We are extremely delighted to inform you that our MBBS students of 2023 batch secured a Meritorious scholarship from Kerala University of Health Science as an award of Academic excellence in 1st Professional MBBS Examination.

Congratulations to:

• Ms Anavadya Naganathan Rajagopal
• Ms Ananya
• Ms Ranjana Menon Rajesh Menon

Dr. Nikhila L.N. Receives David Sackett Award and Best Team Performance Prize at International Health Research Course

Dr. Nikhila L.N, Second year Post Graduate Resident from Department of Community Medicine, has been awarded the prestigious David Sackett Award and First place for the Best Team Performance in the 14th Annual International One Week Course on Health Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine Conducted by St. John's Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, India in collaboration with faculty from McMaster University, Canada, from 13th to 17th March 2023.

Dr. Nikhila L.N. Wins Best Poster Award at 5th Amrita International Public Health Conference

Dr. Nikhila L.N, Post Graduate Resident from Department of Community Medicine, has been awarded the Best Poster in the 5th Amrita International Public Health Conference organised by the Department of Community Medicine & Public Health, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi on 2nd & 3rd December 2022.

Title of the poster: Knowledge and myths regarding breast cancer among women - a community based cross-sectional study in Ernakulam district.

DMLT Second Rank — 2019 Batch (Unnimaya Ramakrishnan)

Unnimaya Ramakrishnan, 2019 Batch DMLT student has secured the Second Rank in Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) Examination.

Mrs. Balasankar G. — 1st Grade A, Wind Eastern, Interzone Arts Fest 2022

Mrs. Balasankar G. — 1st Grade A, Wind Eastern, Interzone Arts Fest 2022, held at Government Medical College Kottayam, 14th–16th October.

Ms. Vaishnavi Bijulal & Mr. R. Nandukrishnan — 1st Prize in IAP UG Quiz

Ms. Vaishnavi Bijulal (2018 Batch) and Mr. R. Nandukrishnan (2018 Batch) secured 1st Prize in the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) UG Quiz, State South Zonal round, and have been selected to represent Kerala in the IAP UG Quiz.

KUHS Zonal (Central) Arts Fest 2022 — 1st Prize (A Grade)

KUHS Zonal (Central) Arts Fest 2022, held 12th–15th September 2022 at Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Medical College — won 1st Prize (A Grade):

• Mr. Manu Murali (2018 Batch) — Light Music (Male)
• Ms. Eloisa Mathew (2020 Batch) — Elocution English
• Mr. Balasankar G. (2020 Batch) — Wind Eastern

KUHS Zonal (Central) Arts Fest 2022 — 3rd Prize (A Grade)

KUHS Zonal (Central) Arts Fest 2022, held 12th–15th September 2022 at Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Medical College — won 3rd Prize (A Grade):

• Ms. Pranitha Sankar (2020 Batch), Mr. Yadu Krishnan K P, Mr. Karthik Kannan, Ms. Meenakshi B, Ms. Gayathri K R, Mr. Nihal N L (2018 Batch) — Western Group Song
• Ms. Haripriya T R (2019 Batch) — Malayalam Recitation
• 2019 & 2020 Batch — Thiruvathira

Miss Amritakrishna J. — Dr. Ramachandran Memorial Gold Medal Examination

Miss Amritakrishna J. (2019 Batch) has won the first prize of the Dr. Ramachandran Memorial Gold Medal Examination — awarded to the candidate showing the highest competency in Pathology with distinction in the subject.

Ms. Shehana Punnilath Salim — Short Term Studentship (STS)

Our student Ms. Shehana Punnilath Salim, MBBS III, has been awarded the Short Term Studentship (STS) under the guidance of Dr. Rekha I.R.

Akhil Bose, Assistant Librarian — Qualified in UGC NET

Akhil Bose, Assistant Librarian, has qualified in the UGC National Eligibility Test in the subject of Library and Information Science, and has qualified for Assistant Professorship.

Heartiest Congratulations!

Dr. Gopalakrishnan — Master of Science in Dementia Studies

Dr. Gopalakrishnan, Associate Professor cum Epidemiologist, has been granted a Master of Science in Dementia Studies by the University of Stirling, Scotland, UK.

Heartiest Congratulations!

Ms. Sumitha Prabhu — 1st Prize for Scientific Presentation

Ms. Sumitha Prabhu, Department of Biochemistry, presented a paper on "Evidence of Increased Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage in Women with Recurrent Abortions" and was awarded first prize for Scientific Presentation at the National Conference on Advances in Laboratory Practice, held at MES Medical College.

