Revista Medicos | Issue 5

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A T S I REV S O C I D E M ND! O Y E B D N A E IN MEDIC

BLOOD & GENETIC DISORDERS

REVISTA MEDICOS APR - JUN 2019 | ISSUE 5 | VOL 2

MESSAGE FROM THE REGIONAL CHAIRPERSON

AMSA India represents Indian medical students' interests in all the spheres of our society and thus provides an excellent platform for their empowerment. The activities involve medical students in participating in various national and international conferences, academic bonanzas and philanthropic work.

The directive of our organization is to inform, educate and counsel every medical student of India. The international activities are EAMSC (Conference: January/February), AMSC (Conference: July/August), AMSEP (Student exchange).

ABOUT AMSA INTERNATIONAL AMSA was officially founded in Manila, Philippines in the year 1985. it is an active, dynamic and exciting student-led, not-for-profit and non-political organization with 27 member associates and observer nations. AMSA's vision is Knowledge, action, friendship to share knowledge, undertake activities and social services and create international and intercontinental friendships that lasts forever.

Dear people of tomorrow, It warms my heart to witness first hand what an amazing and dynamic first quarter we've had with a perfect balance of national and international activities. It gives me immense pride to see our team climbing all difficulties with finesse and sorting out problems through communications. The externals team is reaching new heights while the Internal team is keeping up perfect pace and setting all new standards. It's been just one quarter but the opportunities we have come up with for our members exceeded even our own expectations. We, at AMSA-India, highly value our members and strive to make their experience as Medical Students more than what they sign up for! We have aimed to do this through several collaborations and opportunities, so they don't just grow as medical students but as human beings as well. We believe in quality before quantity but at this pace, we can promise our members both!

And one of the most exciting ways of making our members aware about the ins and outs of AMSAIndia, what we have to offer and what they have to gain, is our Newsletter. My journey as an RC has had its own bumps but with the efforts of the editorial board group we've been able to accomplish another milestone by releasing the first newsletter of our tenure, the 5th edition of revisits medicos. I greatly appreciate the undying efforts of Srinidhii and asmitha as well as the enthusiastic contributions of the entire editorial board who have been in countless online meetings throughout this quarter. I'm optimistic that flipping through the leaflets of this masterpiece should be an enriching and thought engaging experience for you, my readers. Happy reading and stay tuned for the next issue.

Rohini Dutta Regional Chairperson- AMSA India AMSA International 19-20

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Features

Updated AMSA India Logo

Koffee with Dr. Clarence Humans of AMSA Quizz

# MEET YOUR EXECUTIVE BOARD

Hemophilia - An Illustration Breaking News Minion Memes

# EXCLUSIVE: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. CLARENCE

Bulletin Board Cross Word Puzzle

# ALL NEW: HUMANS OF AMSA

Message from the Secretary of Newsletter This year has been very hectic for AMSA India as we are expanding and growing into the giant we want to be. We have had quite a few changes ,as a whole new Executive board has been appointed. The AMSA India news letter has had a small lifetime so far of 4 editions coming out in the past years. The year 2019 comes with a new plan of action. The 5th edition of the newsletter has come with a lot of changes and is coming with a theme which as everyone can see is : “Genetic and Blood Disorders”. The hope we have from this newsletter is to spread awareness about the same and even if we help one person by means of our newsletter , we take it to be a success. It was an honour working with my team. They are highly talented and hard working. The team gave in their full effort to get the work done on time and get it done right. I hope the readers enjoy our hard work and reciprocate the effort we put into the paper with love.I want to thank my team and Rohini Dutta- Regional Chairperson, for letting me take the opportunity to be a part of this team and release this newsletter. I would like to thank Srinidhii Murugappan for working along with me and making this newsletter possible. I also thank the readers for supporting us make this newsletter a huge success. The work we have put into our business over recent months has paid off, and we are very optimistic for the coming edition.

Asmitha P Reddy

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Message from the Editor Hola Readers!

I am extremely glad to be a part of this marvellous journey. Revista Medicos which was started with zenith by the former Executive Board has made a mark in the AMSA India Community and we are all the more thrilled to present the 5th Issue of Revista Medicos! This newsletter brings to you a whole range of updated content including Humans of AMSA, Coffee with an eminent personality, memes and breaking news, in addition to theme based articles and much more,

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I'd like to personally thank the former Editorial Board for guiding us through the course of bringing this Newsletter to you. And, nothing would have been possible without the unrelenting support of the Executive Board 2019/20 and the Editorial Board 2019/20.

We'd like to send a huge shout-out to all the contributors and the passionate readers who are keenly awaiting the release of our Issue.

We really hope you love the newer and the revitalized Issue of Revista Medicos and we are sure you would be wanting to turn the pages even after the last page.

Srinidhii Murugappan

EDITORIAL BOARDÂ

Hunar Mahal Christian Medical College, Ludhiana

Anushree Rai Chhattisgarh Institute Of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur

Sai Sirisha NC Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi

Kinshuk Gupta Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi

Monisha B Raju Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru Asmitha P Reddy

EXECUTIVE BOARDÂ Rohini Dutta - Regional Chairperson.

Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Boss-lady and the master mind behind everything

Priyansh Nathani - Vice Overall Chairperson External, Hinduhrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College, Mumbai Man of the Hour, establishing ties with AMSA India .

Vrinda Pahuja - Vice Overall Chairperson Internal.

Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur Lady of the Hour - Events,college heads, etc.. name it and she is present everywhere

Saundarya Monga - Director of Memberships and Development, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi Welcoming people aboard the AMSA India family.

Alen Joseph - Secretary of Finance.

Christian Medical College, Ludhiana The man behind all the big numbers.

Gurleen Sangha - AMSEP Director.

Dayanand Medical college, Ludhiana Helping medical students travel beyond borders.

Divij Sharma - Director of Academics, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok.

When the world is busy partying he is busy with the Saturday Night Trivias.

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Asmitha P Reddy - Secretary of Newsletter.

Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Delivering the AMSA India's News at your doorstep.

Srinidhii Murugappan - Editor of Newsletter, Designing and Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute Editing Newsletters out of passion for finiding errors.

Nikita Goyal - Secretary of Cultural Affairs.

Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi A believer in the ideology that "Creativity, Art and Music backs everything."

Khushman Kaur Bhullar - Secretary of Marketing and Sponsorships, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Amritsar Marketing and seeking sponsorships for AMSA India.

Jay Gohri - Secretary of Partnerships Jagadguru Shri Shivrathreeshvara Medical College & Hospital Seeking partnerships & believer of - "United we stand, divided we fall!"

Madhav Goel - Secretary of Promotions and Publications, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi TEXT The Maddy behind all the Promotions and Publications of AMSA India.

Kanwarpal Singh Selhi - Secretary of IT Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research , Bathinda Delivering News to your mobile phones.

