Nisha Wali

BS, RN

Nisha Wali currently works as an oncology specialized staff nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital. She first became involved in global health nursing during her undergraduate education taking on internships in South Africa and Sweden. Nisha started her career in Boston as a medical oncology nurse at MGH. She became affiliated with the Enhanced Specialized Nurse Training Program (ESNTP) in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2014 as a Global Health Nurse Fellow. Taking on a long-term teaching assignment in Dhaka as a nurse educator for a group of nurses who would go on to work in Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and on medical oncology units. The camaraderie she experienced in Bangladesh was characterized by fellowship and the shared goal of elevating the knowledge level of the nurses in Dhaka. Since becoming involved in ESNTP Nisha has expanded her oncology specialty to include infusion therapy with the use of traditional chemotherapy as well as cutting edge immunotherapies. This year Nisha returns to Bangladesh for the third time to deliver an international curriculum aimed at enhancing palliative nursing care to patients faced with critical illness. She hopes to grow her global health experience and continue a lasting dialogue with her fellow Bangladeshi nurses.