Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi, has released the tentative examination dates 2016 for B. Pharm., Pharm. D. and M. Pharm. programs.
Prof. Jayakumar R. (Professor) and Dr. Ullas Mony (Assistant Professor) of Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine visited Chang Gung University, Taiwan, as part of an Indo-Taiwan Joint Research Program in Science and Technology Cooperation programme, jointly funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of Taiwan, and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA).
A 67-year-old woman, Amaloor Pavam, underwent a rare medical procedure at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) to repair the damaged aortic valve of her heart without opening of the chest. The non-surgical procedure, called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), was performed by a team led by Dr. C. Rajiv, Professor of Cardiology, AIMS, Kochi. The team performed this procedure for the first time in Kerala.
A three-day advertisement-cum-cinematography workshop was organized by the department of Visual Media and Communication, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, from March 26-28, 2016, for the post graduate students.
In connection with World Kidney Day 2016, the Department of Nephrology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, organized various public awareness programs in Kochi, especially in schools aimed at educating teachers and parents about how to recognize symptoms of kidney disease in children at the earliest.
Amrita School of Dentistry, won accolades in 13th National Post Graduate Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
In the recently held XIII Annual State Conference of the Kairali Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists at Hotel Dunes Cochin during March 5-6, 2016, Dr. Lisha Mathew, Second-year Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, won the BEST SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD in the case reports category
Dr. P. Chitra, Professor, Amrita College of Nursing, received the Outstanding Woman Educator & Scholar Award for her exemplary contribution to teaching and scholarly activities..
Dr. Liju George, second year MD Resident, Department of Microbiology, Amrita School of Medicine, received first prize for her poster titled “Evaluation of Gene Xpert MTB/RIF Versus Smear Microscopy and Liquid Culture in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kochi, Kerala” at a Continuing Medical Education (CME) organised by Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram & Academy of Clinical Microbiologist on February 27, 2016. She was guided by Dr. Sadia Khan, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Amrita School of Medicine.
To drive home the importance of antimicrobial stewardship in the face of rising drug resistance, a Continuing Medical Education (CME) on Good Antibiotic Prescription Practices was held on February 21, 2016 at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.
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