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NATIONAL OFFICERS Membership & Development Shivank Khurana Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

AMSEP Chandrayee Pattnayak North DMC Medical College & Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi

Academics Gurparvesh Goraya Dayanand Medical College Ludhiana, Punjab

Amanpreet Singh SMS College Jaipur, Rajasthan

N. Divyasree Shri BM Patil Medical College Bijapur, Karnataka

Chitwan Ghuman Govt. Medical College Amritsar, Punjab

Hunar Mahal Christian Medical College Ludhiana, Punjab

Promotions and Publications Sanjana Taneja Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi

TEXT Shubha Modi Teerthankar Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad, UP

Shaivya Srivastava Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi

Chandandeep Singh Dayanand Medical College Ludhiana, Punjab

Ebin Thomas Christian Medical College Ludhiana, Punjab

Malika Gupta Christian Medical College Ludhiana, Punjab

IT Team Samarvir Jain Dayanand Medical College Ludhiana, Punjab

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College Heads Divya Gupta VMMC and SJH Japneet Kaur Bhangu Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar Gunteshwar Singh Brar & Aditi Bansal Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences And Research, Bathinda Aarushi Lall Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Deeksha Chhabra Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur Everose Mahey & Himanshi Baweja Dayanand Medical College And Hospital, Ludhiana Gul Kalra & Amitoj Singh Sidhu Government Medical College, Patiala Mohd Umar Farooq & Aisha Abeer Abdul Gaffar Al Ameen Medical College, Bijapur Karan Kanchan & Shivika Jindal Vydehi Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research Center, Bengaluru TEXT Prathma Garewal CCM Medical College, Durg

Ritika Prakash Jadhav & Tejas Dnyandeo Shelar Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College & Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai Sheema Dhawan & Shubha Modi Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad Nupur Gupta Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut Aastha Bansal School of Medical Sciences & Research, Noida Palveen Kaur Guru Gobind Singh Medical College And Hospital, Faridkot Janhavee Jadhav Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Nashik Yasmeen Kaur Government Medical College, Amritsar Sumedha Pandey Rama Medical College, Kanpur Rounak Verma Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha

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"THE TRUE MEASURE OF A MAN IS HOW HE TREATS SOMEONE WHO CAN DO HIM ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD" DR.CLARENCE CHATS WITH AMSA INDIA OVER HIS VISION, ACHIEVEMENTS, MEMORIES AND MORE..

Koffee With Hunar Mahal Born to lead and succeed, I love being a lighthouse for the sailors in need, Having a poem for every occasion, Poetry is my forte, indeed.

Currently in The 5th semester of My MBBS Escapade at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana. Academics has always been my thing and I'm proud of it. I adore the cosmos and dogs.

Dr. Clarence James Samuel is one gem of a teacher and I consider his goodself as a role model for this generation! So, I was motivated to interview him on his life experiences and share it with the entire fraternity of medical students to be inspired, influenced and ignited.

Dr. Clarence James Samuel is a graduate from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana and received his post-graduate training in Preventive Medicine from Christian Medical College, Vellore. After his medical graduation he worked in various Adventist hospitals in Jalandhar (Punjab), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Aizwal (Mizoram) and finally joined ADRA as the Project Director for India’s Polio Eradication Initiative 2001-2003. He is presently working as Professor and Epidemiologist in Christian Medical College, Ludhiana since 2008. His public health interest is on non-communicable diseases among adolescents and problems of emerging India’s aging population.

How do you think medical students can contribute to the society through social activities?

Students can make a big difference both socially and professionally. In fact, seeing the active participation of the students in many of our slum projects we were very excited to see how the students can be mentors. We currently, have students who visited the slums, students who decided that they'll get into Medicine, though they didn't have the environment which would allow them to pursue Medicine.

They thus, resorted to nursing and physiotherapy. That is what students can do, encourage and mentor the socioeconomically different strata of the society.

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How was your experience when you judged numerous competitions for AMSA International?

It was an interesting experience as you get to see the perspectives of students from different parts of Asia, like on researches based on the traditional knowledge they have. Some of it is very innovative. I think AMSA is about getting the students to think and to make them realise that the knowledge you have is not confined just to your textbooks and is not from the West only. There is a lot of indigenous knowledge which we have to look at, scientifically.

Do you think CMC Ludhiana(this college) is well Integrated with AMSA India?

Yes, we do have a very strong chapter of AMSA with all of you and with the teams going for various conferences. We are very proud of what you all have been able to achieve. We have two chapters of World Medical Students' Association, active in our college - AMSA INDIA and MSAI. Though the acceptance of the students towards them was not there earlier, but now it is growing gradually and I think that's a good trend. We need to have a little bit more AMSA activities in CMC. The best thing being, you are one-on-one with students. JWC, for instance, was a big platform; but you need to organize more local activities, here.

What are your views/opinions about AMSA India? And, in what aspect would want AMSA India to improve? Â AMSA - India has a lot of scope to improve the way students look at things. AMSA has a very strong Academic foundation but it needs to have a bit more of the social aspect to it, too. Though, the topics selected for various events have an indirect bearing to social aspects - like the campaign on antibiotics; but it needs to look more at the social determinants and at the social aspect of Medicine. In taking up social projects. Maybe, adopting a social theme per year along with the Academic activities.

What's the one thing you would want to improve about the medical health care system?

In India, the biggest problem in healthcare system is that of availability and accessibility. 90% of our doctors are urban. Our referral centres don't work like pure referral centres. We need to have a system which makes universal healthcare accessible and available to all. Not affordable, I want it to be free and available to all, though that's a long way off.

Current trends that are eye catching, and you feel can be integrated better into medical practice which will provide better results.

The trends right now are focussing more at the curative aspect. We are not looking at preventive and promotive aspects of Medicine. I would like to see Lifestyle Medicine being incorporated into the medical curriculum, where we actually would know how to prescribe lifestyle. Right now what we have is - using an analogy which I heard recently; it says - we have water on the floor and we are busy mopping the floor, trying to dry the floor. But we have not been taught how to turn off the tap. Though, we have newer and better mops to clean the floor, but we are just not turning off the tap. Lifestyle Medicine is turning off that tap. We have traditional knowledge about lifestyle from ancient books about what to do, what to eat. So, we need to go back to the books and look at it all. It is all basically common sense. Lifestyle Medicine is common sense.

One saying/quote you want everyone to live by.

My favourite quote is from Adam Grant's book Give and Take which says that - "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."

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Could you tell one of ur accomplishment that fills you with pride which you would want your students to try to accomplish too?

One memory which I cherish is what I did in 2001 after the Gujarat Earthquake. I was in Gujarat, near Bhuj for five months and everyday I would be travelling 150 - 200 Kms. to various villages, holding camps, seeing patients. That is something which I would not trade with for anything else.

It was one of the things that changed my life, totally. We saw hospitals being crushed and people regardless of how rich they were, were all affected. And everyone needed help. So being there in the desert conditions at 45 - 51 degrees of temperatures and helping people, the experience was satisfying.

One medical app which you would personally recommend for medical student.

There is an app called Coursera. It is a mass-opened app, allowing you to attend courses offered by top universities, like Stanford and Hopkins, sitting here. I have done about 25 different courses of which some I have completed fully, as in Machine Learning. It's a good app to have on your phone.

Favorite medical student memory?

My memory of joining CMC the first day, meeting my classmates. Though, we didn't know each other as there were students from all over the country, but we came together as a class. Some of my classmates were already exposed to interaction with the seniors. I had come late because there were floods. Though I had paid my fees but I joined a little late. The best thing about it was that we made friends as a class and friends for life. So, we may be on different parts of the planet, in different countries, but we still know and lookout for each other. That's the best part. As students we knew 5 years Seniors and 5 years Juniors. So it was not only knowing just your classmates, rather you had friends throughout.

What type of a student were you?

It depended on the subject. That was the problem with me - if I loved a subject I would really do well in it, if I didn't like it, I would just leave it till the end. Anatomy was one of my favourites. I was one of the good students but we had some exceptionally good students, too. I would generally sit at the back as that gives you a better view of what's happening. But always, keeping an eye on what the teacher was saying. I'm more of a oral learner, thus classes were very important for me and thus, I had not attendance issues. I would generally not miss any class, except for when we had an Indo-Pakistan World Cup! One country you would love to practice medicine in?

India. I don't think anyone else will have the same satisfaction as we all have. The challenge of India is that we have a variety of patients but we don't have the resources. Infact that is why Indians are the best clinicians. Everywhere else, they depend on the reports to make the diagnosis. For us, it is our clinical skills and our clinical acumen that leads us to the diagnosis.

