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March 1, 2024: Program Update – Single Sign On for our ELearning site for InstitutionsMarch 1, 2024:

At QMed, we continuously explore how we can make things better with our ELearning courses – www.qmedcourses.in One of the things we explored was the option of a Single Sign On, also known SSO. Several libraries have an SSO tool to allow their students and faculty to access various library resources they subscribe to. This helps in many ways Library users -  do not need to remember several different user ids and passwords The resource providers – do not need to physically enroll each person. They also need not worry about ineligible users having access – when students or employees…
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February 2, 2024:Why does the stick work better than the carrot?

On 23rd January Vasumathi Sriganesh delivered a lecture on literature searching at the Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Mumbai for their Post graduate students. An enthusiastic lot, they scored very well in the small post test that we normally give at the end of such events. But here is something very thought provoking. In the Feedback Section of the form, we asked a question -  "Do you think Literature Searching should be taught in the curriculum"? All of them answered - "Yes" But - for the question -  "Will you register for our courses and complete them" - Only one student said Yes.…
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December 21, 2023: Will You Be a Catalyst for India’s Medical Research Revolution?

Raising funds consistently posed challenges for us. Our donor pool was limited, primarily relying on reaching out to the same individuals whenever funding was required. Danamojo is a platform through which we collect our donations within India. They recently organized a program to help several NGOs to raise funds. This four-month initiative focused on institutionalizing retail fundraising. We submitted an application for the program and were fortunate to be selected.During that month, donations we raise wre being "matched" by Danamojo (our fundraising platform). Our target was Rs 15 lakhs! We had a campaign called - Will You Be a Catalyst…
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