Ramayana celebration was conducted in full swing by Amrita School of Pharmacy on August 16, 2016 to inculcate the moral and ethical values among students. There was Ramayana recitation by a few faculty members and students.
The team of 2012 batch MBBS students of Amrita School of Medicine comprising of Aaditya Rameshwara and Jishnu Narayanan Nair won first prize in the Compos Mentis 2016 – National Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Quiz conducted by Kasturba Medical College, Manipal on September 15, 2016.
The ninth tribal outreach programme ‘Amritasmitham 2016’ by the Department of Prosthodontics and Public Health Dentistry of Amrita School of Dentistry was successfully conducted at Kalpetta from August 31st to September 3rd, 2016, as a part of 63rd birthday celebrations of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Chancellor Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma.
A farewell friendly cricket match, Amrita Mela 2016, was conducted between the two teams of Amrita School of Pharmacy: Pegasus and Phoenix. The Pegasus consisted of the Pharm. D. batches of 2010, 2011 and 2012, Pharm. D. PB students, and the M. Pharm. 2015 students and the Phoenix team was comprised of the Pharm D. and B. Pharm. batches of 2015, 2014 and 2013.
The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Amrita Hospital) has aced the FICCI Healthcare Excellence Awards 2016 by emerging the winner in two categories of ‘Patient Safety’ and ‘Innovation in Medical Technology.’
A team of resident students and faculty members of School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, led by Dr. U. Krishnakumar visited Mathruchaya Balabhavan and Madhavam on September 7, 2016.
The Teachers’ Day was celebrated on September 5, 2016 (3 p.m.) in Brahmasthanam auditorium at the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus.
The volunteers of Mathrubhumi SEED Club and the cultural forum of the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, visited the tribal village near Thattekad under the guidance of Dr. U. Krishnakumar and faculty members on September 4, 2016.
The Department of Ophthalmology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences secured the tenth position for rendering best ophthalmic services in the All India Lifestyle Hospital and Clinic Ranking Survey 2016 conducted by the Times Group.
Onam Festival was celebrated on a grand scale at the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, on August 31, 2016.