When I was a student, one of our Pediatric professors, just on entering the ward would say "That child is acidotic!", pointing to the child on bed at the corner of the ward as she could smell it. That good were her clinical skills. Thus, clinical skills are what Indians are known for. In the current scenario, we are doing very well with our clinical skills, but in the future we are moving more towards reports, with the machines doing the diagnosis rather than us.

Jai Hind!

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HUMANS OF AMSA “It gives me immense pleasure to write this sitting thousands of miles away. I joined AMSA India way back in 2012, when it was in its baby stages. It became one of the most important part of my medical college life. I made lifetime friends and got immense international exposure which later helped me in my USMLE journey too. I rose to the post of Regional chairperson for India in 2014 and under my leadership the first AMSEP India was conceived. AMSA helped me enormously in developing my leadership and organizational skills which are the integral qualities of a good physician. It was my dream to hold AMSA international conference in India, which is now a reality with EAMSC 2020. All the best!

Long live AMSA! ” Dr Dipan Uppal MD Internal Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, New York

“It gives me immense pleasure to send this message to everyone from Buffalo, New York. I was the President of AMSA India when we became a full member of AMSA International. I along with other members went to AMSC Philippines in 2012 and since then AMSA India has never looked back. I made a lifetime of friends through AMSA India and I thank you all for being part of this incredible journey. I am excited to learn that we are having an International Conference in India in 2020 EASMC. Best of luck to the current RC and Team.

Dr Nikhil Agrawal Resident Physician State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

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HUMANS OF AMSA The inception of AMSA India came to me and my friend Dr Apporv jain back in 2010 when we got to know about AMSA international through a friend who was studying medicine in Nepal. (I still remember that day, it was noon and we were sitting outside LT waiting for the next lecture to begin and apoorv told me about it) what a journey it has been since then! In the year 2011 we came to know about the joint conference between AMSA International and IFMSA in Hong Kong and we decided to go there with a delegation along with a proposal to establish an AMSA India chapter. The search for interested students began and finally a delegation of 6 students went to Hong Kong. It was the very first delegation from India in an event by AMSA international where we even won one of the events!

The real challenge awaited now as the task was to establish and to expand AMSA in India. It was the very first time such an organisation was stepping its feet in the country and explaining the members and the students about its objectives, its culture and its working which required a lot of effort.

A team was formed, Apporv was given the responsibility to handle all the international operations as regional chairperson and I took charge of its expansion in India. Social media was not strong back then so sometime we used to go personally to talk to people from a different college or state, that’s how AMSA India started its expansion to different parts of country. As it was a new idea which we brought to the medical community in India so it’s establishment came with alot of hurdles and setbacks, We were rejected by deans of many medical colleges but it’s rightly said that rejections are nothing but necessary steps in pursuit of success, similarly every rejection and setback redirected us to something better.

Another success came in 2012 with EAMSC Singapore with a bigger delegation from AMSA- India went from different colleges. For the first time the Indian flag was put in an international conference of AMSA and it was a moment of great joy and pride for the AMSA India family then. In EAMSC 2012 , Singapore we met people from MSAI and the idea of a joint conference between AMSA India and MSAI was exchanged. The very first conference of AMSA India took place in Mumbai and its responsibility was taken by me. Lots of people from both the organisation did loads of hard work in making the conference a success. Expansion of AMSA India was always our dream and it gives us immense pleasure to see the organisation which was once just limited to a single college and to few people getting this big today. AMSA needs no introduction today , the way it’s working for the benefit of medical students is tremendous. Every person from 2011 till date did a lot of hard work in this growth and AMSA has always been blessed to be in great and responsible hands.

Dr Abhinav Tomar MD Paediatrics Founder Member AMSA India Ex - President AMSA India

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CASE 1 A 34-year-old male presented with complaints of swollen, bleeding and tender gums since 15 days, which was progressively worsening.

The patient was being treated for typhoid and had been referred by the concerned physician with regards to the gingival swelling. He had been prescribed ciprofloxacin and paracetamol for the treatment of the typhoid for a period of 5 days. There was no history of any other systemic diseases, allergies or use of medications in the past.

Examination of the oral structures revealed edematous, generalized magenta-red colored gingiva, with nodular surface, and associated with the loss of stippling of the attached gingiva. Gingival enlargement was noted on the buccal and lingual surfaces of both arches without significant local deposits of calculus or material alba. Bone loss was not evident on a panoramic radiograph. The patient's blood reports revealed leukopenia with relative lymphocytosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Widal test for typhoid was negative. A fresh blood investigation was insisted upon which revealed leukopenia (white blood cell count 2800/mm 3 ), hemoglobin 10.8 g/dl and a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) on smear.

The patient was then referred to a medical center for a bone marrow evaluation. Bone marrow aspiration showed dyserythropoiesis, decreased lymphoid series and dysmegakaryopoiesis with abnormal blast cell percentage of 98%. What is the most probable diagnosis?

CASE 2 A 15 year old female from Raipur present to the emergency room with complaints of bilateral thigh and hip pain. The pain has been present for one day and has been steadily increasing in severity.

Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen has not relieved her symptoms. She reports feeling fatigued and febrile along with cough and chest pain.

She reports having similar episodes of pain in the past, sometimes requiring hospitalization. On examination she was afebrile. Her conjunctional and mucosal membranes are slightly pale in color.

Examination of respiratory system revealed signs of pneumonia.

What is the most probable diagnosis?

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CASE 3 A 78-year-old man presents with a three-year history of an elevated leukocyte count with recent fatigue and anemia. He has received two red blood cell transfusions in the past two months. His past medical history includes coronary artery disease and hypertension. His physical examination is unremarkable. The patient’s white blood cell (WBC) count is 75,000/uL, hemoglobin is 9.3 g/dL, and platelet count is 71,000/uL with a WBC differential including 60 percent neutrophils, 19 percent lymphocytes, 15 percent monocytes, and 6 percent eosinophils.

AHis bone marrow aspirate shows mild erythroid dysplasia, 1 percent blasts with an increase in monocytes (14 percent) and eosinophils (7 percent). Chromosomal analysis demonstrates 46XY, t(5;12)(q33;p13)[16]; 46,XY[4]. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) testing for the BCRABL translocation and quantitative RT-PCR for the BCR-ABL transcript were both negative.

What is the optimal treatment for this patient?

CASE 4 A 52-year-old woman with a history of hypertension returned to clinic for continued management of chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). She was diagnosed three years previously when she presented to her primary care provider with petechiae and was found to have isolated thrombocytopenia with a platelet count of 3,000/µL. She was referred to a hematologist and was initially treated with high-dose steroids, with appropriate response.

However, duration of response was short, and she ultimately required multiple additional lines of therapy to maintain platelet count above 30,000/ µL, including splenectomy, rituximab, eltrombopag, and immunosuppression. A bone marrow biopsy was performed and revealed increased megakaryocytes without evidence of dysplasia with normal cytogenetics and molecular analysis, confirming the diagnosis of ITP. She returned to clinic today asking about fostamatinib, a new medication approved for chronic ITP. Which of the following is true about this medication?

1. Fostamatinib decreases platelet destruction by inhibiting Syk-dependent phagocytosis of auto-antibody coated platelets.

2. Fostamatinib increases platelet production by binding the thrombopoietin receptor on megakaryocytic precursors.

3. A potential adverse effect of fostamatinib includes congestive heart failure and study participants were required to have echocardiography prior to initiating therapy.

4. Due to severe neutropenia, patients should be started on prophylactic antibiotics concurrently with fostamatinib.

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CASE 5 A 5 year old boy presented in the OPD of pediatrics with complaints of weakness, pallor and abdominal swelling for 6 months with history of 2 units of blood transfusion 4 months back.

He had history of repeated cold, cough and diarrhea with loss of appetite. On examination, patient was found severely anemic and weak. He was weighing 13 kg (weight for age below third centile).

