DeMedCon
DeMedCon (Devaraj Urs Medical Conference) is a National level undergraduate medical conference hosted by Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College (SDUMC), affiliated to Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research (SDUAHER), Karnataka, Kolar; organized by the Student Research Committee of SDUMC since 2014.
It offers a platform for Medical and Allied Health Sciences students to present their research papers, posters, enrich their medical, research, surgical skills, and knowledge all while having a ton of fun, through numerous engaging and entertaining events such as workshops, scientific debates, clinic pathological competitions, street plays much more.
The theme for DeMedCon 2021: Adaptability for Opportunity
Tentative Schedule
| TIME | EVENT |
| 9.00-10.00 am | Plenary 1- Dr. Rajashekar Bellur |
| Professor, Dept of Speech and Hearing, Manipal | |
| Topic: Adaptability to COVID 19 for optimized learning in students | |
| 10.00-11.30 am | Inauguration and keynote- Dr. Shaun Shetty |
| Senior Consultant, Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery, Memorial Heart Vascular Institute, Atlantic Ave, California, USA | |
| Ethics and compassion in Healthcare | |
| 11.30am-12.30pm | Plenary 2-Dr. Partha Dabke, Hannover Medical School and University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany |
| A career in research after MBBS | |
| 12.30pm-1.30pm | Plenary 3-Dr. Animesh Jain, Professor, Community Medicine, |
| KMC, Mangalore | |
| Electives in Health Sciences | |
| LUNCH | |
| 2.30pm- 4.30pm | Oral paper presentation |
| Student forum 1 |
| TIME | EVENT |
| Release topics for CPC round 2 at 9am | |
| 9.00-10.00 am | Plenary 4- Dr Komal Prasad Chandrachari |
| Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Narayana | |
| Hrudayalaya Multispeciality Hospital, Bangalore | |
| Topic: Communication skills | |
| 10.00-11.00 am | Plenary 5-Dr. Animesh Jain, Professor, Community Medicine, |
| KMC, Mangalore | |
| Topic: Presentation skills | |
| 11.00am-12.00noon | CPC Round 2 |
| 12.00noon-1.00pm | Plenary 6- Dr. Sagar Varankar, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge |
| Stem cells: a new life | |
| LUNCH | |
| 2.00- 4.00pm | E- poster presentation |
| Student forum 2 | |
| 4.00 pm onwards | Valedictory function, Feedback, and Prize distribution |
| 11.30am-12.30pm | Plenary 2-Dr. Partha Dabke, Hannover Medical School and University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany |
| A career in research after MBBS | |
| 12.30pm-1.30pm | Plenary 3-Dr. Animesh Jain, Professor, Community Medicine, |
| KMC, Mangalore | |
| Electives in Health Sciences | |
| LUNCH | |
| 2.30pm- 4.30pm | Oral paper presentation |
| Student forum 1 |