Vol.No.54. No.21 FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY NOVEMBER 21, 2016

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Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.1 Chronicles 16:8

Graduation Ceremony 2016 for Medical Undergraduates

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he undergraduate MedicalGraduation was held on 14th

November, 2016 with solemnity andgrandeur. The ceremony began with the muchawaited procession. The jasmine chainwascarried elegantly by the final year medicalstudents, followed by the graduates andfaculty. The choir sang an invocation song,followed by prayer, by Rev. Rainard Pearson,Chaplaincy. The Director, Dr. Sunil ThomasChandy, welcomed the gathering andintroduced the chief guest, Dr. Kiran Bedi,IPS (Retd.), Lieutenant Governor ofPuducherry. The graduates were presentedto the Principal, Dr. Anna B. Pulimood by theRegistrar, Dr. Regi Oommen. The prizewinners were presented to the chief guest,Dr. Kiran Bedi by the Vice Principal,Dr. Solomon Sathishkumar.Dr. Anna Pulimood, in her charge to thegraduates, reminded them of the gifts theyhave received freely during their training and

T challenged them by asking “What will youdo with these gifts? How can you use theseto make a difference around you?” Shenarrated how Dr. Kiran Bedi used her giftsto transform the notorious Tihar jail andhow Dr. Ida Scudder used her gifts to makesuch a difference.Dr. Kiran Bedi, in her address, challengedthe graduates to come back to India even ifthey went abroad to train, as India needsthem. She asked the graduates to walkaround in the rural areas in which they willbe working, to get first-hand informationabout the needs of the community andaddress them. She called it the power ofcirculation, as this will give energy andinspiration to move forward. She wastouched when the graduates, students andfaculty sang the college song together.“A community which prays together, singstogether and eats together, stays together”,she observed.

The Mrs. Mariaviakulam David MemorialMedal for the best outgoing student wasawarded to Harshita Nori. She won 28 prizeswhich included medals, prizes and honoursfor her outstanding academic performancethroughout her MBBS course. Dr. DeepakThomas Abraham, Professor of EndocrineSurgery, was honoured with the Drs. Mollyand Thomas Bhanu Best Teacher Award.Dr. Anu Mary Oommen, AssociateProfessor, Community Health Department, wasawarded the Best Research Publication ofthe Year by a Junior Member of the Faculty.

The prestigious Paul Harrison Award forMeritorious Service in Rural Areas waspresented to Drs. Vijay Anand and AnnMiriam. This award, CMC’s highest honour,is presented to an alumnus for significant,steadfast and selfless service, thus livingout the motto of the institution: Not to beministered unto but to minister.

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Schools get user-friendly loos under RUHSA ProgrammeWhen children can handle smartphones, then why not smart toilets for them? Is there away to make them feel proud to own, maintain and keep the toilet clean at their schoolsand at home?This is the basis on which the Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs (RUHSA),promoted the first-of-its-kind School Pride Project by launching a clean anduser-friendly toilet complex for the government school at the remote Panamadangivillage in KV Kuppam block, some 30km from Vellore, on 8th November, 2016.

