We are hereby happy to inform you that Alumni welfare, Faculty of Indian Medical System organized the first leg of its series of four sessions on career guidance to guide our first alumni batch, motivate current batch of internees and provide inspiration to the four batches of undergraduate scholars. The first talk was on the topic “Opportunities for Ayurveda Graduates and Post Graduates in North East”, by Dr. Imlikumba, Medical Officer (Ayurveda), North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine (An autonomous National Institute under Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India).
The session began at 11:00 a.m. with a welcome address by Dr. Nithin Krishnan R, Assistant Professor, FIMS. Prof. (Dr.) Jyoti Kumbar, Dean, FIMS inaugurated the Alumni Support Series and delivered the presidential address. The session delivered by Dr. Imli Kumba encompassed the opportunities of UG and PG Scholars of Ayurveda in North East in Government and Non-Government organization. He also covered about various domains such as scope as a Researcher, Clinician, Academician, Entrepreneur, etc. The lecture was inspiring and motivating for the scholars and faculty. The speaker also mentioned the methods of increasing competency, employability, skill development, entrepreneurship, etc. A small session of interaction was also set after the lecture where faculties and students raised their queries regarding the scope of Ayurveda in North East India. There were more than 150 registered participants for the live webinar. The session was followed by remarks from Prof. (Dr.) Jyoti Kumbar, Dean, FIMS and vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Ravikant Sharma, Assistant Professor, FIMS to the Resource person, Dean, Organizing team, Participants, and other associated faculties for their support in conducting the event successfully. The event concluded at 12:30 p.m. and extended invitation to all the participants for the upcoming event of Alumni Support Series on 7th August, 2021.