Goa Medical College – Oct 31, 2014

Goa Medical College – Oct 31, 2014

For those who do not live in Goa, the place  is almost always associated with holidays. And those who go on a holiday to Goa would be most reluctant to leave the beaches and anything else they are enjoying.  My trip to Goa was for the wedding of the daughter of my childhood friend - someone who I shared almost every waking moment with, during high school and college days. Now getting away from her and that too on a Goa beach venue would not have been easy, but thank goodness, it was for something I had long wanted to…
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Lectures – Jan 2014

Lectures – Jan 2014

Jan 2014 was a wonderful month for us as we had the opportunity to deliver four lectures on literature searching / reference management. One was at a preconference workshop - The International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHBPA)  Conference, Mumbai – on Jan 9, two were at Research Methodology workshops, one at LTMMC (Sion Hospital) and the other at GSMC (KEM).  LTMMC organized this for DNB students of their college as well as others. At KEM, the Dept of Medicine had it for residents and faculty of their department.  The Indian Journal of Ophthalmology organized the workshop that was open to all. All events…
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Lecture: LTMMC (Sion Hospital). Event – DNB Research Methodology Workshop. Oct 08, 2013

Lecture: LTMMC (Sion Hospital). Event – DNB Research Methodology Workshop. Oct 08, 2013

The LTMMC also known as Sion Hospital conducted the 4th workshop for DNB students. Again there were 35 students today and my lecture was after Dr Supe's and Dr Mamta Manglani's. I went in during the last 20 minutes of Dr Manglani's lecture and while the contents may be more or less the same as usual, it is always a delight listening to her, as she weaves in life stories and keeps the students laughing often, so that they enjoy the sessions. This time I loved the way she said "many people read the Bhagavad Gita  (or any spiritual reading)…
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