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World Nature Conservation Day

The faculty members and the students of 3rd and 5th semester of MLT department participated in the event:

• To raise awareness about protecting the natural resources and to make people understand the importance of the conservation of nature.
• World Nature Conservation day celebrated to make students aware and to recognises that a healthy environment is the core reason for a stable and productive society.
• Emphasis was on the importance of nature in our lives and why we need to conserve it.

Biography of Great Indian Teachers- Who Defined Education

The faculty members and the students of 3rd and 5th semester of MLT department participated in the event:

Discussed the 7 such great Indian teachers who have helped people to not only become knowledgeable but also transformed them into better human beings.

• Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• Chanakya
• Rabindra Nath Tagore
• Swami Vivekananda
• Savitribai Phule
• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
• Gautam Buddha

Students were inspired by the leading exemplary lives and striving hard in the pursuit of knowledge, these noble teachers through their simplicity have led an indelible mark on the minds of knowledge-seekers. Serving as a great inspiration to a successful and content life, the lives of these 7 great teachers speak volumes of the dedication they had towards their ideals and philosophies.

World Heart Day

This Day happens to be on 29th September every year accoding to World Health Federation (WHF).

The department of “Medical lab Technology” and “Nutrition and Dietetics” (University Institute of Allied Health Sciences) celebrated the World Heart Day.

Guest Speaker Dr. Amit Gupta delieverd lecture on various parameters to identify the heart problem at very ealy stages. He explained the symptoms of heart attack and about the first aid which should be provided at that time. He shed light on the precuationary measures to be taken to avoid the onset of hypertension which actually further leads to fatal heart problems.

Dr. Gupta made aware the students and facuty members about the causative environmental and gentic factors. How the physical activity saves us from the deadly disease, and not only from heart disease but others too like type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome etc.

More than 200 stdents and 15 faculty members from both the departments were present in the seminar.

Model Making Competition

Ms. Tannu Priya presenting Cancer Metastasis model in MLT Department

Overview: In October 2019, MLT club organized Model Making Competitions for nurturing the creative talent and innovative mindset of the students. The whole competition took place on 18th October. Various topics given to students included: Stages of metastatic cancer, Haemopoiesis etc. MLT students from all the three semester participated in this competition. Top three winners declared by the judges panel were: 1st position Mr Rajat from 3rd Semester, 2nd position Ms. Sangam from 3rd Semester and 3rd position Ms Tannu Priya, 5th Semester. There are a lot of things for students to learn outside the confines of a textbook; events like these help them explore such avenues and learn through science-fun. We need to encourage more events that have immersive learning and enhance scientific knowledge.

Health Tech

The club activity, “Health Tech 2019” was organised by ‘University Institute of Pharma Sciences (UIPS) & University Institute of Allied Health Sciences (UIAHS) on 22nd October’19 to spread awareness among the school children as a part of CUDC (Chandigarh University Diagnostic Club). The main organizing Department was Department of Medical Lab Technology (MLT) and the event was organized and supervised by the Chief coordinator, HOD (MLT) Dr. Gurjit K. Bhatti.

The event was organized centrally. Five Departments- MLT, Nutrition and Dietetics, Forensic Science, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy held various competitions like poster making on the topic Recent Advances in Health, Creative Idea, Crime scene investigation, Health Quiz, Model making. About 250 students from many schools participated in the event like Shri Guru Gobind Singh Public Senior Secondary School, Guru Shakti Senior Secondary School, Khanna, Nankana Sahib Public School, Samrala, Garden Valley International, Bela, Dashmesh School.

The Event Coordinators organized the participants into various teams. The Judging committee from MLT comprising of Dr. Gurjit K. Bhatti, Dr. Isha and Dr. Abhilasha from MLT formulated the result for poster competiton and distributed the prizes to the poster winners. Simultaneously the prizes were distributed for all other competitions.

Chandigarh University Diagnostic Club (CUDC)

Chandigarh University Diagnostic Club (CUDC) under the aegis of the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology successfully organized a Medical Check-up Camp on the occasion of Tech Fest at Chandigarh University. During the camp, the students of CUDC performed various diagnostic tests such as Blood Grouping, Blood Pressure, HB, Body Temperature, BMR, Blood Glucose, Pulse Rate, RBC Count, WBC Count, Viral Tests, and ESR.

Primary Health Center in Village Batta

This camp was organized at the Primary Health Center in Village Batta, S.A.S. Mohali in which our MLT students performed various tests, namely Blood Grouping, Blood Pressure, HB, etc. on native people.

Occasion of Women’s Day

On the occasion of Women’s Day, CUDC organized a Medical Check-up Camp for women within the University campus. MLT students examined the female staff and faculty in the campus and performed various diagnostic tests such as Blood Grouping, Blood Pressure, HB and more.

Guest Lecture on Scope of Medical Lab Technology

Dr. Pankaj Kaul gave an informative session in which he explained that aging population is expected to lead to a greater need to diagnose medical conditions, due to which Medical Lab Technology will be emerging in the near future as well.

Guest Lecture on Anemia

Mr. AP Chauhan from Department of Haematology, PGIMER, Chandigarh gave an interactive session on Anaemia, a condition in which there is a deficiency of red cells, to the students of MLT, highlighting its cause, symptoms and preventive measures.

Guest Lecture on Lukemia

Mr. AP Chauhan from the Department of Haematology, PGIMER, Chandigarh taught the students about Leukemia. He highlighted information on what leukemia is, its symptoms, signs of leukemia, treatment options and more.

Guest Lecture on Optimum Nutrition

Dr. Mridula Chopra, BSc, MSc, Ph.D., PG Cert.Ed., who was an expert for the lecture informed students about future scope and prospects of the field. She also suggested students to maintain consistent energy levels to cope up with study burden and stay healthy.

Panel Discussion on Cardiovascular Thoracic Disease

On the occasion of World Heart Day, Dr. Rajan Mehra, Senior Director & Head - Department of CTVS, Max Super Specialty Hospital gave an expert talk to the CU MLT students in which he emphasized on the importance of following a healthy lifestyle.