Student Achievements at Allied Health Sciences

Two papers from the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Amrita Center for Allied Health Sciences, were selected for oral presentation in the National Conference on Vestibular Assessment and Management; “Learn to Balance the Unbalanced”, RCI recognized CRE HCC FlaSH Series IV conducted from 28th February to 2nd March, 2019 at Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

“Vascular Loop and Audiovestibular Findings: A Case Report” presented by Ms. Layoni Boban, 2015 BASLP Batch, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Amrita Center for Allied Health Sciences (Co authors: Dr. Prem G., Dr. Srinivas Dorasala, Ms. Dayana Devassy, Ms. Sharon M. P., Ms. Pramada Nair & Ms. Ashitha Paul) was selected for oral presentation and bagged third position in the ‘Best Oral Presentation’ category.

Also the poster on “Vestibular Migraine and Audiological Investigation” presented by Ms. Mereena Joy, 2015 BASLP Batch, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Amrita Center for Allied Health Sciences (Co authors: Dr. Prem G., Dr. Srinivas Dorasala, Ms. Dayana Devassy, Ms. Sharon M. P., Ms. Pramada Nair & Ms. Ahana Cleetus) got special appreciation from the judges.

Mr. Akhil A., 2nd year postgraduate student in Biostatistics, Amrita Center for Allied Health Sciences, won the Second price in the Inter Amrita Power Lifting championship held at Amritapuri campus from October 4-5, 2018.

He competed in the 93 kg weight category and lifted a total of 480 kg (squat-152.5 kg, bench press 115kg and deadlift 212.5 kg).

He also got selected for the inter-university bodybuilding competition.

He will be representing Amrita University in the 80 kg category.

Anju V. N., First-year MSc Swallowing Disorders and Therapy student, Amrita Center for Allied Health Sciences, got 1st prize in speech and language pathology oral presentation on – “A myth about swallowing in laryngectomy patients: Study of 100 patients” in the World Phonocon 2017 – Joint Meeting of International Association of Phonosurgery and Indian Association of Phonosurgeons held at Gurgaon during February 17 – 19, 2017. She was guided by Dr. Jayakumar Menon and Dr. Subramania Iyer of Head and Neck Surgery & Oncology Department.

The students of MSc Clinical Nutrition at the Amrita Center for Allied Health Sciences took part in the workshop organised by the Department of Home Science, Assumption College, Changanacherry. An intercollegiate quiz competition “Nutritia- 2017” also was conducted on 28th February 2017 as part of the workshop engrossed on the arena of Clinical Nutrition. A total of 6 colleges participated in the quiz. Ms. Ansa Saju and Ms. Neha S. Kumar, students of first year, MSc. Clinical Nutrition, Amrita Center for Allied Health Sciences secured the first prize in the competition.

Third year B.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology students of Amrita Centre for Allied Health Sciences, Ms. Reshma K.P. and Ms. Suraymya Babu won the second prize in poster presentation in “SILEX 2015”, 16th Annual conference of SAMT (Students Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists) held during December 11 – 12, 2015 at Medical College,Kannur.

In the recently concluded International Diabetes Update (IDU-2015) conducted at IMA house Kochi, final-year BSc Diabetes Sciences students from Amrita Center for Allied Health Sciences participated and won accolades. Mr. Amritesh, Mr. Ashfan Azeez and Ms. Akhila won the best poster award for their poster titled “Common errors of insulin injection.” Mr. Mohammed Ashraf & Ms. Revathy presented an oral communication on “An audit of Insulin initiation and titration in Type 2 Diabetes”.

Their achievement is particularly creditable as they were the only under graduate students among the group of Doctors who presented papers at the meeting and the fact that they won the best poster award is specially noteworthy.

Ms. Megna Paulo, BSc Respiratory Therapy 2012 batch student and Ms. Sruthi S., BSc Medical Radiological Technology 2012 batch student of Amrita Center for Allied Health Sciences, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi won the zonal prizes in the All- India EssayWriting Event 2014 organized by Shri. Ramachandra Mission in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre for Indiaand Bhutan. The topic of the essay competition was “To be truthful is to be human.” The School of Medicine has also received a Certificate of Appreciation from the organizers for the maximum number of students’ participation in the event.