Heartiest Congratulations!

ICMR (Indian Council for Medical Research) Research Projects 2013–14

Following students have been awarded ICMR (Indian Council for Medical Research) Research Projects for the academic year 2013–14:

• Ms. Akhila K.P — Assessing knowledge gap among teaching faculty of medical colleges regarding DOTS and TB management.
• Mr. Ananthakrishnan R — Quantitative ultrasound as a screening tool for bone mineralization in children below 5 years of age.
• Ms. Meera P Kumar — Association between serum and urine uric acid levels in patients with Diabetes Mellitus along with diabetic complications.
• Ms. Rugmini — Anemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an observational study based on FEV1 values and hemoglobin levels in rural areas of Ernakulam, Kerala.
• Ms. Teenu Mary Joseph — Prevalence of pre-diabetes and associated risk factors among medical college students in Central Kerala.

Seminars and Conferences Conducted in the Last 3 Years

UNICEF and the Kerala State Branch of the Indian Public Health Association sponsored a seminar, "Timely Achievement of Targets Related to Maternal and Child Health Programs in Kerala," conducted on 22nd October 2011.

• Inauguration: Sri V.K. Ibrahim Kunju, Hon. Minister – Public Works
• Speakers / Chairpersons: Faculty from various medical colleges in Kerala and other states
• Participants: Members of Gurudeva Charitable Trust, Faculty of SNIMS

"Doctor's Day" celebration and observation of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 1st July 2011, inaugurated by Hon. Minister of Excise, Govt. of Kerala, Sri K. Babu.

"World Environment Day" on 4th June 2011 — Environmental Health Day and Green Club inaugurated by Sri V.K. Ibrahim Kunju, Hon. Minister of Public Works.

"World No Tobacco Day" on 22nd June 2011, inaugurated by Col. A.N. Ramesh, Executive Director of SNIMS.

"Stomach" CME conducted on 1st May 2011, inaugurated by Dr. K. Mohandas, Vice-Chancellor of KUHS.

• "Redesigning of Birth Stool in Supporting Labor" — Mother and Child, January 2011.
• "Natural Birth on Birth Stool" — ongoing study conducted in the OBG Department.
• "Mirena IUD as a Non-Surgical Approach to Heavy Menstrual Bleeding" — ongoing study in OBG.
• "Birth — Normal, Natural and Healthy" — paper presented at South Zone Yuva FOGSI 2010, 3rd October 2011.
• "Previable, Preterm, Prelabour Rupture of Membranes" — poster presentation at Fetal Medicine Update 2011, 9th October.

• "Laparoscopy in Suspected Abdominal Tuberculosis is Useful as an Early Diagnostic Method"
  • ANZ J Surgery, 2008 Nov;78(11):987-8. Krishnan P, Vayoth S.O, Dhar P, Surendran S, Ponnambathayil S.
• "Is Sentinel Node Mapping Useful in Colorectal Carcinoma?"
  • Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2005 May–June;24(3):129-30. Krishnan P, Chandrika K, Sudheer O.V, Dhar P, Sudhindran.

Publications & Presentations

Publications:

• "Limb Body Wall Complex in a Stillborn Foetus" — case report, Cases Journal 2008, 1:86. Nishal Plakkal, Joseph John, Sajini Elizabeth Jacob, J. Chithira, Soumya Sampath.
• "Snake Bite Mimicking Brain Death" — Cases Journal 2008, 1:16. Joseph John, Bahubali D Gane, Nishad Plakkal, Rajeswari Aghoram, Soumya Sampath.
• Sahu S, Abraham R, John J, Mathew A.A, George AS. Cord Blood Albumin as a Predictor of Neonatal Jaundice. Int J Bio Med Res. 2011;2(1):436-438.

Presentations:

• Oral paper titled "Internal and External Ophthalmoplegia Following Snake Bite," at Neuropedicon 2008, 8th National Conference of the Pediatric Neurology Chapter of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 30th–31st August 2008.
• Poster presentation: PEDICON 2012 (IAP Pediatric National Conference), NEO/09(P) — "Cord Blood Albumin as a Predictor of Neonatal Jaundice."

