Vol.No.53. No.49
FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY
JUNE 06, 2016
Dr. Dhayakani Selvakumar Retires You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. I Chronicles 28 : 20 Special Prayers : Laundry :
Dr. Dhayakani Selvakumar, Professor, Biochemistry, and convener of the Medical Council of India-recognised Nodal Centre for National Faculty Development at CMC, fondly known as 'Dhaya', retired on June 2nd 2016, after more than 36 years of service. Dhaya completed her schooling in St. Mary’s School, Vellore, her B.Sc. degree (Chemistry) from Women’s Christian College, Chennai and her M.Sc. (Biochemistry) at CMC. She joined the Department of Biochemistry in 1979, and completed her PhD in 1987. She spent a year as a post-doctoral fellow at the Hershey Medical Centre, Pennsylvania, USA, where she sequenced the LOS1 gene in yeast. Dhaya is well-known to be passionate about teaching. She took special interest in helping students who found Biochemistry difficult. She made personal time to tutor them to help them pass their examinations. With such dedication and passion, it is easy to see why in 2003, she became the first recipient of the Drs. Molly and Thomas Bhanu Award for the Best Teacher at CMC. Dhaya’s passion for teaching led her to the field of medical education. In 1997, she joined the Medical Education Cell which evolved into the Medical Education Unit in 2002. In 2010, she was appointed coordinator of the unit, which became the Medical Education Department in 2011. She and her team have worked hard to make this department an MCI-recognised Regional Centre for National Faculty Development in 2011, and then a Nodal Centre in 2014. She was a co-convener of the Regional Centre and convener of the Nodal Centre, holding responsibility for faculty training needs of over 30 medical colleges in India, for which numerous training workshops were conducted. Other workshops conducted include the Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine (PGDFM) and the MCI-recognised Advanced Course in Medical Education (Fellowship in Medical Education). She has also served as an MCI-appointed observer and resource person at training workshops in other institutions.
June 05 - 11, 2016 Mr. Ebinezer Sundarraj and Staff Mr. Sadhu Sundar Singh and Staff
Hospital Maintenance : Mr. C. Sunny Kuruvilla and Staff Mr. Sadhu Sundar Singh and Staff College Maintenance : Mr. Josam Titus and Staff Mr. A. Thanikachalam and Staff Security Services : Mr. I.K. Chellasamy and Staff Sunday Services : June 12, 2016 6.00 pm
: Scudder Auditorium Rev. Dr. Hansraj Jain
6.30 pm
: Hospital Chapel Dr. Sunil Chandy
Memorandum: Dr. John Mathai, Professor of Paediatric Surgery is appointed Head of the Department of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Surgery Unit-II with effect from 6th June 2016 for a four year term. Congratulations: Dr. Anoop George Alex and Dr. Sirish Chandra Srinath for having won the first prize in a high level cardiac electrophysiology quiz conducted by the Tamilnadu Electrophysiology Council on the 29th May, 2016. They received their prizes from Dr. Sam Asirvatham our alumnus who is a world leader in the field. Obituary: Mr. I.J. Mammen, father of Dr. Grace Thomas, (Batch of 1984) and Dr. Joy Mammen (Batch of 1987), Professor & Head, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohaematology and father-in-law of Dr. Shoba Mammen, Professor,Clinical Virology, on 3rd June, 2016. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved members of the family at this time of grief and loss.