On systemic examination liver and spleen was found to be enlarged. Hb of 4.0gm/dl, HbF=40% What is the most probable diagnosis?

CASE 6 A 16 year old boy is seen in the emergency department after he collapsed after a dental examination in which prilocaine hydrochloride (3%) was used as anesthesia. His mother reports that her son felt unwell after the procedure and gradually became more and more drowsy. The patient is deeply cyanosed despite a good respiratory effort, a clear airway and bilateral breath sounds. His level of consciousness deteriorates; O2 saturation is 60% while breathing room air. Blood specimen is drawn. It is brownish-red in color. What is the most probable diagnosis?

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Mail in your entries on or before July 3oth to newsletter@amsaindia.in The discretion of the judges will be final and binding.

The winners will be notified on email/whatsapp and an e-certificate will be issued to the winners.

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BERLIN PATIENT - A CASE REPORT “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” — Benjamin Franklin.

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” — Benjamin Franklin.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hey! I am Sai Sirisha NC aka Siri from Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.

My definition of slurp!! is cheesecake and I daydream, sketch and write when I am bored.

This is the story of Mr.Timothy Ray Brown, popularly known as the “Berlin patient”. Mr. Brown is not only the first man to be cured of HIV but also a survivor of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Dr. Gero Huetter, Medical Oncologist at The Berlin University Hospital, summarizes details of Mr. Brown as a 40-year-old Caucasian white man with a recent (2006) diagnosis of AML, Stage 2, CDC Classification (FAB M4 subtype, with normal cytogenetic features) and on reteroviral drugs for HIV-1 infection from 1995, and HAART (600 mg of efavirenz, 200 mg of emtricitabine, and 300 mg of tenofovir per day) for the last four years. Mr. Brown was otherwise physically fit, who cycles to work for 10 miles every day, In fact, the first symptom of AML and subsequent anemia was shortness of breath with in a one mile of cycling for lunch.

After about four rounds of chemotherapy with precipitant fungal infection and pneumonia that led to sepsis requiring induced coma, the results were not very encouraging. Dr. Huetter, then suggested Marrow Replacement..

Brown to undergo stem cell transplantation and sent blood samples to Donor Databases across Germany.

This was confusing for Mr. Brown who thought the ordeal would end with chemotherapy. Encouragingly, Mr. Brown had 267 matches, given the fact that few people have zero matches.

Despite the matches, Mr. Brown was reluctant for a stem cell transplant as the survival rates for stem cells was not even 50:50.

This also would have required Mr. Brown to discontinue his reteroviral medications. But, a rebounce of AML at the end of 2006, changed the circumstances and following the avaialability of a suitable donor, Mr. Brown underwent stem cell transplant on February 6, 2007, which he calls as his “new birth date”. The donor had a mutation called CCR5 Delta 32 on the CD4 cells. Homozygosity for a 32-bp deletion (delta32/delta32) in the CCR5 allele results in an inactive CCR5 gene product and consequently confers high resistance against HIV-1 acquisition.3 Three months after the results of Mr. Brown’s blood tests showed no evidence of HIV, the transplantation cured him from HIV. However, things turned for the worst during the Christmas of 2007, after a bout of pneumonia, Mr. Brown figured out that AML was back. Dr. Huetter, suggested a second transplant from the same donor. The recovery this time was not a smooth ride, MR. Brown, felt delirious, nearly went blind and felt paralyzed, it took him nearly six years of rehabilitation to get back to normal life. As aptly said, “A river cuts through a rock not because of its power but its persistence”.

Currently, the AML is under remissions and his HIV is cured.

Since there is no joy like spreading joy, Mr. Brown has started the Timothy Ray Brown Foundation under the World AIDS Institute.

2010, He pledged “ I will not stop until HIV is cured!”.

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"Long-term control of HIV by CCR5 Delta32/Delta32 stem-cell transplantation".

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2 Timothy Ray Brown (January 12, 2015). "I am the Berlin patient: a personal reflection". AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 31 (1): 2–3. PMID 25328084 3 Liu R, Paxton WA, Choe S, et al. Homozygous defect in HIV-1 coreceptor accounts for resistance of some multiply-exposed individuals to HIV-1 infection.

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Art by Sumedha Pandey Batch of 2017, Rama Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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CML An autobiographical poetic account of the deadly disease, as it narrates it's life story!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hey! I am Hunar Mahal aka Hunar from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.

My definition of slurp!! is any delicacy with cheese or chocolate and I chill by binge watching Netflix when I am bored.

I am a disease Dreaded by all, I begin from the Marrow of the bones so tall.

I attack the poor hematopoietic stem cell Little does it know how bad it's gonna fall, He should know, the body invited me itself While getting exposed to radiations in the X-Ray hall.

I'm a free wanderer And love to crawl and crawl, And even before you know I would have taken my toll.

I usually spare the tiny tots Who play with the drums and dolls, But I loathe, those pentagenarians I cause them pain And my ears wait to hear their bawls.

I go through phases Which the scholars know them all, Chronic, accelerated and the blast crisis As they love to call; I leave one hushly Enter the next, without giving a wake-up call.

I love to mix and match So I take into my claws, Two chromosomes - 9 and 22 Sitting happily with their arms sprawled.

Here I begin my whammy Beaming with enthrall, Translocating small chunks of their arms Completing my attack protocol.

Then comes the hero of it all The bcr:abl fusion transcript, Leaving the body appalled Bringing the "switching-off" of the tyrosine kinase activity, To a permanent halt.

The cell proliferation goes on and on As if a deadly virus has been installed, Causing spleen to enlarge Into a huge ball, As it makes new cells After the marrow's shutdown To prevent the scary pitfall; Being at the body's Beck and call.

In the vast sea of blood I see, Loads of immmature myeloids swarm, With basophils crowding Them all.

As the Myeloid : Erythroid ratio soars And the NAP Score falls, I make the TLC soar Yet the immunity fall, I get ecstatic As the body prepares For it's downfall.

The doctor tried his best To cure the havoc, That the Philadelphia chromosome had caused And succeeded in reversing it all!

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My immense power stood nowhere In front of his perfect treatment protocol, As he gifted a brand new life to the old man Donning with pride, His white overall!

The old man can't thank him enough As for him, The doctor is no less than God, Who gave him a second life Of which he enjoys every moment Big or small, Keeping his grandchild In his lap to crawl, And playing peek-a-boo With his shawl!

This was my story of How I lost, The most powerful battle ever fought To The Doctor - The Saviour of All!

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BREAKING NEWS! are you up-to date?

Gene Therapy May Help Fight Tough-to-Treat Blood Cancer The new study involved 33 patients just like that: They'd typically had seven to eight rounds of various treatments and were out of options. So researchers tried a recently developed approach that harnesses the immune system's cancer-killing potential: CAR T-cell therapy. It involves removing immune system T-cells from a patient, then genetically altering them to be armed with chimeric antigen receptors, or CARs. That allows the T-cells to recognize and attack cancer cells once they are infused back into the blood, said senior researcher Dr. James Kochenderfer.

Read the full article on: https://consumer.healthday.com/diseases-and-conditions-information-37/multiple-myeloma-987/gene-therapymay-help-fight-tough-to-treat-blood-cancer-745787.html

Advances in Treating Rare Blood Disorders In 2011, the FDA approved the use of the first JAK2 inhibitor, ruxolitinib (Jakafi), to treat some types of myelofibrosis, the most aggressive of the three disorders. In 2014, it became the first drug approved for a second rare blood disorder, polycythemia vera. Ruxolitinib was effective in controlling abnormal blood counts and reducing the size of enlarged spleens, lessening symptoms and improving quality of life. Ruxolitnib is generally prescribed for people for whom hydroxyurea, an earlier treatment, did not work or made them feel too sick to take it.

