I have been most encouraged by the enthusiasm of 21 medical students at the MOSC Medical College, who got involved for short student research projects. During the last three months all of them have been pursuing to gather the data for their project.
Four of them having completed their projects presented their research findings at a student conference on research methodology held at the Christian Medical College, Vellore during this week.
Thomas who did a study on sleep behaviour of adolescent children and its impact on their academic performance received the third prize at the poster presentation. I heard from colleagues at CMC that the students from MOSC maintained a high standard in their presentation.
I remember Thomas having had to change his research topic after an enthusiastic start and pursuing another project with an equal or more enthusiasm. I was glad when he was rewarded.
It is the first time, students were initiated into doing a research project at the MOSC Medical College, for which Anna took considerable interest and spent hours with the students and their guides in getting the ideas formulated and evolving appropriate research methodologies.
It is a sign to all of us that when we discern the time and opportunity, it has a transforming impact!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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