• "Calculation of VLDL-Cholesterol from Triglycerides and Total Cholesterol Levels." Biomedicine 2008;28(3):219-221. Suchanda Sahu, Rebecca Abraham, V. Meenakshi, R. Vedavalli, Mary Daniel.
• "Study of Lipid Profile, Lipid Peroxidation and Vitamin E in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension." Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2009;53(4):365-369. Suchanda Sahu, Rebecca Abraham, R. Vedavalli, Mary Daniel.
• Surrogate Measures of Insulin Resistance and Fasting Lipid Levels in Healthy Indians. Biomedicine 2009;29(3):244–248. Sahu S, Abraham R, Vedavalli R.
• Cord Blood Albumin as a Predictor of Neonatal Jaundice. Int J Biol Med Res. 2011;2(1):436-438. Sahu S, Abraham R, John J, Mathew A.A, George A.S.
• Study of Uric Acid and Nitric Oxide Concentrations in Preeclampsia and Normal Pregnancy. Int J Biol Med Res. 2011;2(1):390-393. Sahu S, Abraham R, Vedavalli R, Daniel M.

• "Inhibition Efficiency of Urine Towards Stone Forming Minerals." International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Research, Vol 1, Issue Feb 2010, pp. 23-27. ISSN: 0975-9492. Seema Jawalekar, Suraj, V.S. Todakar, A. Suryakar.
• "Twenty Four Hours Urine and Serum Biochemical Parameters in Patients with Urolithiasis." Nepal Med Coll J 2010;12(1):5-7. Seema Jawalekar, Suraj, V.S. Todakar, A. Suryakar.
• "Role of Oxidants and Antioxidants in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases." Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 2010;2(4):181-184. ISSN: 2040-8773. Seema Jawalekar, Suraj, A. Suryakar, A. Karnik.
• "Evaluation of Different Urinary Constituent Ratios in Renal Stone Formers." Annals of Biological Research 2010;1(3):50-55. ISSN: 0976-1233. Seema Jawalekar, Suraj, A. Suryakar, A. Karnik, V.S. Todakar.
• "Status of Lipid Profile, MDA and Protein Carbonyl in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases." Arch. Appl. Sci. Res. 2010;2(6):8-14. ISSN: 0975-508X. Seema Jawalekar, Suraj, A. Suryakar, A. Karnik.
• "The Composition and Quantitative Analysis of Urinary Calculi in Patients with Renal Calculi." Nepal Med Coll J 2010;12(3):145-148. Seema Jawalekar, Suraj, A. Suryakar, A. Karnik, V.S. Todakar.

Conferences Attended & Awards

• Presented paper on "Recurrent Rhinosporidiosis — Strategies for Reducing Recurrence Rate" at the Clinical Society Meeting of the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of India, Chennai Branch, 21.06.2007.
• Attended the 35th Temporal Bone Workshop held at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai, 29th June–1st July 2007.
• Presented paper on "Deep Neck Space Infection — ENT Experience," SHORE ENT 2008, Sri Ramachandra University, 16.03.2008.
• Presented "Lateral Sinus Thrombosis – Revisited" (awarded second prize), 11th Annual Conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, Tamil Nadu State Branch, 12th–14th September 2008, Madurai.
• Won 1st prize in the Prof. H. Kishore Chandra Prasad Quiz Competition, AOI 5th South Zone and 13th TNCON '09, Kanyakumari.
• Awarded International Visiting Scholarship by AAO-HNS, Annual Meeting and OTO Expo, San Francisco, USA, 11th–14th September 2011.
• Awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in ORL-HNS, 14th British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology and ENT Expo, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 4th–6th July 2012.

• Senthil K, John S, Pramod C. Lateral Sinus Thrombosis — Revisited. Indian Journal of Otology, March 2009;15:42-45.
• Kindo AJ, Pramod C, Anita S, Mohanty S. Maxillary Sinusitis Caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2010;28(2):167-9.
• Sanjeev Mohanty, Dr. Gopinath, Dr. Mukundan, Dr. Pramod C. Capillary Hemangioma of Middle Ear Cleft — Rare Tumor, Rare Site. Indian Journal of Otology, March 2011.
• Suresh Masilamani, Shalinee Rao, Pramod Chirakkal, Ravi Kumar A. Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Base of Tongue. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, Jan–March 2011;54(1):167-169.
• Chirakkal P, Ravikumar A. Laryngopharyngeal Symptoms and Signs in Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Clinical Otolaryngology, July, Vol 37(Suppl. 1):118–129.
• Dr. A. Ravi Kumar, Dr. Senthil, Dr. Somu, Dr. Prasanna, Dr. Pramod C. Bilateral Cochlear Implantation — SRMC Experience. Sri Ramachandra Journal of Medicine, Jan–June 2010, Vol 3, pp. 1-2.

