Dr. Vinitha completed Masters in Paediatric Nursing from College of Nursing, CMC Vellore and pursued PhD in Nursing from the University of Alberta, Canada. She has been a faculty of Nursing at CMC Vellore for the past 30 years and currently holds a position as Professor and Head of Continuing Nursing Education and Research. She has many years of academic and clinical teaching experience in Paediatric Nursing. She lives in Vellore with her husband, daughter, and parents.