OSMECON

OSMECON is an undergraduate medical conference hosted annually by Osmania Medical College and its associated hospitals in Hyderabad, India.
OSMECON is a three-day event, typically scheduled in August each year. Started in 2010 as a platform for medical undergraduates to present their research, the conference's oeuvre has since expanded to include numerous workshops, clinical case discussions, quizzes, guest lectures, panel discussions and symposia, with international delegates in attendance since 2014.
One of the main goals of OSMECON in recent years has been to equip participants with current clinical skills as well as an understanding of basic and clinical research techniques. Another main focus has been the recent developments, future opportunities and challenges that medical research presents at all levels of training, with particular emphasis on the Indian context.
OSMECON-2011.
The conference reached out to other medical colleges in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. It was a two-day event conducted on the 25 and 26 of August 2011 with 100 delegates. The following were introduced for the first time.
OSMECON-2012.
Dr. B. Sesi Kiran, Former Director of NIN gave a lecture on Research Methodology and Dr. Sreekanth Vemula, Eminent Neurophysician, graced the event.
It was a 3-day event held from 31 August to 2 September with 400 delegates.
The highlight of the conference was the introduction of workshops for undergraduate medical students.
OSMECON-2014.
Dr. Ch. Mohan Rao, Director CCMB & Dr.Kalpagam Polasa, former Director of NIN inaugurated the event and spoke of the research scenario in the country.
Dr. Gullapalli Nageswara Rao, Founder of LV Prasad Eye Hospital, delivered a guest lecture.
Theme of the conference: Mental Health Awareness
There were 800 delegates with 7 from Nepal. The following events were introduced:
OSMECON-2015.
Padma Shri Dr. Kakarla Subba Rao, internationally renowned radiologist and Father of Radiology in India, inaugurated the event.
Padma Shri Dr. L.Narendranath, eminent Orthopaedic surgeon delivered a guest lecture on 'IT Solutions in Health Care'.
Theme of Poster Presentation : 3-D Printing in Medicine, Novel Drug Delivery Systems
It was a 3-day event with the participation of over 1,000 delegates and had 5 workshops on:
1) Basic Life Support Skills,
2) Basic Surgical Skills,
3) ECG Interpretation
4) Basic Medical imaging
5) Obstetrics & Neonatology,
6) Orthopaedic skills and Trauma Care.
OSMECON-2016.
Padmashri Dr. A.Gopala Krishna Gokhale (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, First Minimal Access Heart Surgeon & First Heart-Kidney combined Transplant Surgeon) delivered the Inaugural Address.
Dr. G.V. Ramana Rao (Executive Partner, Head of Emergency Medicine Learning Centre (EMLC) and Research division at GVK-EMRI) was the Guest of Honour
Dr. G. Jagdishwar Goud, renowned Surgical Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon spoke about trends in Robotic Surgery.
Dr. M. Pari Plavi, distinguished alumna of Osmania Medical College, former Professor and Head of Department of Anatomy at Osmania Medical College, Founder-Convener of OSMECON, discussed the Neuroscience of Adolescence and Meditation.
Theme of Poster Presentation: Cancer Immunotherapy, Personalised Medicine
There were about 1,100 delegates attending from all over the country.
OSMECON-2017.
Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, President of Public Health Foundation of India delivered the inaugural address.
Dr. Patanjali Dev Nayar, Regional Advisor, Disability & Injury Prevention, WHO SEARO delivered a lecture on "Manoeuvring crossroads to human sexuality".
Theme of the conference: Adolescent & Reproductive Health.
Over 1,400 delegates participated in the eighth edition, with over 120 international delegates, taking the event to a bigger stage. Two new workshops were introduced:
1) Chest Sounds Interpretation
2) Forensic Autopsy
OSMECON-2018.
The 9th edition of OSMECON was held on August 10, 11 & 12 at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad.
Padmashree Dr. Dasari Prasad Rao, former Director of Nizam Institute of Medical sciences, Hyderabad graced the event as the "Chief guest".
Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin, reputed Hepato-Biliary surgeon(1st successful liver transplant in the country). He spoke about "Will AI in medicine make doctors redundant?".
The conference added 4 new workshops to its list.
= OSMECON-2019 =
The 10th Edition of OSMECON was held in August, 2019 from the 8th to the 10th.The esteemed event was honoured by:
Dr. Sowmya Swaminathan(Ch. Scientist at the "World Health Organisation WHO") was the honourable Chief Guest.
"Padmashree" Dr. Prakash Baba Amte and Dr. Mandakini Amte who shared the "Ramon Magsaysay award" both gave guest lectures.
Dr. Rakesh Mishra, CCMB Director.
Dr. Hemalatha, National Institute of Nutrition NIN Director.
Dr. Ravi Wankhedkar, National Resident of IMA, New Delhi also graced the event.
The Annual UG Conference was attended by nearly 2000 delegates from 7 states across the country as well as from 5 different countries, still expanding its reach even further.
Few futuristic and technological areas of medical research were also presented during the symposiums 'Nanotechnology in cancer treatment' and '3D Bioprinting'.
=OSMECON 2020=
The 11th Annual UG Conference will be held in August 2020 at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad.