INAUGURATION AND ORIENTATION PROGRAMME OF FAMILY ADOPTION PROGRAMME ORGANIZED BY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, YENEPOYA MEDICAL COLLEGE RURAL HEALTH CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, YENEPOYA (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY, YENEPOYA DENTAL COLLEGE ON 21.06.2022

Department of Community Medicine Yenepoya Medical College, Rural Health Care and Development Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) and Department of Public Health Dentistry organized the Inauguration and orientation of Family Adoption Programme on 21.06.2022. The inauguration programme was graced by Dr. M Vijayakumar, Vice Chancellor, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Dr.Gangadhara Somayaji, Registrar Yenepoya(Deemed to be University), Dr.Shyam Bhat, Vice Dean,Yenepoya Dental College, Dr.Abhay S Nirgude, Associate Dean, Yenepoya Medical College, Dr. Ashwini Dutt, Associate Dean, Yenepoya Medical College, Dr.Poonam R Naik, Professor and HOD Department of Community Medicine,Yenepoya Medical College and Mr.Asim, CEO Yenepoya Foundation for Technology Incubation.

Inauguration session started with a Prayer followed by welcome address by Dr.Akshaya KM, Additional Professor, Dept of Community Medicine. Following lighting of lamp Dr.Poonam R Naik, Professor and HOD Department of Community Medicine,Yenepoya Medical College, provided a brief orientation to family adoption programme. This was followed by Dr.Shyam Bhat, Vice Dean,Yenepoya Dental College addressing the gathering. Dr.Abhay S Nirgude,Associate Dean Administration, Yenepoya Medical College, then gave a brief note on Family adoption digital platform. This was followed by launching of the family adoption digital platform by Dr. M Vijayakumar, Vice Chancellor, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) who then gave the presidential address. The inauguration session concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr.Imaad Mohammed Ismail,Associate Professor, Dept of Community Medicine.

The orientation programme began with the first session on vermi composting and kitchen garden by Dr.Bhagya Sharma, Assistant Director, Centre for Environmental studies, Yenepoya(Deemed to be University). Dr.Bhagya Sharma also demonstrated the procedure of doing vermi composting and also provided seeds of various vegetables to be given to the families adopted by the students during their field visit towards the initiative of environmental sustainability. This was followed by Orientation to family adoption programme by Dr.Poonam R Naik, Professor and HOD, Department of Community Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College who discussed about the roles and responsibilities of students in family adoption programme. Dr.Abhay S Nirgude, Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Associate Dean Administration, Yenepoya Medical College, took a session PRA techniques and stressed on the topic of transect walk which would be incorporated during the visit of the students to the families. Following this there was hands on training session on the use of Family adoption digital platform for the students which was taken by Dr.Navya N, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College, Dr.Hrushikesh Udupa, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College and Dr. Imran Pasha, Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College. All the doubts and technical concerns regarding use of the digital platform were addressed in this session.