Vol.No.54. No.21
FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 1 Chronicles 16:8
Graduation Ceremony 2016 for Medical Undergraduates
challenged them by asking “What will you do with these gifts? How can you use these to make a difference around you?” She narrated how Dr. Kiran Bedi used her gifts to transform the notorious Tihar jail and how Dr. Ida Scudder used her gifts to make such a difference. Dr. Kiran Bedi, in her address, challenged the graduates to come back to India even if they went abroad to train, as India needs them. She asked the graduates to walk around in the rural areas in which they will be working, to get first-hand information about the needs of the community and address them. She called it the power of circulation, as this will give energy and inspiration to move forward. She was touched when the graduates, students and faculty sang the college song together. “A community which prays together, sings together and eats together, stays together”, she observed.
The Mrs. Mariaviakulam David Memorial Medal for the best outgoing student was awarded to Harshita Nori. She won 28 prizes which included medals, prizes and honours for her outstanding academic performance throughout her MBBS course. Dr. Deepak Thomas Abraham, Professor of Endocrine Surgery, was honoured with the Drs. Molly and Thomas Bhanu Best Teacher Award. Dr. Anu Mary Oommen, Associate Professor, Community Health Department, was awarded the Best Research Publication of the Year by a Junior Member of the Faculty. The prestigious Paul Harrison Award for Meritorious Service in Rural Areas was presented to Drs. Vijay Anand and Ann Miriam. This award, CMC’s highest honour, is presented to an alumnus for significant, steadfast and selfless service, thus living out the motto of the institution: Not to be ministered unto but to minister. Continued on Page 2
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he undergraduate Medical Graduation was held on 14 th November, 2016 with solemnity and grandeur. The ceremony began with the much awaited procession. The jasmine chainwas carried elegantly by the final year medical students, followed by the graduates and faculty. The choir sang an invocation song, followed by prayer, by Rev. Rainard Pearson, Chaplaincy. The Director, Dr. Sunil Thomas Chandy, welcomed the gathering and introduced the chief guest, Dr. Kiran Bedi, IPS (Retd.), Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. The graduates were presented to the Principal, Dr. Anna B. Pulimood by the Registrar, Dr. Regi Oommen. The prize winners were presented to the chief guest, Dr. Kiran Bedi by the Vice Principal, Dr. Solomon Sathishkumar. Dr. Anna Pulimood, in her charge to the graduates, reminded them of the gifts they have received freely during their training and
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Dr. Vijay specialised in Paediatric Surgery at CMC Vellore, while Dr. Ann trained as an Anaesthetist. They have spent close to two decades in the Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital Assam, bringing hope and healing to the people living in this remote, neglected and backward area of our country. They provide high quality medical treatment at affordable costs. Through the establishment of community projects, an English medium school and a school of nursing, they have transformed the lives of people in northeast India. Mr. Shantanu Nayak, President of the Student’s Association, felicitated the graduating Batch of 2011. Dr. Kevin Nishal responded on behalf of the graduating class, thanking the parents, family members, faculty, friends and the student community for their untiring support and encouragement. The graduation ceremony concluded with the song Alma Mater and the National Anthem. College Day was celebrated on 12th November, 2016 with a host of events. The Thanksgiving Service was conducted by the final year MBBS students in the College Chapel and Dr. Philip Joseph, Professor of Hepatobiliary Surgery, was the speaker for this service. This was followed by the Flag Hoisting by Dr. Paul MJ, Professor of Endocrine Surgery. Dr. Manba Rymbai, Assistant Surgeon of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, was the guest of honour for the tree planting ceremony. Dr. Alfred Job Daniel, Professor of Orthopaedics, pinned the crest on the final year students. Certificates of Honour were presented to the medical students. This was followed by the College Day Play, ‘Lend me a Tenor’ by Ken Ludwig, directed by Dr. Thomas Kurien Bhanu and produced by Mr. Solomon Jedidiah. The Baccalaureate Service, held on 13th November, 2016, was a time for the graduating class of 2011, to express their gratitude to God for His many mercies and blessings over the past five years. Dr. Alfred Job Daniel, former Principal and Professor of Orthopaedics, was the speaker on this occasion.