International & National Presentations & Research

International:

Arthroscopic Treatment of Synovial Chondromatosis — paper presentation, Rekhool Mania CME, Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 2011.
Post-Osteomyelitis Total Tibial Loss — Successful Two-Stage Lengthening with Ilizarov Fixator — paper presentation, 6th ASAMI International Conference, Kyoto, Japan, June 2010.

National:

A Clinico-Radiological Study of the Management of Common Bony Injuries Around the Elbow Joint in Children — research work submitted to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, January 2006.

Total Knee Replacements, Current Concepts — faculty lecture at Indian Medical Association CME, Kodungallur, 1st September 2010.

Recent Trends in the Management of Osteoarthritis — faculty at the 15th Annual State Conference of IMA AMS (Samanwayam-2008), Parur, Ernakulam, 28th September 2008.

Joint Replacements — The Present Scenario — faculty at the State CME Program, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka, Ernakulam, 13th September 2009.

Common Orthopaedic Problems in Children — faculty at the IAP Madhya Kerala CME, Aluva, Ernakulam, November 2009.

Basic Knee Arthroscopy Workshop — faculty instructor at Lourdes Hospital, Ernakulam, OASISCON 2009.

Total Knee Arthroplasty for Fixed Valgus Deformity Through Lateral Parapatellar Approach — paper presentation, KOACON, Kannur, January 2007.

High Energy Tibial Plateau Fractures — A Comparative Study of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Osteosynthesis and Ilizarov Ring Fixator — paper presentation, 51st National Conference of IOACON, New Delhi, November 2006.

Arthroscopic Removal of Bullet from the Knee — presentation at Cochin Orthopaedic Society Clinical Meet, May 2007.

Intramedullary Broken Nail — presentation at Cochin Orthopaedic Society Clinical Meet, April 2007.

Bilateral Coxa Vara — oral presentation at Cochin Orthopaedic Society, August 2006.

An Interesting Case of Intercondylar Fracture of the Elbow in an Alcoholic — presentation at Cochin Orthopaedic Society Clinical Meet, July 2006.

Sports and Arts Activities in SNIMS

Sports Teams

• Football Team
• Cricket Team
• Badminton Team
• Basketball Team
• Table Tennis Team

All these teams participated in the 2011–2012 Intermedicos Tournaments at Co-operative Medical College, Kalamassery, on 29th–30th November and 1st December 2011.

Arts Activities

• Students of the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Batches participated in MEDICOS Fest 2011 (1st–4th December) and won prizes in Classical Music, Dumb Charades, Mehendi, Classical Dance (Solo), Poem Recitation, Kerala Nadanam, and Instrumental Music.
• Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, is celebrated at SNIMS with great enthusiasm — competitions include traditional flower carpet making, "breaking the pot," and half-day cultural events involving both staff and students.
• Christmas and New Year celebrations are held with gift exchanges, carol singing competitions, crib-making, and cultural programmes.
• Durga Pooja is organised in the college office and operation theatre, where students and staff have their books, equipment, and instruments blessed.
• A Movie Club is organised in the college, with active student involvement.
• The 2009 Batch had a multi-purpose tour to Hyderabad and Secunderabad in October 2011.
• The 2011 Intermedicos "Plexus" was held on 1st December 2011 at Co-operative Medical College, Kalamassery, Kochi, where SNIMS participated in more than 20 events including Nostalgia, Group Dance, Drama, Bharatanatyam, Classical Solo & Duet, Dumb Charades, Mehendi, and various offstage events. Competing against around 22 other colleges, SNIMS finished 8th overall and won the following prizes:
  • 1st in Mehendi — Fathima, Gifty, Anjana B
  • 2nd in Bharatanatyam — Anusree S
  • 2nd in Violin — Anjana Venketesh
  • 2nd in English Recitation — Archu
  • 3rd in Kerala Nadanam — Lakshmi
  • 3rd in Dumb Charades — Jesna, Chirta, Greeshma
  • 3rd in Classical Solo — Arun Ravindran
  • Our student Eby P. Baby was selected as "Best Actor"