The Indian Medical Students Association

Our Mission Statement: To endow a common platform for representation to all the Medical Students of the Nation irrespective of the University they study in, grades, age, sex, caste, and region they belong to.
IMSA Head Quarters
46/1/5B, Bosepukur Road, Kolkata: 700042

www.imsaindia.org.in

Aims & Objectives of IMSA: To organize Annual Medical Conventions and other Medical conferences. To promote the interest and welfare of medical students with support from the experienced achievers of medical field. To empower students with soft skills like management, leadership, and doctors to medical-professionals.
India today is home to about 335 medical colleges that churn out about 30,000 undergraduate students a year. At any given time, there are a total of about 100,000 undergraduate medical students in India. An urgent need was felt to establish a be-all-and-endall umbrella organization for all medical students in India. Hence, we came forward with the establishment of the Indian Medical Students' Association.

conflict management at a young age to ease the transition from studentTo promote understanding in medical and health problems as well as to share experiences in solving them To uphold humanitarian ideals and medical ethics

To create National as well as International contacts among Medical amongst the future doctors.

Students and hence, increase networking and encourage cooperation To foster unity and promote profound inter-personal relationships amongst its members To promote research programmes and attitude among medical students. To carry out nationwide mass health campaigns related to health problems like epidemics and natural calamities of the Nation Society by providing Social Service. Sponsorship Assistance.

To promote and encourage medical youth to fulfil their duties towards Helping poor Students for Educational Development through

We are privileged to have the following dignitaries in our Advisory Board as the Patron Members of IMSA Dr RP PAI Consultant-WHO, Former Advisor to Blessed Mother Theresa's Missionaries of Charity Dr Rakesh Rai Professor & unit Chief of Surgery, Fr Muller Medical College Mr Ajmal Habeeb Managing Director , Unity Hospital Dr Rupali Jain ENT Surgeon, Warud, Maharashtra. Dr Harish Chellani Associate Professor and Consultant Pediatrician, Newborn Unit at Safdarjung Hospital and associated Vardhman Mahavir Medical Collage, New Delhi, India. Dr Dr Chintamani MS, FRCS(Edin.),FRCS(Glas.),FRCS(Irel),FACS,FICS, FIAMS Consultant and Professor, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College Safdarjang Hospital New Delhi Dr. Brij Bhushan Agarwal Senior Consultant and Laparoscopic Surgeon at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.

Publications:
International Medical Journal of Students Research (IMJSR)
An online open-access INDEXED journal of medical research which is devoted to the promotion and publication of young medical researchers throughout the world. The Editorial Board of IMJSR comprises of members from 25 countries. research activities.

Besides publication it also helps and guides students in writing and carrying out

Scientific e-newsletter: SYNAPSE

Synapse is the e-newsletter that encompasses know-hows about different fields of with multidimensional information. medical science and provides the reader a unique and interesting way to get acquainted

Synapse is very popular among medical students and we released 41 issues so far.

Research Activities
The IMSA-IOB Collaborative Project

IMSA with the support and able guidance of Dr. Akhilesh Pandey and the Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore is now committed to contribute to the task of expanding the databases that will form the indispensible part of medicine at both bench and bedside in the near future. At present work is being done on the Plasma Proteome Database.

Events in the Past:

Golden Jubilee ILLUMINATI at AFMC, Pune
Illuminati is an initiative on the part of ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE, to promote research among the undergraduates as well as providing them with a platform and a worthy audience. ICMR. Registration Fees: 500 INR/head (accommodation included) Attendance: 250 Golden Jubilee Illuminati was held on the 13-14 August, 2011 with collaboration with IMJSR and the

RIMSCON at RIMS, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

RIMSCON is a regional conference of medical students comprising of keynote lectures, workshops, oral and poster presentation. It was organized at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa Registration Fees: 300 INR/head (accommodation included) Attendance: 200

OSMECON 2011 It was the First South Asian Medical Students' Research Conference Organized by Osmania Medical

College and IMJSR and was held on 25th and 26th of September, 2011.
Other Events: Other events include various regional and local events like
Workshops Seminars CME etc.