Schools get user-friendly loos under RUHSA Progr amme
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When children can handle smartphones, then why not smart toilets for them? Is there a way to make them feel proud to own, maintain and keep the toilet clean at their schools and at home? This is the basis on which the Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs (RUHSA), promoted the first-of-its-kind School Pride Project by launching a clean and user-friendly toilet complex for the government school at the remote Panamadangi village in KV Kuppam block, some 30km from Vellore, on 8th November, 2016. Deviating from the regular design practice, this new toilet complex has been constructed close to the classrooms in order to keep them accessible and maintained properly. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Rita Isaac, Head of RUHSA, said that Rs. 3.5 lakhs have been spent on the toilet complex, to motivate children to enhance cleanliness. “The model facility has flushing urinals, Indian-style toilets, sufficient water, mirror, good interior, etc. We would like to promote this kind of toilets in all the schools,” she pointed, adding that it would influence policy decisions for all the school buildings to have such toilets. She further said, the village women self-help group would be entrusted to maintain the toilet on a regular basis and they would be provided financial assistance under the Swachh Bharat project. This would also help develop discipline among the children to use toilets and they would be the ambassadors against open defecation. This is a small beginning towards making Vellore an open-defecation-free district, she added. The project was supported by Friends of Vellore, Sweden. Also speaking at the occasion, Mr. Sreedhar Balaraman, President, Rotary Club Vellore appreciated the initiative and offered to provide the school with an incinerator to dispose sanitary napkins and also be a part of the advocacy group to promote the new model of toilets to other schools in the district. Director, Dr. Sunil Chandy, who inaugurated the toilet facility, noted that life and nature teach people to be clean and healthy. “Cleanliness is a personal discipline which should begin at home. Toilet is only a symbol which reminds us about personal hygiene. In a way, it teaches everyone to lead a clean life,” he asserted. He urged the youngsters to take a pledge to practice living a clean life besides motivating others to follow the same. “This way we can achieve a clean India as envisaged by Prime Minister Modi,” he added. Talking about the sanitation issue in the village, Project director of the District Rural Development Agency, P. Periyasamy pointed out, that of the 700 plus households in the village, only half of them have toilet facility. He urged the students to insist the elders of the households to construct toilets, as the government extends financial support of Rs.12,000. He further stressed that the state government has set an ambitious target of constructing 15 lakh toilets this year which included 81,000 in Vellore District. 2
2 nd Hospital Dietetics Workshop for Postgraduate Students The Department of Dietetics conducted the 2nd Hospital Dietetics Workshop on 26th October, 2016, following an overwhelming response received from the participants of the first workshop earlier this month and requests from other colleges to conduct Hospital Dietetics Workshop for their students as well. This workshop was conducted under the leadership of Ms. Mahendri N.V., Head of Dietetics, with an objective to expose M.Sc. Nutrition students to the field of Hospital Dietetics and Food Service Management Studies. They were taken through the dietitian’s role in the process of nutrition care and intervention. Forty postgraduate nutrition students from Avinashilingam College, Coimbatore, and DKM College, Vellore, participated and responded with encouraging feedback.
Self-Learning Module Workshop for CMC Staff The skill of writing self-learning modules is one that is helpful for any department seeking to launch a course on a distance platform. The Distance Education Unit conducted a one-day workshop on writing Self-Learning Modules (SLM) on 10th November, 2016, with a close look at concepts such as developing a road map for a module, learning how to write and develop content and the use of pictures and graphics in a module. There were also sessions geared towards Adult Learning Principles, Teaching and Learning Methods and Assessments for the Adult Learner. This workshop, which was open to any staff member, brought in a total of 19 participants from various departments including Anatomy, Dental, Development Office, Distance Education, Endocrinology, Endocrine Surgery, Hospital Management / Staff Training, Infection Control, Palliative Care and Transfusion Medicine. The hope is that this will facilitate many departments of CMC to contribute significantly to the considerable training needs outside the institution, leveraging the abundant expertise existing within these departments, toward wider health transformation in the nation.
Sports News The Second CMC Tennis Club Tournament 2016 was held at the CMC Hospital Campus tennis court from 3rd October to 5th November, 2016. There were more than 30 players who participated in various events. The finals were held on 5th November, where Dr. Vikram Mathews, Professor and Head, Department of Haematology, as the chief guest, distributed the prizes to the winners. Men’s Singles: Winner: Dr. Sathya Narayanan, Department of Radiology Runner-up: Dr. Rajiv Karthik K., Department of Infectious Diseases Men’s Doubles: Winners: Dr. Rajiv Karthik and Dr. Ashish Goel Runners-up: Dr. Pritish Korula and Dr. Naveen Muliyal Mixed Doubles: Winners: Sharon Roshan and Dr. Rajiv Karthik; Runners-up: Dr. Ira Gautam and Dr. Aparanjit Paul.
Retirement
The CMC Community thanks him for his many years of dedicated services to the institution and wishes him a blessed retired life.
'A' Ward Sale successfully conducted
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Mr. C. Arumugam, Hospital Attendant Gr.I, RUHSA, retired from service on 7th November, 2016 after 38 years in the institution. He joined CMC on 1st October, 1978. He is blessed with two sons and a daughter. His son, Mr. Manoj Kumar is a Hospital Attendant in 'O' Block.
The 'A' Ward family conveys their sincere appreciation to patients, staff, students and the community for having contributed generously and making the 'A' Ward sale a grand success. A profit of Rs.8 lakhs from the sale will be donated towards the Person to Person (P.T.P) fund for treating patients who are in need. 3
Obituaries Dr. T.S. Koshy, former Professor and Head of Medicine, on 4 th November, 2016 at Chennai. Mrs. Mary, mother of Mrs. Punitha, Staff of Balavihar School, CMCH on 7th November, 2016. Mr. Paul Rajasekaran, father of Mr. P. Jackson Vinfred, Sr. Accountant Gr. II, Accounts Department (Billing) and Father-in-law of Mrs. J. Canderla Jasmin, Staff Nurse, A9 Ward on 7th November, 2016. Mrs. Chinnamma, mother-in-law of Dr. Venkatesh, Professor of Spinal Disorders Surgery Unit, Department of Orthopaedics on 7th November, 2016 at Karur.
