Mangaluru: The Department of General Surgery, Father Muller Medical College, conducted the “Venkat Rao Memorial PG Quiz 2018” for postgraduate students on February 24 between 2 and 5 PM at Knowledge Centre, A V Hall here.
Students from six medical colleges in and around Mangalore consisting of 33 teams, participated in the quiz.
The event was half a day programme and began with a welcome address by Dr. Leo Tauro, Professor & Head of the Department of General Surgery. Dr. Pratvhi Shetty was the quiz master.
The quiz consisted of a preliminary selection round followed by a final quiz of five rounds with the top five teams. The final quiz consisted of five rounds which included major and minor case, viva-voce rounds, gammath (fun) rounds, clinical ward and surgery (Operative videos) buzzer rounds.
The first prize was won by Dr. Varun Khullar and Dr. Thombare Piyush Ramesh, KVG Medical College, Sullia. The second prize was won by Dr. Raksha R and Dr. Surabhi K, K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte and third prize by Dr. Sonali and Dr. Basila, Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Deralakatte.
The prize distribution was done by the HoD and senior faculty members of the department. All the staff members and postgraduates from the department of surgery attended the programme. A total of 80 members participated in the programme and was well appreciated by the participants.