Deviating from the regular design practice, this new toilet complex has been constructed close to the classrooms in order tokeep them accessible and maintained properly.Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Rita Isaac, Head of RUHSA, said that Rs. 3.5 lakhs have been spent on the toilet complex, tomotivate children to enhance cleanliness. “The model facility has flushing urinals, Indian-style toilets, sufficient water, mirror,good interior, etc. We would like to promote this kind of toilets in all the schools,” she pointed, adding that it would influencepolicy decisions for all the school buildings to have such toilets. She further said, the village women self-help group would beentrusted to maintain the toilet on a regular basis and they would be provided financial assistance under the Swachh Bharatproject. This would also help develop discipline among the children to use toilets and they would be the ambassadors againstopen defecation. This is a small beginning towards making Vellore an open-defecation-free district, she added.The project was supported by Friends of Vellore, Sweden. Also speakingat the occasion, Mr. Sreedhar Balaraman, President, Rotary Club Velloreappreciated the initiative and offered to provide the school with anincinerator to dispose sanitary napkins and also be a part of the advocacygroup to promote the new model of toilets to other schools in the district.Director, Dr. Sunil Chandy, who inaugurated the toilet facility, noted thatlife and nature teach people to be clean and healthy. “Cleanliness is a personal discipline which should begin at home. Toiletis only a symbol which reminds us about personal hygiene. In a way, it teaches everyone to lead a clean life,” he asserted.He urged the youngsters to take a pledge to practice living a clean life besides motivating others to follow the same. “Thisway we can achieve a clean India as envisaged by Prime Minister Modi,” he added.Talking about the sanitation issue in the village, Project director of the District Rural Development Agency, P. Periyasamypointed out, that of the 700 plus households in the village, only half of them have toilet facility. He urged the students to insistthe elders of the households to construct toilets, as the government extends financial support of Rs.12,000. He further stressed thatthe state government has set an ambitious target of constructing 15 lakh toilets this year which included 81,000 in Vellore District.

Dr. Vijay specialised in Paediatric Surgery at CMC Vellore,while Dr. Ann trained as an Anaesthetist. They have spentclose to two decades in the Makunda Christian Leprosyand General Hospital Assam, bringing hope and healing tothe people living in this remote, neglected and backwardarea of our country. They provide high quality medicaltreatment at affordable costs. Through the establishmentof community projects, an English medium school and a school of nursing, they have transformed the lives of people innortheast India.Mr. Shantanu Nayak, President of the Student’s Association, felicitated the graduating Batch of 2011. Dr. Kevin Nishalresponded on behalf of the graduating class, thanking the parents, family members, faculty, friends and the studentcommunity for their untiring support and encouragement. The graduation ceremony concluded with the song Alma Materand the National Anthem.College Day was celebrated on 12th November, 2016 with a host of events. The Thanksgiving Service was conducted bythe final year MBBS students in the College Chapel and Dr. Philip Joseph, Professor of Hepatobiliary Surgery, was thespeaker for this service. This was followed by the Flag Hoisting by Dr. Paul MJ, Professor of Endocrine Surgery.Dr. Manba Rymbai, Assistant Surgeon of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, was the guest of honour for the treeplanting ceremony. Dr. Alfred Job Daniel, Professor of Orthopaedics, pinned the crest on the final year students.Certificates of Honour were presented to the medical students. This was followed by the College Day Play, ‘Lend me aTenor’ by Ken Ludwig, directed by Dr. Thomas Kurien Bhanu and produced by Mr. Solomon Jedidiah.The Baccalaureate Service, held on 13th November, 2016, was a time for the graduating class of 2011, to express theirgratitude to God for His many mercies and blessings over the past five years. Dr. Alfred Job Daniel, former Principal andProfessor of Orthopaedics, was the speaker on this occasion.

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The Second CMC Tennis Club Tournament 2016 was held at the CMC Hospital Campus tennis court from3rd October to 5th November, 2016. There were more than 30 players who participated in various events. Thefinals were held on 5th November, where Dr. Vikram Mathews, Professor and Head, Department of Haematology,as the chief guest, distributed the prizes to the winners.

Men’s Singles: Winner: Dr. Sathya Narayanan, Department of RadiologyRunner-up: Dr. Rajiv Karthik K., Department of Infectious Diseases

Men’s Doubles: Winners: Dr. Rajiv Karthik and Dr. Ashish GoelRunners-up: Dr. Pritish Korula and Dr. Naveen Muliyal

Mixed Doubles: Winners: Sharon Roshan and Dr. Rajiv Karthik;Runners-up: Dr. Ira Gautam and Dr. Aparanjit Paul.