Special Prayers
: November 20 - 26, 2016
Urology: Dr. Antony Devasia and Staff Dr. Nitin Sudhakar Kekre and Staff Mrs. Beulah Premkumar and Staff The Leprosy Mission Council Members : Dr. Sunil Anand Dr. Premal Das Hospital
: TLM Community Hospital, Motinagar and others
Sunday Services : November 27, 2016
Mr. Maria Susai, father of Mr. Esakku Sudanthiram, Driver, RUHSA Department on 9th November, 2016.
6.00 pm
: Scudder Auditorium Mr. Hugh Skeil
Mr. D. Yesudas, retired Staff of Tailoring Section, father of Mr. Mohan, Hospital Attendant, Pharmacy Services, Mr. Ravi Kumar, former Pharmacist in Pharmacy Services and Mrs. Sheela Shantha Kumari, Staff Nurse, Chittoor Campus; father-in-law of Mrs. Thabithal, Dental OPD on 10th November, 2016.
6.30 pm
: Centenary Building Foyer Multilingual Carol Service
Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved members of the families at this time of grief and loss.
Department of Paediatric ICU announces Courses
Congratulations: • Dr. Manisha Madhai Beck, Associate Professor and Acting Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit-IV was accredited by the Fetal Medicine Foundation, UK for Fetal imaging, and has been added to the list of 50 FMF certified clinicians, including both Obstetricians and Radiologists from all over India.
• American Heart Association–Basic Life Support Course (AHA-BLS): Basic Life Support (AHA-BLS), 2015-16 update will be held on 15th December, 2016 at • At the 31st State Conference of AROI (TN & the Paul Brand Building, CMC. AHA-BLS is an one-day course designed to provide a PY) held between 4th and 6th November, 2016 at wide variety of health care students, professionals and other personnel, the cognitive Chennai, Dr. Jeba Karunya Rami Reddy, and skills training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use of an Automated Assistant Professor, Department of RadioExternal Defibrillator (AED) to save lives. The ability to recognise life-threatening therapy received the 'Dr. Bhoopal E-poster presentation Award' and Dr. Shiny Mathew, emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely and 1st year DMRT Registrar, Department of Radioeffective manner to all ages – Adult, Paediatric and Infants are the main highlights of the therapy won the 2nd prize for Oral Presentation. curriculum. The registration fee for this course is Rs.2200/- (including course material) • Drs. Anil Satyaraddi and Nitin Kapoor and the certificate given is valid internationally. For registrations, please contact won the first and second prize for their poster presentations titled 'Oncogenic Osteomalacia: Mrs. Vijayalakshmi, Paediatric ICU (3366). A 10 year single centre experience' and 'Bone • American Heart Association – Paediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA-PALS) course: health and impact of Tenofovir treatment in The AHA-PALS course will be held on the 16th and 17th of December, 2016 at the Paul men with Hepatitis B related chronic liver Brand Building, CMC. This well known Paediatric Advanced Life Support Course, disease' respectively, at the 46 th Annual Society of India, 2016 accredited by the American Heart Association and American Academy of Paediatrics, is Conference of Endocrine held between 20th and 22nd October, 2016 at valid internationally. The number of participants is strictly restricted to 18 as per AHA New Delhi. guidelines. The registration fee is Rs.6,500/- (cost of study materials included). The last date for registration is 30th November, 2016. This two-day course is based on the latest 2015-16 AHA updated guidelines. It is designed for healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, paramedics) who initiate advanced life care in acutely ill children, beyond basic life support, through the stabilisation or transport phases of a paediatric emergency. The course consists of lectures, videos, discussions and hands-on sessions based on simulated case scenarios and aims to train the participants in early recognition and emergency management of critically ill children with an emphasis on team concept. For enquiries and registration, please contact Mrs. Vijayalakshmi or Dr. Ebor Jacob (05338), Paediatric ICU (Phone No.3366). 1. Graduate Technician Trainee (Project) in the Centre for Stem Cell Research Qualification: B.Sc. in Life Sciences with minimum 55% marks. Age limit: 30 years. Salary scale / Consolidated pay : As per rules. Job Description: To work in a cell and molecular biology. 2. Staff III Chairside Assistant (Project) for CMC Vellore Chittoor Campus Qualifications: H.Sc. (+2) or equivalent + pass in Dental Hygienist Course + pass in Dental Assistance Course and registered with State Dental Council. Salary scale: As per institutional rules. Age limit: 35 years. Job description: Chairside Assisting, Scaling etc., Applications to be done only through online application system. Please log on to http://www.cmch-vellore.edu Link: “Vacancies”. Note: Only online applications will be accepted; Hard copies will not be accepted. Applications will close on December 05, 2016 for Items 1 and 2. CMC PROMOTIONS OFFICE New E-mail ID: cmc.promotionsoffice@cmcvellore.ac.in
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