RIMS to host ASI annual meet
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 16 2013:
The Department of Anatomy, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, will host the 62nd National Conference of Anatomical Society of India (ASI) in November 2014 .
This was announced by Prof N.Damayanti, head of Anatomy Department, RIMS today.
She further said that over 1200 delegates are expected to participate in the conference which will be the second of its kind in Manipur.
The first was held in 11989 during the time of Prof Omar.
Apart from activities associated with the coference the delegates will interact, shall share their knowledge in different aspects of Anatomy.In the 2021 conference at Bhubaneswor 21 delegates including 14 post graduate students of the Anatomy Dept attended it.
It was also disclosed that the Anatomy department will be upgraded to provide all facilities to 150 students.
At the moment there are 100 students in the department.
According to Prof S.Sekharjit, the Director the opening of an Institute of Paramedical Science in RIMS is in the process.
In absence of facilities in the NE region the students have been studying in private institutes at far off places entailing heavy expenses and other inconveniences.
There are medical, dental and nursing colleges on the same campus in RIMS.
The students are benefitted from these facilities and products from these institutes have been outshining their counterparts elsewhere.