Read the full article on: https://healthguides.healthgrades.com/treating-rare-blood-disorders/advances-intreating-rare-blood-disorders

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Gene therapy breakthrough for blood-clotting disease Scientists have successfully used gene therapy to alleviate the symptoms of the blood disease haemophilia B in six human volunteers.

In the NEJM study, scientists transferred a working copy of the gene for FIX using a virus to carry it into cells. This carrier, an 'adenoviral vector', is often used in gene therapy to introduce genes into the body. In patients receiving gene therapy at low and intermediate doses, FIX levels stabilised to between two and three percent of normal, indicating that the FIX protein was now being made by patients' own liver cells.

Read the full article on: https://www.bionews.org.uk/page_93359

Cancer Vaccines Most of us know about vaccines given to healthy people to help prevent infections, such as measles and chicken pox. Most cancer vaccines work the same way, but they make the person’s immune system attack cancer cells. The goal is to help treat cancer or to help keep it from coming back after other treatments. But there are also some vaccines that may actually help prevent certain cancers.

Sipuleucel-T (Provenge®): This is the only vaccine approved in the US to treat cancer so far. It’s used to treat advanced prostate cancer that is no longer being helped by hormone therapy Read the full article on: https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-sideeffects/treatment-types/immunotherapy/cancer-vaccines.html

Early clinical trial data show gene therapy reversing sickle cell anemia After over a decade of preclinical research and development, a new gene therapy treatment for sickle cell anemia (SCA) is reversing disease symptoms in two adults and showing early potential for transportability to resource-challenged parts of the world where SCA is most common.

Read the full article on: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181204095344.htm

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ENCODING GIFS INTO DNA AND MORE: CRISPR CAS9 IS CHANGING THE WORLD!

IN THE PICTURE: Using CRISPR to accurately encode images and even movies into DNA. The footage in question is a 36 x 26-pixel GIF showing a galloping horse

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hey! I am Anushree Rai aka Anu from Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur.

My definition of slurp!! is macaroons and pancakes and I discover music when I am bored.

CRISPR-Cas9 has been called the biggest biotech discovery of the century. This gene editing tool has already revolutionized biology research in the lab, making it easier to study disease and faster to discover drugs.

The technology will also significantly impact industrial production based on microorganisms and the development of crops and food.

So while scientists start venturing into tweaking our own DNA, it is worth to take the time to fully understand what CRISPR is. The CRISPR-Cas9 is a system of two molecules required to make a change in the DNA: An enzyme Called Cas9. This acts as a pair of ‘molecular scissors’ that can cut the two strands of DNA at a specific location A piece of RNA called guide RNA (gRNA). This sequence ‘guides’ Cas9 to the right part of the genome.

At this stage the cell recognises that the DNA is damaged and tries to repair it.

Scientists use the DNA repair machinery to introduce changes to one or more genes in the genome of a cell of interest.

So far scientists have used it to reduce the severity of genetic deafness in mice, suggesting it could one day be used to treat the same type of hearing loss in people. They’ve edited bone marrow cells in mice to treat sickle-cell anemia. Down the road, CRISPR might help us develop drought-tolerant crops and create powerful new antibiotics. CRISPR could one day even allow us to wipe out entire populations of malaria-spreading mosquitoes or resurrect once-extinct species like the passenger pigeon.

The cherry on the cake will come when the technology wins the Nobel Prize.

But in my opinion, What CRISPR has already achieved is much more than what other tools that have received the Nobel have achieved.

The prize has gone to tools used to cut and copy DNA in the test tube. CRISPR can be used to edit genomes, change expression levels, visualize DNA, kill bacteria, develop diagnostics, and many more applications, even to store a movie within DNA. A possible future market for geeks who want their favorite STAR WARS clip or reaction GIF to be made a permanent part of their DNA- I can totally see that!

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HAEMOPHILIA: HOW IT CHANGES LIVES? A Pictorial Narrative!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hey! I am Khushman Kaur Bhuller aka Khush from SGRD Medical College, Amritsar.

My definition of slurp!! is when I sip coffee and I love to fantasize about my life when I am bored.

While reading about Haemophilia , one day I came across the story of Michael Bishop , a writer & illustrator from Findlay , Ohio . He graduated from the University of Findlay with a degree in Creative writing and a minor in Applied Philosophy. He's a severe Haemophilia B patient with inhibitors and a dedicated Haemophilia advocate . He wrote poems on Haemophilia to educate people about the disease & used his creativity to express his pain& life .

Pictures1. Introducing to Haemophilia 2. Introduction to Inhibitors 3. My Pain 4. My Needles 5. My Wait 6. My Adventures

1Â - Introduction to Hemophilia

3 - My Pain

2 - Introduction to Inhibitors

4 - My Needles

5 - My Wait

6 - My Adventure

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MINION MEMES! THE MEDICAL INSIDER JOKES! ROFL!

By Disha Tyagi 6th Semester, 3rd Year Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

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MINION MEMES! THE MEDICAL INSIDER JOKES! ROFL! AWKWARD YETI

Instagram - Memology MD

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CROSS WORD PUZZLE don't be cross with us!

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CROSS WORD PUZZLE don't be cross with us!

ACROSS 6 - Nuclear remnants found in asplenia and hemolytic anemia 7 - A genetic disease characterised by mental retardation, ataxic gait, seizures and inappropriate laughter?

8 - Centrocytes and centroblasts are found in the lymph node in?

13 - An EBV-Associated malignant condition showing characteristically a 'starry sky appearance' 14 - First indicator to rise when a patient is started on iron therapy for iron deficiency anemia is?

16 - Trisomy 18 is associated with?

18 - A binucleate eosinophilic cell with an owl's eye appearance found in Hodgkin's lymphoma is called?

19 - Von Willebrand disease is also known as?

DOWN 1 - A cluster of autosomal recessive disorders resulting from mutations in the gene encoding glucocerebrosidase.

2 - CRAB Lesions are associated with?

3 - Smudge cells or basket cells are characteristically found in?

4 - An inherited disorder of progressive muscular weakness, typically in boys.

5 - A patient's PBF showed hypersegmented neutrophils, Macroovalocytes and cabot rings. He is suffering from?

9 - Pseudo pelger huet cell is characteristically found in?

10 - AML-M3 is also called?

11 - Protein mutated in Friedreich Ataxia?

12 - A laboratory technique that recognizes specific chromosomal regions that can be visualized under fluorescent microscopy?

15 - An inherited aplastic anemia with hypoplasia of kidney, spleen along with bone anomalies 17 - Pautrier's microabscess is seen in?

20 - An Iron study parameter differentiating Iron deficiency anemia from Anemia of Chronic Disorder is

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Mail in your entries on or before July 3oth to newsletter@amsaindia.in the discretion of the judges will be final and binding. the winners will be notified on email/whatsapp and an e-certificate will be issued to the winners.

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AMSEP CORNER AMSA INDIA WELCOMED BY AMSEP JAPAN AMSA India organised an AMSEP to Japan - The Land of The Rising Sun in the month of March. A delegate team of 10 Indian Students from all over India were selected for this 10 day exchange to Osaka University. At the University, we were engaged with various departments and had a one day visit to RIKEN - one of the largest research Institutes in the world. Apart from such educational experiences, we visited places like a Deer Park in Nara, the beautiful Kinkaku-Ji in Kyoto to Dotonbori in Osaka, the list is endless. Japan has indeed given each of one of us a wonderful experience and will be an important part our student life.

AMSEP INDIA WELCOMES STUDENTS FROM OSAKA UNIVERSITY We here at AMSEP India are privileged and ecstatic to host our fellow friends and peers from Osaka University in August at Delhi and Ludhiana. These ten days will be filled with fun, knowledge, culture, understanding and most importantly a stronger sense of friendship between the two countries. We are looking forward to an extremely fruitful and educative exchange filled with adventure and mirth.

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ACTIVITIES CORNER SKIT ON AWARENESS OF MR VACCINE

AMSA India members of CM Medical College organised an awareness talk on MR Vaccine in Urban Health Training Centre, Baikunthdaham on 26th April, 2019 to create awareness about the importance of vaccine.

AWARENESS TALK ON HPV

AMSA India members of Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur in association with Human Touch organized an interactive session on Menstrual Hygiene and HPV vaccination on 29th April, 2019.

AWARENESS TALK ON HPV

"Prevention is better than cure" On the account of World Immunization Week, on 29th April 2019, Students of Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad, UP, held an awareness talk on HPV Vaccination in association with AMSA India

AWARENESS TALK ON NATIONAL IMMUNISATION

An awareness talk on National Immunization schedule was held by the students of SGRD, Amritsar on 1st May, 2019 in the Paediatrics ward of Sri Guru Ramdas Hospital, Vallah

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REVIVE CLINICAL WORKSHOP

Al-Ameen medical college, Vijaypur conducted 2 day long clinical workshop on 29 and 30th of April 2019 in association with Charles institute. During this 2 day course more than 100 students participated in hand on skills clinical workshop and were trained on BLS -AHA accredited by emergency specialised doctors from Charles institute.

College heads Mohammed Umar Farooq, Aisha Abeer, Abdul Gaffar organised the event.

AWARENESS TALK ON NATIONAL IMMUNISATION

AMSA India members of Hinduhrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Medical College and Dr. R.N. Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, interviewed a total 50 attendants at the Paediatrics OPD. The attendants were counselled on the advantages of vaccinations.

Pamphlets were distributed in the local language.

Kudos to college head Ritika Jadhav for conducting such a fantastic awareness program.

AWARENESS TALK AT GMC, PATIALA

AMSA members of Government Medical College, Patiala, on 8th May, organised an awareness talk on immunisation at the Community Health Centre, Model Town. An awareness talk about the National Immunisation Schedule was given. Kudos to organisers, Gul Kalra (College head) and Amitoj Sidhu (College head)

AWARENESS TALK IN THE SLUMS OF LUDHIANA

AMSA India members of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana on 8th May 2019, in accordance with the community outreach program, organised a awareness campaign in slum area at BRS Nagar, Ludhiana. . Kudos to organizers, Everose Mahey (College Head), Himanshi Baweja (College Head), Japleen Kaur and Ashman Kaur.

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WORLD LAUGHTER DAY

AMSA India members of Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda organized an early morning laughter class in collaboration with the Student Council on 15th May to celebrate World Laughter Day. Kudos to College Heads - Aditi Bansal and Gunteshwar Brar.

BLOOD DONATION DRIVE AT GMC, PATIALA

AMSA India members of Government Medical College, Patiala in collaboration with NSS unit organised a “Blood Donation Camp” on 17th May, 2019 under the supervision of the Professor and Head of the Department of Transfusion Medicine, Dr. Kanchan Bharadwaj. The program was inaugurated by the Dean Dr. K K Aggarwal. A total of 63 participants turned up and were honoured with badges and certificates. Kudos to the organisers and the college heads, Gul Kalra and Amitoj Sidhu.

HEALTH AND AWARENESS TALK AT VMMC AND SJH COLLEGE

On 17th of May, health camp and awareness talk was conducted by Department of PSM, VMMC and SJH College in village Fatehpuri and Beri in bringing awareness about drug and tobacco use during which blood pressure, random blood sugar, and free medicines were distributed with help of college head Divya Gupta.

DRUG AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AT SGRD, AMRITSAR

AMSA-India members of Sri Guru Ramdas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar organised a Drug awareness campaign in a government school, Mallungal, Amritsar on 22nd May, 2019 for students of Class 9 and 10. The skit was organised by Japneet Kaur Bhangu (College Head).

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AMSA India members of Teerthanker Mahavir Medical College and Hospital, Moradabad organised a Blood Donation Camp on 22nd May, 2019 at the Hospital’s Blood Bank. A certificate of appreciation was awarded to the donors.

Refreshments were provided. The event was successfully organized by the College Head, Sheema Dhawan.

AWARENESS TALK ON TOBACCO AND DRUG USE AT KANPUR

To bring awareness on tobacco abuse and its effects on health, College Head, Sumedha Pandey along with AMSA India members of Rama Medical College, Kanpur, held an awareness talk at Rama University for their MSc students on 24th May 2019. They discussed about the various sources, forms, signs and symptoms along with the problems associated with "withdrawal".

They also stressed on the need for prevention.

BLOOD DONATION CAMP AT AIMS, BATHINDA

AMSA India Members of Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda organised a “Blood Donation Drive” on 29th May, 2019 at their blood bank under the guidance of AMSA India Executive board member Kanwarpal Sethi. The camp was organised with the help of Dr. Anshul Gupta ( Department of transfusion medicine). Kudos to the organisers and college heads - Gunteshwar Brar and Aditi Bansal.

HYGIENE AWARENESS IN THE SLUMS OF AMRITSAR

AMSA India members of Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical sciences and Research, Amritsar organised an Immunisation and Hygiene Awareness programme on 30th May in the Urban slums of Ratan Singh Chowk. The interactive session enlightened the audience on the National Immunization Schedule in the local language along with the importance of hygiene in the surrounding environment.

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TREE PLANTATION DRIVE

AMSA India members of Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur in collaboration with NSS, Student Council and ECHG IAP Karnataka organized a tree Plantation Drive on the occasion of World Environment Day On 7th June, 2019.

CLOTHES DONATION DRIVE AT RMC, KANPUR

AMSA India member and College Head for RMC, Kanpur, Sumedha Pandey collaborated with a local NGO of Ludhiana ‘Nanhe Gulistan’ on 7th June 2019, to organize a clothes donation drive in Dugri Phase-1, Ludhiana. They went door to door to at least 10 houses and all the collected stuff was deposited at the main Centre of NGO.

ART COMPETITION AT LUDHIANA

Sumedha Pandey organised a painting competition for the underprivileged. The event was conducted on the 9th of June, 2019 at Jawaddi of Ludhiana. Art kits for the kids along with chocolates were distributed. An NGO helped them reach an "angan" of the unknown champs. The duration of the competition was 1.5 hrs and additional help was provided for kids unable to draw. The contestants were bidden adieu with chocolates.

AWARENESS ON RMNCH AT SGRD, AMRITSAR

AMSA India members of Sri Guru Ramdas Institute of Medical Sciences, Amritsar held a one-on-one interactive session on 13th June, 2019 with females in Gynecology OPD, Paediatrics Ward and in the OPDs of the Hospital under the guidance of AMSA Executive Board Member Khushman Kaur Bhullar. Kudos to the College Head - Japneet Kaur Bhangu

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ART COMPETITION AT FARIDKOT

AMSA India members of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot organised a drawing competition on 4th June, 2019 at Baba Farid Centre for Special Children, Faridkot.

Participants were of the ages 4 to 14 with autism and speech defects. Kudos to the organisers and College Heads Palveen Kaur and Tamanna Kaushal.

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Work harder, they said; It'll all be worth it, they said; But was it?

The students of Al Ameen Medical College, Bijapur and members of AMSA India protested against the violence on the Medical Fraternity.

They assembled at Gandhi Chowk and were accompanied by students and AMSA India Members of Shri BM Patil Medical College including the VOCI, Vrinda Pahuja.

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If we bleed, you bleed too! Save us, save yourself!

The students of AMSA India from Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Hospital, Moradabad protested against the violence towards medical practitioners on 17th June. AMSA TMMC stands in solidarity with doctors of NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. Kudos to the organiser Sheema Dhawan.

