APMEDUCON 2016 - news paper reports photos etc

news item in the hindu education plus of vizag edition - dt. 11-7-2016

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Prize winners in APMEDUCON 2016

APMEDUCON - 2016 successfully conducted. Congratulations to all the delegates and organisers - that way, all of them are winners. But here is the list of faculty & students awarded various prizes in various competitions held

news item in hindu - july 11th 2016 in education plus of vizag edition -

AWARD  PAPERS - FACULTY &  STUDENT - PRIZE WINNERS 

Faculty Research Paper - Medal	CS Murthy Memorial medal for the Best Faculty Research Paper on Medical Education	KV Phani Madhavi	Asst Prof of SPM	Andhra Medical College	Readiness for Self-Directed Learning among Undergraduate medical students
	2nd prize	K.Muthu Prathibha	Assoc Prof of Physiology	Saveetha Med Coll Chennai	Crossword puzzles as an adjunct tool to enhance active learning of Physiology in undergraduate medical students.
	3rd prize	Manaswini Das	Asst Prof of Microbiology	ASRAM	ASRAM Perceptions about an academic career in Medicine among first and fourth year medical students

Student Research Paper -  Medal	C.Janaki Memorial Medal for the best Student Research Paper on Medical Education	Ch.Ch.S.Srikanth	House Surgeon	Rangaraya Medical College Kakinada	Can behaviour be changed? - Rationalising the use of IV Ceftriaxone & Pantoprazole by Medicine Postgraduates in a Teaching Hospital
	2nd prize	G.Venkata Ramana	MBBS student	MIMS Nellimarla	Comparative study to assess the level of communication skills in clinical postings among the medical students of
	3rd prize	Fathima Nasreen Shaik	MBBS Student	PSIMS	Perception Of Undergraduate Students About Choice Of Postgraduation   Courses
	3rd prize	K.Sai Sandesh	House Surgeon	Rangaraya Medical College Kakinada	What do Medical Students think of their Teachers and their Teaching - a survey of 364 students from two government medical colleges in AP

AWARD  POSTERS  - FACULTY &  STUDENT - PRIZE WINNERS 

Faculty poster – Dr.B. Naganna Memorial Medal

Dr.B.Naganna  Memorial Medal for the best faculty poster

Amruth A Dambal

Asst Professor of Biochemistry

Mallareddy Medical College

Utility of integrated teaching in UG med edcn

Student Poster - Sri.B.S.Rao  Memorial Medal	BS Rao Memorial Medal for best student poster	GSS Sindhusha	MBBS student	MIMS	Final Year students’ & Interns’ views and suggestions on exit examination after MBBS
	2nd prize	S.Yeshwanth	MBBS student	GEMS Srikakulam	Research integrity in UG  med edcn
	Appreciation Prize	V.Satya Devi	MBBS student	MIMS Nellimarla	Effective T/L methods – students’ perceptions

FREE  PAPERS  - FACULTY &  STUDENT - PRIZE WINNERS

Faculty free paper	First Prize	U.B. Vijayalakshmi	Associate Professor Biochemistry	PSIMS Chinna-avutapalli	Informal mentoring – teachers’ perspective in a medical college
	Second	R.Sarath Babu	Professor of Microbiology	MIMS Nellimarla	Effect of Small Group Teaching on II M.B.B.S. Students after Microbiology First Internal Examination-A Preliminary study.
	Third	V.Siva Prabodh	Professor of Biochemistry	NRI Medical College Chinnakakani	ATCOM – Students’ Perspective

Student Free Paper	1st prize	Chandramouli	MBBS student	RIMS Ongole	A study on PBL to assess its usefulness in integration of preclinical and paraclinical subjects knowledge with clinical subjects
	2nd prize	V.Soumya	PG in SPM	Andhra Medical College Vizag	Learning style preferences of undergraduate medical students in a Government Medical College
	3rd prize	Vaishnavi	MBBS student	NRI Medical College Chinnakakani	The Magnitude Of Peer Pressure And Associated Abuse Potential Among Undergraduate Medical Students.
	Appreciation prize	V.Sarada	PG in SPM	Andhra Medical College	Attitude towards e-learning among undergraduate medical students of

PPTs  - FACULTY &  PG  &  UG  - PRIZE WINNERS

PPT faculty

Special prize

K.Muthu Prathibha

Associate Professor of Physiology

Saveetha Medical College Chennai

Thyroid- Basic Synthesis, Functions & Regulation

PPT PG	First	D.Eerrayya	PG in SPM	Andhra Medical College Vizag	Integrated Child Development Services
	Appreciation prize	S.Bhaskar Rao	PG in SPM	Andhra Medical College Vizag	Integrated Disease Surveillance Project
	Appreciation prize	V.Kalyani	PG in SPM	Andhra Medical College Vizag	Universal Precautions among Healthcare Workers

