Awards and Achievements

Ms. Dana Gafoo Final year MBBS Student secured Second Position in the ENT Oral Case Presentation at SPASHT 2026 – National Undergraduate Medical Students’ Conference, conducted by Amrita School of Medicine and held from 25th June to 1st July 2026. case presentation was titled “A Common Ear Complaint, an Uncommon Diagnosis: Unmasking an Aggressive Condition,” highlighting the diagnostic challenges of Parameningeal Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma presenting with atypical otological features. This achievement was accomplished under the valuable guidance of Dr. Deekshit R. M., Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, whose mentorship and support were instrumental throughout the preparation and presentation.

Ms. Aliya C.S Final year MBBS Student secured Second Position in the ENT Oral Case Presentation at SPASHT 2026 – National Undergraduate Medical Students’ Conference, conducted by Amrita School of Medicine and held from 25th June to 1st July 2026. case presentation was titled “A Common Ear Complaint, an Uncommon Diagnosis: Unmasking an Aggressive Condition,” highlighting the diagnostic challenges of Parameningeal Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma presenting with atypical otological features. This achievement was accomplished under the valuable guidance of Dr. Deekshit R. M., Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, whose mentorship and support were instrumental throughout the preparation and presentation.

1st Prize – Hiba Parveen, BASLP 2nd Year student (2024 Batch) - Poster making Competition for World Health Day program was conducted on 07.04.2026 at Prerana Auditorium, Indian Red Cross Society, DK Centenary building, Old port road Mangaluru.

2nd Prize – Aysha Safa, BASLP 2nd Year student (2024 Batch) - Poster making Competition for World Health Day program was conducted on 07.04.2026 at Prerana Auditorium, Indian Red Cross Society, DK Centenary building, Old port road Mangaluru.

Best Paper Award - Hiba Parveen, Sneha Biju, Mrs. Minusha I. S, Dr. Shwetha Prabhu (B. ASLP 2nd year students, 2024 Batch)
Paper Title: Reversible Academic decline driven by psychological factors in a multilingual child - A Case Report
PAPER PRESENTATION – 2Days RCI-CRE Symposium- conducted on 10.04.2026 & 11.04.2026 at SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, SDM University, Dharwad.

1st Prize – Hiba Parveen and Sneha Biju, BASLP 2nd Year student (2024 Batch) - PAPER PRESENTATION – 2Days RCI-CRE Symposium- conducted on 10.04.2026 & 11.04.2026 at SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, SDM University, Dharwad.

Dr. Tina Susan Paul, Post Graduate, Department of General Surgery, Yenepoya Medical College, on securing First Prize in the Quiz Competition at the KMC Cancer Conclave 2026, organized by Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, held from 31 January to 1 February 2026.

Dr. Shima, Second Year Postgraduate from the Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Yenepoya Medical College, secured Second Place in the online PG Quiz final round of the All India Derma Championship, conducted on 16th January 2026.

Dr. Tina Susan Paul Second Year Post Graduate, Dept. of General Surgery First prize in the Quiz Competition at KMC Cancer Conclave 2026 organized by Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore from 31st January to 1st February 2026 at KMC Marena Indoor Sports and Educational Complex, Mangalore.

Dr Burugappalli Sai Srikar, Postgraduate, Department of General Medicine, YMCH, on securing First Prize in Case Presentation at the Rheumatology Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programme held at Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, Madikeri, on 26 January 2026, guided by Dr Shruthi S, Professor, Department of General Medicine, YMCH

A provisional patent application has been successfully submitted for a "Passive Ankle Exo-Skeleton Orthotic Device" by Yenepoya (Deemed to be University). The inventor is Dr. Minna Basheer (Medical Intern, 2020 MBBS batch), and the inventor team includes Sanjeed Saalam Alungal and Vishnu R Madathil.

Ms. Abhirami T A, PhD Scholar, Department of Forensic Medicine, YMC has been awarded the *Best Poster Award* in the "Chemical and Biological Hazard" category at the 31st ICFoST National Conference, organized by AFSTI, Thanjavur (18–20 December 2025).
Study title: “Hepatotoxic effect of Synthetic Food Colorants in Developing Chick Embryos”

Ms. Feba Parackal Mahuthy, Medical Intern (MBBS 2020), YMC on securing 1st Prize in the Poster Presentation at “Vedam 2025” – The Annual Academic Conference, held during 13–16 December 2025 at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, titled “The Sinister Sinus: An Unusual Lower Limb Fistula Leading to the Diagnosis of Colon Carcinoma"

Ms. Feba Parackal Mahuthy, Medical Intern (MBBS 2020 Batch), Yenepoya Medical College, on securing First Prize in the Poster Presentation at the International Conference YENBIOCON 2025, held on 18–19 December 2025 at Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore.