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ASPIRE - Association for Support and Propagation of Innovation, Research and Education is the official student research wing of Seth GS Medical College established in March, 2020. It works towards inculcating a research- friendly environment among medical undergraduates through a peer-based learning model.
ASPIRE, founded in 2020, is the brainchild of Dr. Alhad Mulkalwar and Dr. Ojas Krishnani
ASPIRE has helped/inspired following colleges to setup student research wings in their own institutes:-
•RCSM Government Medical College, Kolhapur
•Grant Government Medical College and JJ group of Hospitals
•Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Hospital
•King George Medical College, Lucknow
•SMBT Institute or Medical Science and Research Institute, Igatpuri
VICE PRESIDENT
Dr. Chetan Kantharia
Professor and Head
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology
Dr. Raakhi Tripathi
Associate Professor,
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
SECRETARIES
Saumya Landge
Senior Secretary
ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY ASPIRE
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Research methodology workshops
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Panel Discussions and talks
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Journal Club
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Maintaining the Research Opportunity Database for UG students
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Regular updates on SPECTRUM- part of ASPIRE educating peers regarding career
options after MBBS
ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED UNTILL NOW
Workshops
•How to formulate a research question
•Research Study Designs
•Learning Anki
•Case Report Writing
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Journal Clubs
11th Journal Club:-
SLO- How to do a literature review
12th Journal Club:-
SLO- Cross Sectional Observational Study
. Case Report Writing and Presentation Competition
. Maintaining the Research Opportunities Database
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ASPIRE RESOURCES
The Research Opportunity Database:
This can be accessed via
ASPIRE Research Opportunities Database Updates regarding new projects are also put up on research discussion What'sapp groups.
ACTIVITIES
● Continue the series of workshops based on different modules, most of them being hands-on
● Plans for a new website for the Database have been started. It will replace the current Notion website and will be more efficient.
●Next workshop will be on writing case reports where the participants will have to go to the wards, take cases and will learn how write case reports.
● An introductory session for the 2025 batch- Research Bootcamp and 2 AMC Pathway guidance sessions have been conducted in the month of December.
● Conduct periodic sessions of journal clubs
● Conduct talks or panel discussions
