AIIMS Jammu conducts Surgical Skills Course Cum Workshop Titled ‘Training the Trainers’

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AIIMS Vijaypur, Jammu, recently hosted a surgical skills course cum workshop titled “Training the Trainers” at its Convention Centre in partnership with Ethicon Johnson & Johnson on August 3rd and 4th, 2024. The course featured Prof. (Dr.) Chintamani, Chairman and Senior Consultant of the Department of Surgical Oncology at Sri Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, as the course faculty.  Over 35 faculty members and senior residents from various surgical specialties and subspecialties participated in the workshop, which included a mix of lectures and hands-on training.

Attendees practiced various surgical techniques, including suturing, as well as bowel, bladder, vascular, and tendon anastomosis.

This workshop was conducted under the visionary leadership of Dr. (Prof) Shakti Kumar Gupta, Executive Director & CEO of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Vijaypur, Jammu, with the sole aim dedicated towards skill building, research and training of Human Resources.  In his address, he highlighted the importance of organizing more such workshops at the institute to train faculty and residents not only within the institute but throughout the entire Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and neighboring regions.

Prof. Chintamani commended Prof (Dr) Shakti Kumar Gupta, for his visionary leadership and dedication to faculty training and skill development at the institute. This workshop has also paved the way for future collaborations in the field of surgery.