Lecture: TNMC (BYL Nair Hospital). Event – Research Methodology Workshop for Faculty. Aug 14, 2013

Lecture: TNMC (BYL Nair Hospital). Event – Research Methodology Workshop for Faculty. Aug 14, 2013

Research Methodology workshops are being held pretty regularly in medical colleges. The Topiwala National Medical College, TNMC for short holds their share every year, both for PGs and for the faculty. I have been a regular invitee as a speaker for the last few years. This year, something was different. More about that soon. The hall had approximately 100 participants. While there were registered participants, the college had allowed other faculty and students to attend specific lectures they were interested in. The lecture duration was for 35 minutes (where I usually need about 70) but it only means less interactivity…
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Lecture: LTMMC (Sion Hospital). Event – DNB Research Methodology Workshop. Aug 13, 2013

Lecture: LTMMC (Sion Hospital). Event – DNB Research Methodology Workshop. Aug 13, 2013

It actually happened again!  I got invited to do a second lecture at the LTMMC. (And a third that is scheduled for the 28th of August). The 2nd lecture was on the 13th of August at a 2-day session on Research Methodology for DNB Students from Maharashtra. There were around 35 students. After a bit of tweaking of schedules, my lecture was from 12.00 noon till 1.30 PM. The students had already had two lectures by two great speakers - Dr Avinash Supe, who also is the Dean of LTMMC and Dr Mamta Manglani. Both being experienced speakers on the…
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Medical Library Services in India: Are We Not Asking Right?

Medical Library Services in India: Are We Not Asking Right?

The National Medical Library in New Delhi has its website at www.nml.nic.in. On its home page it mentions: Our Philosophy : Excellence. At NML, we are driven by a singular focus on medicine. And our dedication to the medical community follows suit. Which is why we have earned the distinction of being one of the leading resource of medical information in Asia. In the about us page it mentions:  The National Medical Library aims to provide wide and efficient library and information services to the health science (HS) professionals in India. It functions under the administrative control of the Directorate General…
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