The Gauge of GEMQuest22

Written by INDUS MED NEWS    10 June, 2022    8:47 pm .

The Department of Emergency Medicine, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation on June 5, 2022 under the aegis of Emergency Medicine Association (EMA – Kerala State Chapter) organized an Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Quiz program called “GEM Quest 22”.

12 teams from five medical colleges participated. The Competition included 3 rounds namely MCQ round (20 questions), Image based round (15 questions) and Crossword puzzle (15 Questions). The organizing team put out an excellent effort in compiling clinically relevant emergency medicine questions for covering most topics in the field.

The welcome speech was delivered by Dr. Amrithanand V T (Assistant Professor, SGMC). Lamp lighting was done by dignitaries and Team GEM Quest.

The Quiz team rightly incorporated brief talk titled “EM talks”. The team invited pioneers in the field of Emergency Medicine to deliver the precise message among undergraduates.

The insightful talk on “Orientation to Emergency Medicine” was given by Dr. Linu S.M (Associate Professor & in-Charge, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, SGMC, Under Secretary, EMA Kerala State)

Dr. Mohammed Haneef (Senior Consultant & HOD, Emergency Medicine, SUT Hospital, Pattom, South Zone Secretary, EMA) explained prospects in the field vividly.

The vote of thanks was given by Dr. Nikhil Paul (Assistant Professor, SGMC).

Four teams advanced to the final round after using tie breaker questions.

The session included multiple innovative and brainstorming rounds. The resuscitation round included clinical scenarios, recent advances and image based questions which explored both theoretical and practical knowledge of final participants. The fun oriented Dumb Charades round was taken well by participants and audience.

Third round namely ‘Try your luck’ which included interesting clues to a diagnosis was rightly picked. Final session concluded with Rapid fire rounds with 10 short answer questions asked in 60s.

The Team from Sree Gokulam Medical College won GEM Quest 22.

The runner up team was from Travancore Medicity Medical college, Team from Believers Church Medical College took third spot.

The feedbacks aimed at scope for improvement were obtained with google forms. The prelims question and answer discussion were later done on online platform with active participation from participants.

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About EMA

The Emergency Medicine Association was founded in 2015 during the INDUSEM2015 World Congress of Academic Emergency Medicine in New Delhi. EMA is the Official voice of competent Emergency Experts. Working towards provision of quality emergency care The EMA is an organized Guild of Emergency Leaders in Health and Medicine. Focused on Developing, Practicing and Progressing Emergency Medicine. EMA has a strong relation with partner organizations, individuals and institutions across the world. The EMA boasts of a strong DNA with its relationships which are geared towards potentiating growth. EMA has the support of the INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, the Academic College of Emergency Experts in India and the Academic for Clinical Emergency Nursing in India. For more Information: www.emaindia.net

About INDUSEM

The INDUSEM mission is to envision and implement the future of Patient Care across the world. The partnership brings together Expert Educators, Inquisitive Innovators and Physicians supporting Safe Patient Care across India, United States and the World. INDUSEM is the Top International Partnership across the World and brings together Institutions, Individuals and Initiatives focused on improving patient care globally. Till date INDUSEM has reached over 50,000 Experts and its reach continues to grow daily. For more information, visit www.indusem.org

About Sree Gokulum Medical College

The vision of SreeGokulam Medical College and Research Foundation (SGMCRF) is to provide quality health care at an affordable cost to all sections of our society and setting new standards in medical education and research. Built upon the dream of the philanthropic entrepreneur Shri. Gokulam Gopalan, SGMCRF as a super speciality hospital, is serving the mankind with world class diagnostic and treatment facilities and also with the help of the pioneers in the field of medicine. Nestled among the serene nature, SGMCRF provides the patient with a heart soothening experience. For More Information:http://sgmc.in/