35th IAP UNDERGRADUATE QUIZ – 2022

The 35th IAP (Indian Academy of Pediatrics) undergraduate college round quiz was conducted at the BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka on 28th July 2022. This is a memorable event for the Pediatrics department as well as the institution as this is the fourth round of IAP UG quiz to be conducted in this college. It was an honor and privilege for the department of Pediatrics and all the staff to be a part of this academic event.

The venue was hospital lecture hall and the compere for the event was Dr. Darshan C, Assistant professor, Paediatrics and Dr.Pooja V The program began with rendering prayers to his divine soul Padmabushana Sri Sri Sri Dr. Balagangadharanatha Mahaswamiji, His Holiness Sri Sri Sri Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Mahaswamiji, Revered Sri Sri Dr. Prakashnathaswamiji , in the presence of our beloved Dean and Principal Dr. Mohan. M.E, Medical Superintendent Dr. Srikanth Kulkarni, Dr.Ramesh M- Head of the department of Paediatrics. We sought God’s blessings with a melodious invocation song, followed by lamp lighting. The audience was welcomed by Dr.Ramesh M. Our dynamic Dean cum Principal addressed the gathering. The quiz master was Associate Professor Dr Vinod. M, who started the quiz after explaining the rules in detail. The quiz experts were Dr Ramesh M, Dr Sharath Chandra and Dr Rohith H R.

Our Assistant Professor was actively involved in co-ordinating the audience questions at the end of each round. The audience showed active participation. The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr.Shruthi. This was followed by refreshment for the members of the audience. It was indeed a feast of knowledge. The quiz was done using PowerPoint slides and proceeded smoothly in six rounds which included visual, clinical scenarios and rapid-fire rounds which were monitored by Dr Rahul R, Dr Mamatha and Dr. Madhukiran were the score keepers. The participants were final year MBBs students who showed enthusiastic and active participation. The time keeper was Dr Sowmyashree G. The audio-visual team extended excellent support to the smooth conduct of the program. At the end of a very engaging and interactive quiz which was well fought by both teams, team A was declared as the winners with a clear margin