The esteemed Dean of KMC Manipal Dr Sharath Rao was the Guest of Honour In his address to the graduate, He spoke about how the founder of Manipal Academy of Higher Education Dr TMA Pai overcame ill health, illiteracy and poverty in society through his contributions. He stated that the aim of the university is to produce successful doctors, and hence the university has strong academics and co-curricular activities. The institution has Committed faculty, Skill learning stations, state-of-the-art equipment and a health care system and modern diagnostic aids. He also mentioned that there is a Robust research program and opportunities for Inter-university collaborations. He requested the graduates to follow the Manipal Culture of being lifelong learners, which would help them to keep abreast with what is happening and to excel professionally. He urged them to be good human beings and to maintain a relationship with their Alma mata.
Dean Dr Monica Charlotte Solomon welcomed the gathering and presented the annual report of the college and touched upon the various milestones achieved by the institution in research and academic fields.
Dr TMA Pai Award for Best Research paper was awarded to Dr Medhini Madi, Dr Mathangi Kumar, Dr Kalyan Chakravarthy, Dr Vineetha R and Dr Yogesh Chhaparwal for their paper titled ‘’Email and instant messaging applications as platforms for remote oral radiology consultation in maxillofacial fractures.”
The First Prize for Best Audio Visual Teaching Aid was awarded to Dr Anand Deep Shukla for Local Anaesthesia Made Simple while the second prize was received by Dr Shaswath Karmakar and Dr Shashi Kiran S for Principles of Periodontal Instrumentation.
The FAIR Award was awarded to Dr Raghu Radhakrishnan while the PRAISE Award was awarded to Dr Soham Mitra and Dr Aditi Tamrakar.
The Best Outgoing Undergraduate Student of the year 2022 was awarded to Dr Muskaan Chichra.
The Batch and Subject Toppers as well as outstanding Sportsmen were also felicitated along with the Student Council and the Student Research Forum.
The Student Council Report was then presented by the Student Council President Dr Achuth Kelottil. The graduate response was delivered by Dr Muskaan Chichra which left quite a mark on her batch.
The Vote of thanks was delivered by Dr Vidya Saraswati, Associate Dean of Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal. The program was compered by Dr Shruthi Acharya and Dr Anandeep Shukla.
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