PPT graduate	First	B.Lavanya	MBBS student	PSIMS Chinna-autupalli	Telemedicine
	Appreciation Prize	A.M.Anjaneyulu	MBBS student	PSIMS Chinna-autupalli	Stress
	Appreciation Prize	K.Hemanth	MBBS student	PSIMS Chinna-autupalli	Doctor – patient relation

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Papers for Award Section & Free section & Poster section

Dear delegates -
the response to the conference has been overwhelming -
so many papers and posters and viewpoints- even beyond last date
(of course for award papers we were very strict about last dates etc -
free papers - there is no definite last date.

anyway - here is the list of papers selected for Award Paper section - faculty paper - CS Murthy Memorial Prize -

Manas Ranjan Rout	assoc	ENT	ASRAM	Problem Based Learning (PBL) - an intervention to improve the academic performance
Manswini Das		micro	ASRAM	Perceptions about an academic career in medicine among first and fourth year students of a medical college in South India
Phani Madhavi		spm		Readiness for Self-Directed Learning among Undergraduate medical students
Pratibha	physio		Madras	Crossword puzzles as an adjunct tool to enhance active learning of Physiology in undergraduate medical students
Samina  M			GEMS	Analysis of the educational environment of the medical institute using DREEM Inventory: A student’s perspective
Sampath V			ESIC	Introduction Of Metacognitive Skills In Ii Mbbs Students
Srividya VB	asst	SPM	GITAM	Opinion of First year Medical Students towards Teaching and Learning
Tirumala Rao		spm	RIMS Ongole	Reasons for  Absenteeism Among the Undergraduate Medical Students Attending for Theory Classes in a Med. Coll.
Aurobindo samantaray		SPM	GSL	Assessment of learning styles of undergraduate medical students
Lakshmi Prasad Mishra SK	asst prof	spm spm	AMC GSL	Assessment of Learning Skills using DCSSI tool in the first year MBBS students  Effectiveness of small group interactive teaching in Community Medicine – a cross sectional study

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The list of students - MBBS & PG - whose papers have been selected for the 'Award Section (C Janaki Memorial college) -

Ashrita D	ug		AMC	The Perceptions and Attitude of 4th Semester Undergraduate Medical Students towards Preclinical Sciences and Integrated Teaching Methods
Fathima Nasreen Shaik	ug		PSIMS	Perception Of Undergraduate Students About Choice Of Postgraduation   Courses
Manvitha SLSV	ug		MIMS	A study to assess the attitude changes during medical study period
Sai Sandesh K	ug		RMC	What do Medical Students think of their Teachers and their Teaching - a survey of 364 students from two government medical colleges in AP
Srikanth Ch.Ch.S.	ug		RMC	Can behaviour be changed? - Rationalising the use of IV Ceftriaxone & Pantoprazole by Medicine Postgraduates in a Teaching Hospital
Vaishnavi P	ug		NRI Sangi	Felt Needs of Medical Students Regarding Teaching and Learning Methods in Medical Schools
Venkataramana G	ug		mims	Comparative study to assess the level of communication skills in clinical postings among the medical students of Maharajah’s Institute of Medical Sciences
Sudha K	ug		NRI Sangi	Symbiosis of mentoring - Getting the most out of the mentor - mentee relationship

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APMEDUCON - 2016 - Student related competitions / prizes & workshops - open to all medical students registering for the conference

Hello medical students - (Graduate & House-surgeons & Postgraduate) 

Here is an opportunity for you to attend the 6th Annual Andhra Pradesh State Conference on Medical Education, present your research findings / viewpoints on medical education, present posters on medical education / get your voice heard / present powerpoints & yes - win prizes, besides listening to various guest lectures / debates / panels on issues related to medical education. 
We have special sessions / prizes for you - some of them are given below - 

APMEDUCON - 2016 

6th Annual State Conference of Andhra Pradesh on Medical Education 

2016, July 1st to 3rd at AMCOSA Hall, Zilla Parishad, Visakhapatnam. 

July 1st - Pre conference workshops on 

Scientific writing (+ Integrated Teaching / Question Paper setting / Teaching & Testing attitudes) 

2nd & 3rd - Conference including research presentations & posters. 

Contact for information / help in presenting papers & posters - 

KVV Vijay Kumar (9849113744)

B Devi Madhavi (9885193506)

P Saroj (9848444002)

S Dhanyasri (9959560507)

PSN Raju (9963123125)

 Venkatachelam (9440923840) 

mecell@rediffmail.com

1. C.Janaki Memorial Prize for the Best Research Paper on Medical Education (by students - UG /PG) 
Platform presentation of research paper on topics related to medical  education by students (MBBS, house-surgeons, PGs incl DM/MCh)  

Please send the full paper by 20th June 2016. 

