Prof. Shashi has been teaching pathology for over 3 decades. He has developed several innovative tools in medical education & teaching of Pathology which have won several University & National awards. He has developed the Pacific Tele-pathology network & Innovative Postgraduate Pathology program in Fiji Islands. His innovation, Digital Microscopy teaching lab at James Cook University is the first of its kind to teach microscopy to a large group of students with a single staff. Currently, he is part of multi-university consortium developing innovative, adaptive online learning modules in Health Sciences (BEST.edu.au). Shashi was awarded Young Pathologist of the Year in 1990 by World Pathology Foundation and has won University & Australian national award for excellence in teaching.