On 19th December 2018, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Navy for collaboration in aerospace, anti-submarine warfare, cybersecurity, management, and medical research. This agreement paves the way for combined research and development in all possible areas of mutual interest and strength, including M. Tech. and Ph. D. programs for Naval officers.
Dr. V. Kanthaswamy, Addl. Controller of Examinations, Examination Control Division (Unit 1), Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, has been honoured as the "Founder Father of Forensic Medicine in Kerala".
The 25th National Conference of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry (IAPHD) was held at Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, between 30th November to 2nd December, 2018.
On 9th December 2018, Dr. Arun Mamachan Xavier, Reader, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Amrita Health Sciences Campus, Kochi, was presented with the highly coveted ''Specialist Dentist of the Year - Pedodontics'' award at the prestigious 'Famdent Excellence in Dentistry Awards 2018’ held in Mumbai.
On 28th December 2018, Dr. Subramania Iyer, Chairman and Professor, Plastic Surgery and Head & Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, was awarded the prestigious SIEMENS- GAPIO (Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin) Innovation Award in Medicine for performing ‘Hand Transplant Surgery’ for the first time in India.
