PSRN Research And Academics Wing

PSRN Research And Academics Wing Where Academics meets Excellence!

Research and Academics Wing (RAW), one of the four wings under Physicians for Social Responsibility Nepal-Student Chapter (PSRN-SC), is a dynamic platform dedicated to supporting medical students in their journey of learning and growth. RAW focuses on academic excellence, research opportunities, and career guidance,helping students build a strong foundation for their studies and future clinical pr

actice. Our goal is to create a supportive environment where students can explore new ideas, develop skills, and prepare for a successful medical career.

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the Practical Exams Orientation for the first year juniors from ...
20/12/2025

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the Practical Exams Orientation for the first year juniors from the MBBS 45th batch, conducted via Google Meet. The session provided valuable tips and strategies to effectively tackle viva voce and OSPE.
We extend our sincere gratitude to the facilitators โ€” Saruna Bhatta, Samriddhi Dumre, and Mehabub Alam โ€” for their guidance and support.
The session concluded with insightful words by Mr. Ganesh Bhattarai, President of PSRNโ€“SC IOM.
At PSRN- Research and Academics Wing, we remain committed to fostering academic excellence, peer-led learning, and continuous academic growth.

Regards,
Aadarsha Bhandari
Dilasha Mahat
Bishaka Khanal
(Wing Heads, PSRN-RAW)

45th Batch, this oneโ€™s for you! ๐Ÿ“ขPSRN โ€“ Research and Academics Wing is organizing a virtual orientation session for stud...
18/12/2025

45th Batch, this oneโ€™s for you! ๐Ÿ“ข

PSRN โ€“ Research and Academics Wing is organizing a virtual orientation session for students of the 45th batch, facilitated by seniors from the 44th batch.
The session aims to provide guidance on the practical examination format, viva voce techniques, strategies for OSPE, common pitfalls, and to address queries and concerns of students.

๐Ÿ—“ Date: 19th December, 2025 (Friday)
โฐ Time: 7:00 PM onwards
๐Ÿ’ป Platform: Google Meet
Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/isr-jrxy-tfx

Got any queries? Submit them here in the link below.

https://forms.gle/hh13fBT1e8Qwk4sR6

A power-packed session on neuro imaging is coming your way! ๐Ÿง โšก๏ธโ€œNeuroimaging essentials in Emergency Careโ€ โ€” Coming Soon...
27/11/2025

A power-packed session on neuro imaging is coming your way! ๐Ÿง โšก๏ธ
โ€œNeuroimaging essentials in Emergency Careโ€ โ€” Coming Soon.
Stay tuned for the date, details and registration. โœจ

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: August 29, 2025๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :Spread of Multidrug-Resis...
29/08/2025

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: August 29, 2025

๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris Reaches Nepal

Candida auris is spreading into diverse geographic regions, including previously undocumented areas like Nepal, reinforcing its status as a global health threat. Its resistance to standard antifungals and the resulting therapeutic challenges make it particularly alarming for infection control and clinical management.

๐Ÿ“– ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž?
๐Ÿ‘‰ Scan the QR code in the poster to read the full study!

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค:
Saugat Kunwar
MBBS, 44th Batch, MMC, IOM
Member, PSRN-RAW

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: August 22, 2025๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :A 7-day course of antibio...
22/08/2025

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: August 22, 2025

๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
A 7-day course of antibiotics is just as effective as 14 days for most bloodstream infections.

In a trial of 3,608 patients across 74 hospitals, the shorter course was equally safe and effective across ICU and non-ICU patients, different infection sources, and pathogen types. Secondary outcomes such as relapse, complications, hospital stay, and resistance were also comparable between groups. This highlights the potential to safely reduce antibiotic use, lowering drug exposure, side effects, resistance, and costs without increasing the risk of death.

๐Ÿ“– ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž?
๐Ÿ‘‰ Scan the QR code in the poster to read the full study!

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค:
Priyansh Thankur
MBBS, 44th Batch, MMC, IOM
Member, PSRN-RAW

โœ… Research and Academics Wing, PSRN, successfully conducted the Community Health Diagnosis Orientation session for the 4...
13/08/2025

โœ… Research and Academics Wing, PSRN, successfully conducted the Community Health Diagnosis Orientation session for the 45th Batch.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our esteemed presenters for their invaluable guidance and experience sharing.

For your convenience, the drive link containing all the necessary references and materials is attached below.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rfT67h5IkfoJLzRaEqVNsWDBO8Q0DgFN

Wishing our juniors a rewarding journey ahead โ€” Learn, have fun and make memories.โœจ

๐Ÿ“ข Calling MBBS 1st Year Students!PSRN-SC Research & Academics Wing is back with another guidance session - "Complete Gui...
12/08/2025

๐Ÿ“ข Calling MBBS 1st Year Students!

PSRN-SC Research & Academics Wing is back with another guidance session - "Complete Guide to Community Health Diagnosis" - tailored for the MBBS 45th Batch.