Events in 2012

March, 2012 MEDITHON - At Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - India's First Marathon from Medical students and Doctors for a health awareness campaign.
April, 2012 MEDICARE Workshop on Going Beyond Disease Management Date: 5th April, 2012 Venue: Padmashree Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Pune I-MediSTAR Workshop on Neonatology, Medical Research and Medical Literature Date: 8-10 April, 2012 Venue: VMMC and UCMS, New Delhi June, 2012 KARMIC (Kolkata Annual Research and Medical International Research Congress) - At Kolkata, West Bengal - KARMIC-2012 is one of the biggest events of the medical students in India. It's an attempt by the Indian Medical Students' Association to act as a connecting link between the routine curriculum of medical education and the recent advances of medical science. The Congress aims to be a cobweb of the upcoming pioneers of medical science of the country. It also aims to bring together the Indian and the Global Medical students fraternity on a common stage to bridge the gap by exchange of knowledge and experiences. July, 2012 RIMSCON 2012 at Kadapa. Eureka Case Report Competition at Chennai. August, 2012 MEDISCON 2012 at New Delhi September, 2012

OSMECON at Osmania Medical College

October, 2012 Hyderabad Annual Medical Students Assembly 2012 (HAMSA)

India's First Marathon from Medical students and Doctors for a health awareness campaign. Objectives: To raise awareness regarding sedentary lifestyle in our city. "Practice what you preach"- Mahathma Gandhi aptly holds true for our campaign as we showed the population practically by indulging ourselves in exercise. Theme: Awakening the ill effects of sedentary lifestyle Participants: Medical students and doctors (About 2000 people participated in this event)

Workshop on Going beyond Disease Management Date: 5th April, 2012 Organised by the Maharashtra State Chapter of IMSA in association with Nirvan Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Hosted at the Padmashree Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Pune.

"Innovation in Medical Science,Technology and Research". Workshop Organised by the Delhi Chapter of IMSA. Date: 8-10 April 2012 Venue: Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital on 8th April 2012

Medical Education Unit, University College of Medical Sciences on 9-10 April 2012.

The Kolkata Annual Research and Medical International Congress www.karmic-imsa.in

KARMIC-2012 was one of the biggest events of the medical students in India. It's an attempt
by the Indian Medical Students' Association to act as a connecting link between the routine curriculum of medical education and the recent advances of medical science. Derived from the Sanskrit word "karma", which means "deed" or "act" and more broadly means the universal principle of cause and effect, action and reaction, that governs all life, KARMIC also believes in the deed/act of exchange and sharing of knowledge to have the effect of enlightenment of the budding medical minds. We, here at the Indian Medical Students Association are working towards a common goal , the pursuit of knowledge and the application of knowledge in practical fields. It is in this pursuit of knowledge that we organized KARMIC 2012. A conference par excellence, a truly unique experience which aimed to bridge the gap between the recent advancements in medical science and the routine curriculum of medical education.
Highlights of KARMIC 2012: Keynote Lectures: By the eminent faculties from around the globe. Workshops: Last year there were workshops on Molecular Biology, Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics. Student Presentations: Oral Presentation Poster Presentation Case Report Presentation

Hyderabad Annual Medical Students Assembly IMSA organized HAMSA 2012, our first International Research, Academic, Literary and Cultural Fest. It was a 3-day event at Hyderabad organized at the Gandhi Medical College and The Park Hotel.

ASAP A Stroke Awareness Programme Young India Volunteer Organisation (YIVO) in association with IMSA & Ramesh hospitals has conducted a public health awareness exhibition "ASAP" (A Stroke Awareness Program ) on 28th October 2012 in Vijayawada to promote World Stroke day which is on 29th October..!!

Now again in 2013 well be organizing a series of events to bring together the medicos of the country to foster the bond and share experiences via the platform called IMSA.