The Research Society
The Research Society started functioning in 1965 in the Skin & Serology Department building on the second floor with an office and research library and a proposed space for a research laboratory.
The Research Society has the following aims & objectives:
- To promote & encourage research & medical science in departments of GMC & J.J.H.
- Sponsor all such activities conducted to promotion of medical science & all such measures to fulfill objectives.
The founder members were Dr. J. G. Parekh, Dr. P. M. Udani, Dr. B. J. Vakil, Dr. S. J. Shah, Dr. V. C. Talwalkar, Dr. J.C. Joshipura and Dr. B. B. Gaitonde.
The Research Society is still making major contributions medical research by sponsoring research projects undertaken by post-graduate students under the guidance of senior doctors. Many of these research projects are presently ongoing.
It awards post graduate students for the best research paper and for the best thesis. It sponsors scientific conferences, medical workshops and symposia. It also promotes deserving MBBS undergraduate students by awarding them with the Dr. S. R. Moolgaonkar scholarship.
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