Sports News

Self-Learning Module Workshop for CMC StaffThe skill of writing self-learning modules is one that is helpful for any department seekingto launch a course on a distance platform. The Distance Education Unit conducted aone-day workshop on writing Self-Learning Modules (SLM) on 10th November, 2016,with a close look at concepts such as developing a road map for a module, learning howto write and develop content and the use of pictures and graphics in a module. There werealso sessions geared towards Adult Learning Principles, Teaching and Learning Methodsand Assessments for the Adult Learner.This workshop, which was open to any staff member, brought in a total of 19participants from various departments including Anatomy, Dental, Development Office, Distance Education,Endocrinology, Endocrine Surgery, Hospital Management / Staff Training, Infection Control, Palliative Care andTransfusion Medicine.The hope is that this will facilitate many departments of CMC to contribute significantly to the considerable training needsoutside the institution, leveraging the abundant expertise existing within these departments, toward wider healthtransformation in the nation.

2nd Hospital Dietetics Workshop for Postgraduate StudentsThe Department of Dietetics conducted the 2nd Hospital Dietetics Workshopon 26th October, 2016, following an overwhelming response received fromthe participants of the first workshop earlier this month and requests fromother colleges to conduct Hospital Dietetics Workshop for their students aswell.This workshop was conducted under the leadership of Ms. Mahendri N.V.,Head of Dietetics, with an objective to expose M.Sc. Nutrition students to

the field of Hospital Dietetics and Food Service Management Studies. They were taken through the dietitian’s role in theprocess of nutrition care and intervention.Forty postgraduate nutrition students from Avinashilingam College, Coimbatore, and DKM College, Vellore, participatedand responded with encouraging feedback.

Retirement

Mr. C. Arumugam, Hospital Attendant Gr.I, RUHSA, retired from service on 7th November, 2016after 38 years in the institution. He joined CMC on 1st October, 1978. He is blessed with two sonsand a daughter. His son, Mr. Manoj Kumar is a Hospital Attendant in 'O' Block.The CMC Community thanks him for his many years of dedicated services to the institution andwishes him a blessed retired life.

'A' Ward Sale successfully conducted

The 'A' Ward family conveys their sincere appreciation to patients, staff, students and the community for havingcontributed generously and making the 'A' Ward sale a grand success. A profit of Rs.8 lakhs from the sale will bedonated towards the Person to Person (P.T.P) fund for treating patients who are in need.

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4CMC PROMOTIONS OFFICENew E-mail ID: cmc.promotionsoffice@cmcvellore.ac.in

Special Prayers : November 20 - 26, 2016

Sunday Services : November 27, 20166.00 pm : Scudder Auditorium

Mr. Hugh Skeil

6.30 pm : Centenary Building FoyerMultilingual Carol Service

Urology: Dr. Antony Devasia and StaffDr. Nitin Sudhakar Kekre and StaffMrs. Beulah Premkumar and Staff

The Leprosy MissionCouncil Members : Dr. Sunil Anand

Dr. Premal Das

Hospital : TLM Community Hospital,Motinagar and others

Congratulations:• Dr. Manisha Madhai Beck, AssociateProfessor and Acting Head, Department ofObstetrics & Gynaecology Unit-IV wasaccredited by the Fetal Medicine Foundation,UK for Fetal imaging, and has been added to thelist of 50 FMF certified clinicians, including bothObstetricians and Radiologists from all over India.

• At the 31st State Conference of AROI (TN &PY) held between 4th and 6th November, 2016 atChennai, Dr. Jeba Karunya Rami Reddy,Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-therapy received the 'Dr. Bhoopal E-posterpresentation Award' and Dr. Shiny Mathew,1st year DMRT Registrar, Department of Radio-therapy won the 2nd prize for Oral Presentation.

• Drs. Anil Satyaraddi and Nitin Kapoorwon the first and second prize for their posterpresentations titled 'Oncogenic Osteomalacia:A 10 year single centre experience' and 'Bonehealth and impact of Tenofovir treatment inmen with Hepatitis B related chronic liverdisease' respectively, at the 46th AnnualConference of Endocrine Society of India, 2016held between 20th and 22nd October, 2016 atNew Delhi.