AWARENESS TALK ON RMNCH AT KANPUR

AMSA India members from Rama Medical College, Kanpur collaborated with the PSM Department and organized an awareness programme for the sweeping staff of the Ladies Hostel on 20th June 2019. The event was flagged off by Dr Feroza, Associate Professor, PSM. The event was organized by Sumedha Pandey, Harleen Kaur Bhasin and Mahima Singh.

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INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY AT TMMC, MORADABAD

AMSA India members of Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad organized a Yoga session on 21st June, 2019 on occasion of International Yoga Day. Students, Faculties and family members were invited to perform various asanas.The event was successfully organized by the College Head Sheema Dhawan.

DRUG AND TOBACCO AWARENESS AT BATHINDA

AMSA India members of Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda in collaboration with the Student Council organized a "Nukkad Natak" in the OPD on 21st June, 2019. The play was performed in a vernacular dialect to ensure better reach and understanding. Kudos to organizers and College Heads, Gunteshwar Brar and Aditi Bansal.

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY AT CMMC, DURG

AMSA India members of Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Durg, Chattisgarh organised a yoga session for medical students and allied health sciences students on the occasion of International Yoga Day on 21st June, 2019. The participants were motivated to do the Yoga regularly and the event was successfully organized by the College Head Prathma Garewal.

AWARENESS TALK ON RMNCH AT KANPUR

AMSA India members of Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad organized an awareness talk on 29th June, 2019 for the students of BTC Course. The event consisted of pre/post event surveys, awareness talk and doubt clearing session. The questionnaires were both in English and Hindi. And, the event was successfully organized by the College Head - Sheema Dhawan.

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AWARENESS TALK AT AN UHC, BIJAPUR

AMSA India member and College Head, Deeksha Chhabra in association with the Department of Community Medicine of Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur held an awareness health talk along with poster presentation in an Urban Health Centre, Chanabawadi, Bijapur on tobacco and drug abuse.

AMSA-INDIA COLLABORATES WITH AMERICAN CLINICAL EXPERIENCE (ACE-MD)

We are proud to announce that Asian Medical Students Association- India has joined hands with American Clinical Experience MD ACE MD, a medical rotation placement provider in US. ACE MD provides International Medical Graduates (IMGs) & International Medical students (IMSs) access to clinical training opportunities in US to gain experience and gain in position for teaching -hospital letters of recommendation based on performance, also offering hands on medical opportunities in collaboration with top doctors & hospitals with topmost priority being Hospital Letterhead LORS to result in more Residency interviews during the Match season We, at AMSA-India, are the first to collaborate with such organisation, for the benefit of our members, some of them being Selection priority & Discounts in Rotations: WhatsApp based query sessions with residents in US. The tally doesn’t end here you maybe next one to win rotation in the US Exciting isn’t it?

Stay tuned Coming soon Still not a member, Hurry now and be a part of ever expanding AMSA- India family For memberships, Contact - Saundarya Monga (99995 11435) Wanna know more Contact - Khushman Kaur Bhullar (81462 75037)

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JUNIOR WORLD CONGRESS JUNIOR WORLD CONGRESS 2019 was an initiative undertaken by Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, on the occasion of 125 years of establishment of the institution in association with AMSA-India and it was the first ever International Undergraduate Medical Students Congress held since it's inception. It was held over a span of 5 exciting days from April 4th to April 8th.

The theme was Non Communicable Diseases and the reason behind selection of the theme was due to the alarming rate of rise in Non Communicable Diseases and their associated long term complications.

On the whole about 8 workshops were conducted and was led forward by eminent faculties and Doctors. The most popular workshops were Stroke and Neurological Disorders, Haematoncology, AHA Certified Basic Life Support, Hormonics - Diabetes, Mental Health, Orthopedics, Cardiac Diseases and Chronic Kidney Disease among others.

The academic events held included, Quiz - Nerd O Pedia, Harrison's Clinical Photo Assay, Debate, Case Presentation, Pharma Atlas and Pharma Spelling Bee, Research Paper, eposter Presentation, Press Conference and Model United Nations. Most of the events were filled with enthusiastic participants leaving the judges with a tough time all throughout.

The Model Unite Nations saw the coming together of several nations with an aim to solve major problems in this simulated environment. “I was excited to be a part of the MUN. Though I have had no prior experience, the introductory session for first-timers was very helpful and i had a great time” quoted a delegate.

The guest speakers included Dr. Sangeeta Mahajan, Consultant Anaesthetist at St Thomas Hospital, London; Dr Sajeev Cherian, Head Senior Lecturer at Flinders University; Dr Tarlok Purewal (Internal Medicine) from Ohio Health, USA; Dr Prashant Mathur, Director at National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research; Prof Peter Sandercock, Academic Clinical Neurologist and Emeritus Professor of Neurology at University of Edinburgh; Dr Atul C Mehta of Cleveland Clinic; Dr Nihal Thomas, Professor and Head Department of Endocrinology at Christian Medical College, Vellore; Dr Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Public Health Foundation of India; Dr J S Thakur, President of World NCD Federation; Dr Mammen Chandy, Director of Tata Medical Hospital, Kolkata; Dr Derek de Sa, Professor, Department of Pathology at University of British Columbia; Mr Rajinder Gupta, Chairman of Trident Group.

The Cultural Events held were Painting Competition, Just a Minute, Medical Dumbcharades, Voice Over your Favourite Medical Celebrity, Terribly Tiny Tales, Fan Fiction, Advertisement Making, Story Making, Poetry, Medical Karaoke, Extempore, Clinical Treasure Hunt and Short Film. In addition, the Cultural Booth had the best display of every country's envied souvenirs and costumes. In short the Cultural events added a flavour to the existing colour of the Congress. It was widely appreciated and well received.

A cycling marathon covering a distance of 7.2KM was held as an initiative to combat Non communicable diseases. The marathon was one of the major successes of the Congress and it was held in two sessions due to the unanticipated turn-up of a large number of participants. An international delegate was found beaming with joy and was seen quoting, “Nothing can beat cycling through the lanes and streets of Ludhiana, it was unique in its own right!

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The Sponsors and endorsements of JWC were Trident Group, Indian Council of Medical Research, Indian Stroke Association, World NCD Federation, Cleveland clinic, World Stroke organisation, SAFES and Association of Physicians India.

And, AMSA - India had sponsored a success party for the Organising Committee of JWC.

JOMI How often do you get a chance to shadow a surgery and understand it each step by step ?

What if you could see the surgery from the surgeons point of view? What if you get a quick explanation of the entire procedure before the surgery in form of an animated video? How about seeing the video from different angles? Sounds impossible right? But you know what, there is one place where you can get even more than all this!

It brings us immense pleasure to announce that Asian Medical Students Association- India has joined hands with Journal of Medical Insight (JOMI)which is a peer reviewed surgical video journal cum operating theatre. The goal of JOMI is to improve healthcare by providing an opportunity to observe the surgeries by best surgeons around the world.

JOMI films and publishes cutting edge surgical procedures offering extensive high quality; surgeon narrated didactic experience to all attendants, residents, medical students and clinical staff all around the world at a monitor’s click.

AMSA members get a special free trail of this extraordinary journal for month We are delighted to see the overwhelming number of AMSA India members who have signed up their respective JOMI accounts Did you sign up?

All you have to do is follow those steps: 1. Go on the following link https://jomi.com/account?promo=amsa-in 2.Click on the Subscription tab from the options listed above.

3.Put in the promo code "AMSA-IN" 4.You are subscribed.

