VHA Research


Sumathi Parama Thayanithi

VHA Research


Sumathi Parama Thayanithi

Sumathi Parama Thayanithi

2022 VHA Champions of Change Interprofessional Fellowship Recipient

Sumathi has been a Child & Family visiting nurse with VHA for the past five years. She graduated from Nursing in 1994 and worked for about 15 years in the hospital in various units.

“I am excited to participate in the Champions of Change Interprofessional Fellowship Program! I believe this opportunity will be a steppingstone for me to familiarize myself with developing, implementing, and evaluating a quality improvement project. I am eager to learn, contribute my ideas and work with the research and innovation team at VHA.” ​