26th July 2024 : Day 1 of conference-9 AM to 5 PM
* Inauguration of the Conference
* Key Note address: Dr. Randeep Guleria, former director of AIIMS New Delhi, and currently Chairman of internal medicine, Medanta Medical School, Gurugram.
* Plenary sessions: Talks by experts on various topics of relevance in medical education and research :
1) Dr. S Sacchidanand, Former Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bengaluru.
Topic: Career opportunities post-MBBS
2) Dr. Avinash Supe, Director of Clinical Governance and Head, Hinduja Hospital, Khar. Eminent medical educator and researcher.
Topic: How to develop as a self-directed learner ?
3) Dr. Sunil Kumar Raina Professor of of Community Medicine, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Himachal Pradesh. Researcher in Neurology, Allied Health Science, injury science and Infectious Diseases.
Topic: Science, Research, and Publication: Are they the Same?
4) Dr. Ashique KT, Medical Director & Senior Consultant Dermatologist. Amanza Skin Clinic. Perinthalmanna.
Topic: Scientific writing and the private practitioner
* Poster presentations by students
* Preliminary Round of Quiz “Cerebrathon “
* Cultural programme and welcome dinner