Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi announces the results of the Final Professional M. B. B. S. Degree Examination – January 2016.
Dr. Suranjana R., final-year postgraduate resident in Orthopaedics has won the best poster award at the recently held KOACON –2016 organized by Kerala Orthopaedic Association (KOA). The poster was titled ‘Unusual Case of Compressive Myelopathy.’ She was guided by Dr. Krishnakumar R., Consultant Spine Surgeon and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.
In the recently concluded 76th IAPM (Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists) Kerala Chapter Meeting, held on February 13, 2016 at Trivandrum Medical College, two out of the three prizes for the case and poster presentations were bagged by postgraduate students at the Department of Pathology, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi.
Dr. Neena Baby, Fellow in Pediatric Neurology, Amrita School of Medicine, won the best paper award for her paper titled “Efficacy, tolerability and seizure outcome of ketogenic diet in 74 children with Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy ” in the 17th Joint Annual Conference of Indian Epilepsy Association and Indian Epilepsy Society held at Visakhapatnam during February 12 – 14, 2016.
A 40-feet-tall statute of ancient sage Sushruta, regarded as the Father of Surgery and Plastic Surgery, was unveiled by the Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center (AIMS) on February 4, 2016.
A two-day hands-on endoscopy workshop, Amrita GI Endo Meet (A-GEM), was held at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences during January 16–17, 2016. The workshop aimed at teaching specialized endoscopic procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of certain gastrointestinal disorders, to upcoming gastrointestinal physicians from across the country.
Dr. Kshitij Bansal, Fellow in Pediatric Neurology, Amrita, won the 2nd best paper award at the International Conference on Child Neurology in Chennai during January 22 – 24, 2016.
A book titled Practical Gastroenterology (2nd edition), published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, was officially released by Dr. Prem Nair, Medical Director, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, on January 16, 2016 at the AIMS GI Endo Meet (A-GEM) 2016. This book incorporates the advances in the diagnosis and management of GI diseases.
A book titled Practical Gastroenterology (2nd edition), published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, was officially released by Dr. Prem Nair, Medical Director, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, on January 16, 2016 at the AIMS GI Endo Meet (A-GEM) 2016. This book incorporates the advances in the diagnosis and management of GI diseases.
Dr. Athulya Sadeesh, won the Best Poster Award for her poster titled “ORPHAN “ED IN THE BREAST at Amrita Breast Cancer Comprehensive Teaching Program.