Dr. Damordaran. M. Vasudevan, Emeritus Professor and Head of PG Programs & Research at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, was honoured recently with the launch of a postage stamp by India Post on March 2, 2019, commemorating 50 years of his dedicated service to the cause of medical education and research.
International Women’s Day was celebrated at the School of Pharmacy, Amrita Health Sciences campus, Kochi, on March 12, 2019, for acknowledging the vast group of women present at the school as students, teachers and other supporting faculty members.
In the 77th Annual Conference of All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOC 2019) held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh from February 14 – 17, 2019, Dr. Meenakshi Y. Dhar, Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, bagged the best poster award in Glaucoma for her poster titled “Ocular Blood Flow Characteristics of Open Angle Glaucoma Patients on Doppler Imaging.”
Dr. Radhamany K., Professor and Head of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, was awarded “Best Professor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology Studies” in the 11th Innovative Education Leadership Awards held at Taj Lands End, Mumbai on February 16, 2019.
Seven students from the Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi, were awarded prizes in the “All India Essay Writing Event 2018” (College – UG / PG category) organized by Shri Ram Chandra Mission in collaboration with United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan & Heartfulness Education Trust.
“Reconnect with Amrita” Series 2, the Alumni meet of Amrita School of Dentistry (ASD), was organized at the Mini Auditorium of Amrita School of Dentistry (ASD). It was the second event. . .
In the 74th Annual Conference of the Association of Physicians of India (APICON 2019) held in Kochi, during February 7 – 10, 2019, Dr. Rajesh G., Professor of Gastroenterology, Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, was conferred the Fellowship of the Indian College of Physicians.
In the 74th Annual Conference of the Association of Physicians of India (APICON 2019) held in Kochi during February 07 – 10, 2019, post graduates from the Department of General Medicine, Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, presented papers and posters.
Dr. Aswathy S., Professor and Head of the Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, received the prestigious Bernard Lown Fellowship in Cardiovascular Health program which will enable her to work with the best minds in cardiovascular research at the Harvard. T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
A workshop on “Design of Experiments” was conducted by the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Amrita Health Sciences, Kochi, on December 15, 2018.