ObituariesDr. T.S. Koshy, former Professor and Head of Medicine, on 4th November, 2016 atChennai.Mrs. Mary, mother of Mrs. Punitha, Staff of Balavihar School, CMCH on7th November, 2016.

Mr. Paul Rajasekaran, father of Mr. P. Jackson Vinfred, Sr. Accountant Gr. II,Accounts Department (Billing) and Father-in-law of Mrs. J. Canderla Jasmin, StaffNurse, A9 Ward on 7th November, 2016.

Mrs. Chinnamma, mother-in-law of Dr. Venkatesh, Professor of Spinal DisordersSurgery Unit, Department of Orthopaedics on 7th November, 2016 at Karur.

Mr. Maria Susai , father of Mr. Esakku Sudanthiram, Driver, RUHSADepartment on 9th November, 2016.

Mr. D. Yesudas, retired Staff of Tailoring Section, father of Mr. Mohan, HospitalAttendant, Pharmacy Services, Mr. Ravi Kumar, former Pharmacist in PharmacyServices and Mrs. Sheela Shantha Kumari, Staff Nurse, Chittoor Campus;father-in-law of Mrs. Thabithal, Dental OPD on 10th November, 2016.Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved members of the families at this timeof grief and loss.

Department of Paediatric ICU announces Courses• American Heart Association–Basic Life Support Course (AHA-BLS):Basic Life Support (AHA-BLS), 2015-16 update will be held on 15th December, 2016 atthe Paul Brand Building, CMC. AHA-BLS is an one-day course designed to provide awide variety of health care students, professionals and other personnel, the cognitiveand skills training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use of an AutomatedExternal Defibrillator (AED) to save lives. The ability to recognise life-threateningemergencies, provide CPR, use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely andeffective manner to all ages – Adult, Paediatric and Infants are the main highlights of thecurriculum. The registration fee for this course is Rs.2200/- (including course material)and the certificate given is valid internationally. For registrations, please contactMrs. Vijayalakshmi, Paediatric ICU (3366).• American Heart Association – Paediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA-PALS) course:The AHA-PALS course will be held on the 16th and 17th of December, 2016 at the PaulBrand Building, CMC. This well known Paediatric Advanced Life Support Course,accredited by the American Heart Association and American Academy of Paediatrics, isvalid internationally. The number of participants is strictly restricted to 18 as per AHAguidelines. The registration fee is Rs.6,500/- (cost of study materials included). The lastdate for registration is 30th November, 2016. This two-day course is based on the latest 2015-16 AHA updated guidelines. It is designedfor healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, paramedics) who initiate advanced life care in acutely ill children, beyond basic life support,through the stabilisation or transport phases of a paediatric emergency. The course consists of lectures, videos, discussions andhands-on sessions based on simulated case scenarios and aims to train the participants in early recognition and emergencymanagement of critically ill children with an emphasis on team concept. For enquiries and registration, please contact Mrs. Vijayalakshmior Dr. Ebor Jacob (05338), Paediatric ICU (Phone No.3366).

1. Graduate Technician Trainee (Project) in the Centre for Stem Cell ResearchQualification: B.Sc. in Life Sciences with minimum 55% marks. Age limit: 30 years. Salary scale / Consolidated pay : As per rules.Job Description: To work in a cell and molecular biology.2. Staff III Chairside Assistant (Project) for CMC Vellore Chittoor CampusQualifications: H.Sc. (+2) or equivalent + pass in Dental Hygienist Course + pass in Dental Assistance Course and registered withState Dental Council.Salary scale: As per institutional rules. Age limit: 35 years. Job description: Chairside Assisting, Scaling etc.,Applications to be done only through online application system. Please log on to http://www.cmch-vellore.edu Link: “Vacancies”.Note: Only online applications will be accepted; Hard copies will not be accepted. Applications will close on December 05, 2016for Items 1 and 2.

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