Dehradun,17 th May 2022 : Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences has been allocated to be the Regional Research Centre for Uttarakhand state and this Research Cell for Biomedical research and survey activities was inaugurated by Principal, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Dr. Yashbir Dewan and Chief Guest Dr Padam Singh, Former Additional Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, renowned statistician who has been awarded Sankhyiki Bhushan Award and fellow of Society of Medical Statistics (Highest Honours for a Statistician). The event was also marked by the auspicious presence of Vice Principals of SGRRIM&HS– Dr Puneet Ohri, Dr Lalit Varshney, Dr Rajiv Acharya and Dr Utkarsh Sharma. The event was co-ordianted by organizing Secretary of the Workshop, Dr. Shalki Mattas, State Co-ordinator, Uttarakhand, Dr. Padam Singh R&D Scheme.
This was followed by the inauguration of a Two Days Workshop on Thesis Protocol Writing in collaboration with Institute of Applied Statistics under the Dr Padam Singh R&D Scheme by lamp lighting by Chief Guest Dr. Padam Singh , Organizing President of the Workshop Prof. Dr. Puneet Ohri, HOD, Deptt. of Community Medicine, SGRRIM&HS, National Coordinator of Dr Padam Singh R&D Scheme & Deputy Director, Institute of Applied Sciences, Dr Shubham Pandey, and Assistant Professor, Oncoanaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Institute (Jhajjar), AIIMS, New Delhi, Dr Raghav Gupta. Akansha Ratha and Akanksha Uniyal were felicitated with the Late Shri Ram Krishna Pandey Memorial Young Statistician Award.
This was followed by the workshop which was attended by senior faculty members of SGRRIM&HS including Dr. M A Beg, Dr. Anjali Choudhary, Dr. Nidhi Jain, Dr. Megha Luthra, Dr. Aparna Bhardwaj, Dr. Alok Mathur, Dr. Sulekha Nautiyal, Dr. Nishit Govil, Organizing Secretary of the Workshop & Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Community Medicine Dr. Shalki Mattas who were trained to take such sessions at national level and more than 70 postgraduate medical students of SGRRIM&HS. This was the first workshop in a series of workshops which will be organised under this scheme throughout the year. Speaking over the occasion, Organizing President of the Workshop, Dr. Puneet Ohri said that this Workshop will provide a unique impetus for the faculty and P.G. students of SGRRIM&HS and all other attendees with unique exposure and understanding of Thesis Protocol Writing, which is an inseparable and vital component of Medical Science.
He said that innovation, research and updating to the latest medical sector demands including Thesis Protocol Writing have always been emphasized during studies at Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences. He said that such hi-profile workshops, symposiums, Continuing Medical Education (C.M.E.) Programmes are organized from time to time to provide practical training and exposure to the faculty and students with latest trends in the
medical sector.