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MISSION ONE MILLION Globally, more than half of women are currently of reproductive age—and menstruation is a monthly reality. Yet all around the world, many women lack access to menstrual hygiene products or sanitation facilities, either due to limited availability or excessive cost. Myths and stigmas surrounding menstruation cause some women and girls to miss school or work or go into isolation. Women and men of all ages must be made aware of the importance of menstrual hygiene through an open dialogue and education at home and in school to foster engagement with this often unspoken issue. The theme of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019—It's Time for Action—not only emphasizes the urgency of this public health issue, but also highlights the transformative power of improved menstrual hygiene to empower the world’s women and girls and unlock their economic and educational opportunities. Menstrual Hygiene Day brings together non-profits, government agencies, the private sector, the media, and individuals to advocate for and promote the importance of good menstrual hygiene management.

Indian Development Foundation (IDF), a leading national NGO with 35 years of humanitarian service in India. focuses on health, education and women empowerment. We aim to contribute to all-round development of the students. IDF has been providing sanitary pads and menstrual hygiene awareness to school going girls in villages and urban slums since 2014 IDF had also bagged the first CSR Journal SWAG (Social Welfare and Growth) Award 2016. On World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019 (28th May), IDF launched #MissionOneMillion under their Dignity Project to support one million girls and women across India for menstrual hygiene management throughout the year.

We are proud to announce that AMSA-India has joined hands with the Indian development foundation to launch PROJECT ONE MILLION. IDF Dignity Project is to create awareness about menstrual hygiene and provide sanitary pads/kit for a year to the needy students free of cost, to ensure that the needy students don't fall short of facilities to have a happy period.

Our Vice Overall Chairperson External, AMSA India Priyansh Nathani represented our organization on a huge platform and thereby promised support from Asian Medical Students' Association- India to have our huge family of 1200+ members support this national level project with its promotions everywhere to create a huge difference, one school at a time everywhere. A great start to this huge movement was led by him and other AMSA volunteers as per the standard module for THE DIGNITY PROJECT by Indian Development Foundation in YMCA of Mumbai, Central Bombay on 21st June, 2019 Our volunteers also distributed sanitary kits including sanitary pads supply for 6 months, undergarments, towel, undergarments, detergent soap, toilet soap in a cloth bag as brought by the idf team.

In the second event of its kind held on 22nd June, 2019 in St. Mathew’s high school, Malad West AMSA volunteers supported in conducting the sessions and distributed Sanitary kits including Sanitary pads supply for 6 months, a towel, undergarments, detergent soap, toilet soap in a cloth bag as brought by the IDF Team.

A privilege to serve the society and imparting our knowledge and removing the taboo around the topic of menstruation. We look forward to taking this project to a national level soon and reach the target of empowering 1 million girls!So many more projects are coming in Mumbai and all over India. Become a member today and join us in this noble cause today!

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ETHOS CONFERENCE "Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Sawangi, Wardha" is hosting ETHOS 2019 - 3rd National Bioethics, Medical and Research Conference in association with Asian Medical Students Association from 11th-13th July, 2019.

In addition to a plethora of workshops, events such as Amp It Up (A cultural event night wherein the delegates are invited to perform), Bolly-Ethos, AD-MAD (A show where creativity meets madness), Treasure Hunt, Depict the Malady, ShowReel (The short film), Grill (The Quiz), Dumb Charades, Extempore, SAGA (The Story Making competition) and Ethos MUN is being organized.

Come and experience star-talks from eminent speakers! Spread your knowledge of your research through our paper and poster presentations ! Join the board for loads of surprises including cultural and sports night!

HURRY CAUSE THE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON JULY 10th!

SUMMER TRAINING CAMP Manipal Academy Of Higher Education - Students' Research Forum (MAHE SRF) In association with AMSA-India, presents to you THE SUMMER TRAINING 2019.

The Summer training is an innovative program to impart knowledge and hands on experience to the medical students which is not a part of their regular curriculum.

It is a culmination of three modules: - Through the scope - MEDEXiQ - Scalpel and Sutures Please go to this link for Registration and for Further details on the workshops: https://www.plexusmd.com/event/MAHESRF19.

ASCLEPIUS 2019 AMSA India is proud to announce its partnership with JSS Medical College, Mysuru which is respected for its high standards of teaching, training and professionalism in Asclepius 2019, National UG conference. Asclepius 2019 aims at providing a unique platform for future doctors to network, collaborate and learn! AMSA India encourages it's members to be a part of this conference and to get the best out of this range of opportunities.The conference is to be held from 23rd to 25th August 2019 providing you a pool of opportunities altogether.

The registrations are now open so grab the early bird offer and get a chance to win grand cash prizes worth 1.1 lakh! AMSA India members are offered a Rs. 100/- off on the registration fee.

EMPOWER Stanley Medical College & Hospital proudly presents EMPOWER 2019 - The 15th International Medical Students Research Congress Join us for an onstage exhilarating medical quiz encompassing all medical subjects for undergraduates on July 20th, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm! Exciting prizes await you! in addition a deadly combo offer of Research methodology and Orthopaedics workshop is at Rs. 1600 only! Register soon! Only 20 seats available.

To register, log on to: http://www.empowerstudents.in

CONFLUENCE AMSA India and Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital are proud to present CONFLUENCE 2019 which is set to inaugurate on 29th July, 2019. It not only provides you an opportunity to be part of several clinically important workshops but is also offering you a variety of exciting combos!

The workshops will take place from 29th July, 2019 to 2nd August, 2019 The conference also has several exciting COMBO OFFERS! Some of which include Research Methodology + Intervention Radiology, Mechanical Ventilation + Head Trauma Management, Head Trauma Management + Interventional Radiology, Research Methodology + Mechanical Ventilation!

And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better they’ve got an additional offer where you can Register for 2 workshops and Get 4 day delegation free!Get a chance to be a part of CONFLUENCE 2019 by registering online at www.confluencegsmc.com today as the offers are valid for a limited time only!

RECRUITMENTS TO LOOK FOR: Be a part of the AMSA India's National Team: -

General Secretary (Executive Board) Director of public health National Officer Of Memberships & Development National Officer for IT (Social Media Manager)

Details would be shared on social media applications

EAMSC 2020, Delhi Colin Powell once said, “A dream doesn’t become a reality through magic, it takes sweat determination and hard work” and AMSA India couldn’t agree more.

Proud members of AMSA India!!

We will be hosting East Asian Medical Students' Conference 2020 in New Delhi. It’s going to be the first of the many Conferences that would soon be held in India. Being the host of EAMSC 2020 is a golden opportunity for AMSA India and its members as it delivers you to a learning experience beyond the confines of Medical Schools and books.

The most sought after academic events including scientific paper presentation, key-note lectures and workshops is going to make your experience at EAMSC 2020 all the more zealous. The extravaganza is going to be filled with cultural nights and Bollywood dance and through grand Indian meal with amazing friendships forged for a lifetime.

Get ready and pack your bags, "EAMSC 2020 is coming!"

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EURO MEDS AUTUMN ISSUE EMSA is opening the submission for EuroMeds Autumn Assembly 2019 Issue, and I hope this chance can be maximised by AMSA members to have some publications in an European Platform.

The topics is "A Medical Curriculum shaped by Medical Students".

EuroMeds Autumn Issue will be welcoming all contributors across the globe to submit their articles to be featured in these important topics.

Deadline for the submissions has been extended to 13.07.2019.

To send your submissions visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdZFUhO8jcFcZlFG4rwSOf56op7CeGq2sptp2nE8mDXky6Q/viewform

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Revista Medicos Issue #6 (Aug-Dec) is back looking for contributors from all walks of life! And, we'd love to see you contribute a part of your infinite creativity in one or all of the diverse sections listed below: 1) 2) 3) 4)

Photography Contest Essays/Articles/Poems Doodles and Illustrations Medical Memes

The theme will be announced soon on all the social media platforms!

Do mail in your entries and stand a chance to be published on our next issue!

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