Jinnah Medical and Dental College (JMDC) was to organize the annual arts competition and students participated with full enthusiasm but due to COVID-19 it was postponed. 1-March-2020
Students of Sohail University attended music classes for annual music competition that was going to be held on mid-march but due to COVID-19 it was postponed.
Program on “Introduction of Typhoid conjugate vaccine”
Jinnah Medical & Dental College / Sohail University, Department of Pediatrics, in collaboration with EPI, Govt. of Sindh, organized a program on 12th March 2020 on “Introduction of Typhoid conjugate vaccine”. Professor S.M. Inkisar Ali coordinator while Asst. Prof. Dr. Uzma Arshad, Department of Pediatrics, was the moderator of the program. A large number of the audience included doctors, senior nursing & paramedic staff attended the program. 12-March-2020
The common flu kills 60 times more people annually than Coronavirus, only 2% of cases have reported deaths was said by Dr. Rizwan Ali in a workshop on Coronavirus (Covid-19) which was held on 11th March 2020. Professor, Dr. Ajeet Kumar & Dr. Rizwan Qurban Ali Khawaja, Department of Medicine, were the speaker of the event who provided valuable information on COVID-19. Large number of Doctors, Medical students, Nursing Department and Medicare staff attended the workshop. While receiving Q&A’s from audience about precautionary measures, Dr. Ajeet said, people should wash hand with soap for at least 20 seconds and sneezing into flexed elbow is the best practice. Furthermore he added that only 2% of cases have reported death and most of these deaths were associated with weaker immune system. 11-March-2020
Jinnah Medical & Dental College / Sohail University hosted its 2nd Annual Research Symposium on 25th Feb 2020 which highlighted diverse research conducted in various disciplines on campus. One of the main objectives of the Annual Research Symposium is to disseminate new knowledge acquired through research conducted by final year MBBS students under faculty supervision. Undergraduate Research Preject Presentations were graded as follows: 1st Prize Tiltle: Interventional Study Regrading Awareness of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C among prison inmates in Malir Jail Karachi. Supervisor: Dr. Sahrish Mukhtar Group Members; Agha Muhammad Wali Mirza, Wasay Hussain, Syed Ali Farhan Abbas Rizvi, Mohid Ahmed, Junaid Nawab, Iqra Baig 2nd Prize Title: ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA: Effect of Illicit Substance use on Academic Performance of Medical Students in Karachi. Supervisor: Dr. Syeda Urooj Riaz Group Members: Bilal Mehmood, Muzamil Junejo, Ghulam Muhammad, Reem Nasir, Ayesha Hassan 3rd Prize Tiltle: The Effects of Water-Pipe Tobacco Smoking on the Respiratory System in Medical Students of Karachi. Supervisor: Dr. Nadia Younus Group Members: Komal Kiran Galaria, Rahat Zubair, Safa Shahab, Sameen Abid, Malik Balaj, Syed Muhammad Ishaq 25-Feb-2020
