Clubs

There are various clubs with varied interests that are high on heels with an array of activities conducted for holistic learning.

Velammal Medical College Bioethics unit is the Madurai Nodal center of the UNESCO Center for Bioethics – Haifa. The student’s wing of the Bioethics unit was inaugurated by Asia pacific head. Students are welcome to join this prestigious organization and contribute. Members of the student’s wing will interact with the national student organization of the UNESCO Center for Bioethics – Haifa. This is an opportunity to interact and showcase your talent at the international level.

“THE SHERLOCK HOLMES CLUB” The department of forensic medicine hosts “THE SHERLOCK HOLMES CLUB” which meets twice in a month in the department seminar room and will discuss challenging issues in jurisprudence and forensic sciences. The club would be responsible for the Conduct of CME programs, student seminars in the subject, Workshops & Hands-on training, Co-ordinate & arrange Guest Lectures, Quiz programs and Conduct exhibitions for creating public awareness. For details contact the Department of Forensic Medicine.

“THE PHARMA CLUB” The Pharma club is the brainchild of The Department of Pharmacology which meets twice in a month in the department’s demo room. The club involves itself in organizing a train of activities for students Computer-assisted Learning, Experimental pharmacology Exercises, Pharmacoeconomics exercises, ADR form filling and Pharmacovigilance, Seminars Quiz and competitions, Journal club, Student organized CMEs, Simulations, Student Research activities, and Healthy Lifestyle Education.

“MORGAGNI’S CLUB” The department of pathology hosts the Morgagni’s club in the department’s demo room once every month. The club takes responsibility for organizing intradepartmental – Slide discussions, Clinico-pathological correlation and interdepartmental discussion on difficult slides, Journal clubs, and CME programs. For details contact the Department of Pathology.

 “THE PHYSIOLOGY CLUB” The Physiology club meets twice a month in the department’s seminar room. The club has lined a host of activities for the year such as community-based educational programs, student-organized CME, students initiated integrated teaching programs, educational debates, solving simulated clinical scenarios, the conduct of physiology exhibition for school students, yoga for lifestyle modification and student research activities. For details contact the Department of Physiology.

“BMBC” (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Club) The department of biochemistry hosts the “Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Club” which meets twice in a month in the department’s demo room. The club will organize activities through the year such as Discussions on subject related issues of public/patient interest, publicize recent advances and technological breakthroughs in the subjects, conduct research, facilitate and assist other students in planning research, create opportunities for hands-on training in advanced laboratory procedures, organize a symposium, guest lectures, and exhibition, create online discussion groups/ discussion boards, organize Quiz competitions, Contests and Institute awards for the achievers.

“NEWGEN CLUB” The Newgen club is organized by the Department of Anatomy and meets twice in a month in the department’s seminar room. The club organizes and conducts several programs such as CME, student seminars and role play in the subject, quiz programs, exhibitions for public awareness and coordinate and arrange guest lectures, For details contact the Department of Anatomy.

“JOHN SNOW CLUB” The “JOHN SNOW CLUB” is initiated by the Department of Community Medicine and meets twice a month in the department’s seminar room. The club is actively involved in updating the knowledge of students and faculty with recent advances and novel interventions in the field of public health. The club organizes CMEs, guest lectures, debates, quiz competitions, essay competitions regarding major public health challenges.

“KOCH’S CLUB” The Kochs club is organized by the Department of Microbiology and meets twice in a month in the department’s seminar room. Some of the main objectives of the club are to create awareness of infection control among health care workers and students of our institute, like prevention of hospital-acquired infection, the importance of vaccination. It also emphasizes the importance of environmental surveillance in critical care areas like operation theatre, ICU, Surveillance during any suspected outbreaks. They organize Guest lectures, CME, Seminars, Case discussion, and student seminars and journal reading.