Member of the Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Education from 2011-2014. She
has many publications and research activities. With the handing over ceremony of
the official files to the Director, thereafter to the new principal FMCON Sr
Nancy.
Sr Nancy Mathais (Sisters of Charity) who
has completed her MSc in Medical/Surgical Nursing is a postgraduate Alumni of
FMCON and alumni of Athena for BSc nursing. She was a lecturer in FMCON from
2018 and now the principal of FMSON. She is the youth animator for Bola Parish
YCS and has conducted many awareness campaigns on TV and Radio. She is smart,
witty and amalgamates well with her colleagues.
The Sisters of Charity have been helping
with patient care since the time of Rev. Fr Augustus Muller, sacrificing their
country, time and life for patient care. Sr Nancy, a religious of the same
order owed her calling to the order and obediently accepted the appointment
from the Director with the blessings of her Superiors.
With over 63 batches that have passed
through the portals of FMSON, the college marches forward with a new leader.
