Dr. Tinku Joseph (Consultant Interventional Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences) was invited to deliver guest lectures on (a) Rigid Bronchoscopy (b) Airway Stenting in TE Fistula and (c) Role of Cryobiopsy in ILD, at the 5th Annual Scientific Meeting of Malaysian Association of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology (MABIP), held during October 18-20, 2019, at Malaysia.
On November 11, 2019, the Kerala State Renewable Energy Award in the category of Research and Innovation was presented to the Kochi campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, by Kerala Chief Minister Mr. Pinnarayi Vijayan on behalf of ANERT, the Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technologies, at a function held in Trivandrum.
To raise awareness towards preserving the balance of nature, Amrita School of Pharmacy observed ‘World Nature Day’ on October 3, 2019.
The United Nations has observed 15th October as World Students’ Day every year from 2010 on the birthday of the Missile Man of India – Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has observed September 25 as World Pharmacist Day every year since 2009. The theme for this year’s World Pharmacist Day was, “Safe and Effective Medicines for All”.
The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed in October 2019 at Amrita School of Pharmacy.
Navarathri is an important festival celebrated to worship nine forms of the Goddess.
Dr. Cinzia S. Keechilot, 2012 MBBS student, received the ICMR, Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC) Short Term Studentship (STS) Excellence Award 2017, from Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Hon’ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India) at ICMR Awards Ceremony at the ICMR HQ, New Delhi, on October 16, 2019.
Doctors at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, have achieved a significant breakthrough by successfully operating on a pregnant woman’s foetus and saving the unborn child.
The students and faculty members of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, bagged following prizes in the Physician Assistant Continuing Education – “PACE 2019” in connection with Annual meeting of Indian Association of Physician Assistants – Kerala Chapter, held on October 6, 2019, at Holiday Inn, Kochi.
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