International Conference of Physician Assistants (IAPACON 2015) was organized at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciencesfrom October 10-11, 2015. The conference was organized by the Indian Association of Physician Assistants (IAPA) in association with International Academy of Physician Associate Educators (IAPAE) & Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS).
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center(AIMS) has been awarded the coveted British Medical Journal Award 2015 for the Best Surgical Team of South Asia. The Amrita team won the award for its two successful double hand transplants. This is the second consecutive year that the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences received the BMJ Award. Its paediatric cardiology team won the award in 2014 for quality improvement in healthcare.
Kerala Piravi was observed at School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, October 31, 2015 at Brahmasthanam auditorium.
Picasso day was celebrated at the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, on October 27, 2015.
Dr. Balagopal Varma R., Professor & Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Principal of Amrita School of Dentistry received the “Star Pedodontist” award at the 37th National Conference of Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry held at Raipur from October 7-10, 2015.
Amrita Center for Nanosciences & Molecular Medicine (ACNS) at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi is organizing a one day program Nanotech-Molecular Medicine Student Open House 2016 on January 30, 2016.
PhD student John Joseph, Dr. Shantikumar Nair and Dr. Deepthy Menon of Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine authored on a very prestigious high impact journal paper-Nanoletters (Impact Factor 13), the highest impact factor Journal in Nanotechnology after ‘Nature Nanotechnology’.
Kalamritam is the vibrant Cultural fiesta of the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, which opens the doors into a kaleidoscopic arena where music, dance and the arts blend creating a visual treat.
Dr. Narendra Kumar, Head, Quality Assurance, Orchid Healthcare Ltd., Sriperumbudur, Irungattukottai, Chennai, addressed B.Pharm. and M.Pharm. students of Amrita School of Pharmacy on September 19, 2015 on “An Overview of Intellectual Property Rights in Pharmaceutical Industry.”
Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi campus, won Special Jury Award for exemplary perfomance in ‘Mathrubhumi-SEED’ on October 3, 2015.