The student must have been actively involved in the research paper and actively contributed to it. 
The student must present the paper and must have registered for the conference. 

The work must be the own work done by the author/ presenter & Not Published or sent for publication. 

There must be at least one faculty in the list of authors of the paper 

The paper must be accompanied by a declaration by the student that is their own work and has not been published anywhere or sent for publication (this letter is to be attestedby a faculty with name & addres & mobile number). 

All papers submitted will be screened and all or the best of them will be invited for Platform Presentation. (the other papers will be allotted to other sections mentioned below with the concurrence of the author) 

Oral presentation - for 7 minutes (laptop & lcd projector available - please upload into laptop 30min. before presentation)
Questions / interaction by judges - about 3 min. (left to discretion of judges)

questions / interaction with audience - at the end of ALL presentations. 

2. Best Poster on Medical Education Research (by students - UG & PG) 

- Poster must be the research work on med edcn done by the author / presenter 

- Please use paper / chart paper for posters AND NOT FLEXI ETC. (to save the environment) 

- Poster size will be standard 4x3 feet (vertical 4ft tall & horizontal 3ft breadth) 

- you can also print on A-4 papers or similar size and pin on the space provided in the conference. 

- Please submit your poster by email - as jpg or similar online format by 25th June 2016 

- Posters received after June 25th may not be included in the prize section - but will be permitted to be displayed.  

3. Free / Open papers - The Best paper will be awarded a prize (open to all - facuty & students)  

this section is meant for Research papers on med edcn including - 

- papers that are screened out from above two prizes (1&2) and 

- papers which are received after the last date and 

- papers for which only the title etc is sent and not the full paper 

- other research papers on med edcn not fulfilling full criteria for award section 

- author / presenter must register for conference and the work must be their own 

- the work must be the own work done by the author/ presenter & Not Published or sent for publication 

- please try to send the papers at least by june 25th to help us in the arrangements and allotting time slots

4. Viewpoints / Personal Opinions - The Best presentation will be awarded a Prize ( - open to all ) 

- Papers / Presentations that are mainly personal opinions & viewpoints regarding medical education 

- and do not fall under the gambit of research papers on medical education.  - The presentation must be the presenter's own presentation and they must register for the conference. 

- please try to send the papers at least by june 25th to help us in the arrangements and allotting time slots

Oral presentation - for 7 minutes (laptop & lcd projector available - please upload into laptop 30min. before presentation)

Questions / interaction by judges / audience - about 3 min. (left to discretion of judges) 

5. Best Powerpoint Slideshow - with or without recorded narration (by  student) - on a medical topic of MBBS level 

- PPT slide show must be in auto slideshow mode 


- maximum duration of PPT must be 6 minutes 


- PPT to be sent by June 20th 2016 


- PPTs will be screened during breaks 


- the PPT will be judged by a jury and 


- prize given to the best PPT 


- author must have registered for the conference 


- PPT must be author's own and author is responsible for any copyright issues 

6. Best Question of the Day (by any registered delegate) 


- the delegate must ask their question in the Q-A session after the guest lecture / panel if permitted by the chairperson /moderator of the session 


- allowing the question or not is the discretion of the chair 


- the delegate must also submit the question in written form with their name & designation & mobile number & place of residence


- the question to be submitted to the organising committee members who are designated for this purpose 


- judges' decision will be final 

7.  Best Rapporteur of the Day (for each day) 
- those wishing to participate in this competition must submit their name to the conference organising committee by June 20th 


- they will write  a summary report of the day's proceedings - with a maximum word limit of 500 words 


- the report must be submitted to the organising committee by 10PM on that day 


- the best report will be awarded a prize 

- the judges' decision will be final 

Any other suggestions are most welcome. 

Registration information - 

Conferene / Workshop registration fee- special concessional offer for UGs & PGs  who are presenting papers / posters  = upto June 26th June 
(those not presenting papers  or posters AND those registering after 26th June will pay the regular late fee mentioned in the second column below) - 

Only Conference (Jul 2&3)	800	1500
Conference  + two Workshops (Jul 1,2,3)	1500	2500
Only two workshops (Jul 1)	800	1400
Only one workshop  (Jul 1)	500	800

Please attach a certificate of your studentship (signed by any faculty member of your college with name & designation & contact number).

Information to fill up – for registration -

Name -                                                                Gender -              Age(optional)

What you are studying –

Name of college  –

Address for correspondence –

Tel.No.                                              Mobiles –

Email –

Attending – Workshop – (how many & which one) –

Workshop –

Are you presenting any paper /  poster -

Please make your own arrangements for accommodation – if you need any local assistance please contact Dr.P.Saroj or Dr.Devi Madhavi or Dr.KV Ram Prasad or Dr PSN Raju


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