15-07-2025
Two-day academic fest in Puducherry draws contestants from 35 medical colleges
Students from 35 medical colleges across the country participated in the recently-concluded inter-collegiate academic festival hosted by the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).
'Equinox'25' featured a diverse range of academic activities, such as workshops (Surgery, ECG, Orthopaedics, Emergency medicine, etc), quiz contest, clinicopathologic correlation, clinical case presentations, and research paper presentations.
These events were curated to enhance clinical reasoning, encourage scientific discussion, and build essential academic skills among participants, a press note said.
Satish Kumar Amarnath, renowned Bengaluru-based microbiologist was the key speaker and Mathew Cherian, interventional radiologist from Kovai Medical Hospital, the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony.
The two-day event was organised by a team led by Renu G'boy Varghese, Director-Principal of PIMS, Nayyar Iqbal, organising chairperson, Nishanth Rajan, Vice-Principal and Divyansh Phartyal and Lokshana, students who served as academic secretaries.