๐Ÿ’ก Key Learning Outcomes:
โœ… Rapport Building & Community Engagement
โœ… Data Collection essentials
โœ… Hands-on Data Analysis with SPSS & Excel
โœ… Guide to using the WHO Anthro App
โœ… Tips for Community & Campus Presentations
โœ… Report Writing Techniques
Plus: Senior insights, tips & real experiences

Session Details:
๐Ÿ—“ Date: Wednesday, 13 August 2025
โฐ Time: 6:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ Platform: Google Meet
๐Ÿ”— Join here: https://meet.google.com/axs-zwqi-wcc

โ“ Got CHD-related questions? Submit them here: https://forms.gle/ZCrbnJgenFUnskCJ6

See you in the session!

Regards,
Sujal Paudel
Wing Head Officer
RAW, PSRN-SC

๐Ÿ”ฌ Meta-Analysis Workshop Successfully Completed!We are pleased to share the successful completion of the Hands-On Meta-A...
02/08/2025

๐Ÿ”ฌ Meta-Analysis Workshop Successfully Completed!

We are pleased to share the successful completion of the Hands-On Meta-Analysis Workshop for Medical Students at MMC,IOM. Participants practiced data analysis using a hypothetical case and gained valuable insights into the publication process under the guidance of Dr. Madhur Bhattarai.

Thank you to our mentor and all the enthusiastic students whose active participation made this academic event a success.

Regards,
Sujal Paudel
Wing Head Officer
Research and Academics Wing, PSRN-SC

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: August 1, 2025๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :Researchers analyzed genet...
01/08/2025

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: August 1, 2025

๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
Researchers analyzed genetic data from over 5.1 million people to create polygenic scores (PGSs) that estimate a personโ€™s inherited risk for higher body weight. These scores could explain up to 17.6% of BMI differences in Europeans, with varying accuracy across other ancestry groups. In children, higher PGSs were linked to faster weight gain and earlier adiposity rebound. Among adults, those with higher scores tended to gain more weight over time and were more likely to regain weight after weight loss. These findings suggest that PGSs can enhance early prediction and targeted prevention of obesity, especially when applied early in life.

๐Ÿ“– ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž?
๐Ÿ‘‰ Scan the QR code in the poster to read the full study!

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค:
Dhruva Sharma
MBBS, 44th Batch, MMC, IOM
Member, PSRN-RAW

๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š-๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ!!Are you ready to turn medical data into powerful insights?Join our Hands-...
30/07/2025

๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š-๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ!!
Are you ready to turn medical data into powerful insights?

Join our Hands-On Meta-Analysis Workshop, where you'll get practical experience and learn key techniques for conducting meta-analyses.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ: Hands-on practice, conducting a meta-analysis on a made-up medical case.

๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ: ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐š๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ข
Dr. Bhattarai is an accomplished MBBS student and intern doctor at TUTH, IOM demonstrating a profound commitment to medical research. Despite being a student, he boasts an impressive portfolio of 37 publications, highlighting his deep engagement and expertise in synthesizing medical literature. We are thrilled to have Dr. Madhur Bhattarai as our mentor leading this workshop.

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง?
Learn how to bring together findings from many studies.
Improve your skills in checking and understanding medical research.
Get direct experience with guidance during the workshop.
Essential for future doctors and researchers.

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž:Thursday 31st July, 2025 (6:00 pm)
๐–๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ?: MBBS and BDS Students at MMC, IOM
๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ: Only 30 highly enthusiastic participants will be selected based on the review of application form. Selected participants will be invited to join a Whatsapp Group by Friday(1st August). Applicants who have not been selected won't be allowed to participate in the event.

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: August 2, 2025(Saturday) 1:30 pm onwards.
Further Event details and instructions about softwares to be downloaded will be provided to the selected participants in the Whatsapp Group.

๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://forms.gle/Y9GVyMwh8Sz3q5sFA

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ,
๐’๐ฎ๐ฃ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ฅ
Wing Head Officer
Research and Academics Wing, PSRN-SC

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: July 25, 2025๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :A new study has identified ...
25/07/2025

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: July 25, 2025

๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
A new study has identified mitochondrial oxidative stress as a key factor driving poor outcomes in liver cancer by promoting tumor growth and weakening immune defense.

Researchers developed a 9-gene risk model to predict patient survival, with MMP1 emerging as a central player. It boosts cancer cell growth, invasion, and survival, while also impairing immune activity - highlighting it as a potential target for new therapies, especially in AFP-negative or treatment-resistant cases.

๐Ÿ“– ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž?
๐Ÿ‘‰ Scan the QR code in the poster to read the full study!

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค:
Aakrit Trital
MBBS, 44th Batch, MMC, IOM
Member, PSRN-RAW

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: July 11, 2025๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :Recent research reveals tha...
11/07/2025

๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ | ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: July 11, 2025

๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
Recent research reveals that neurons can directly transfer mitochondria to cancer cells, enhancing their metabolism, stemness, stress resistance, and metastatic potential.

Notably, chemical denervation (using BoNT/A) led to reduced metabolic activity and fewer invasive lesions. This suggests that targeting mitochondrial transfer at the nerveโ€“cancer interface could be a promising strategy to combat metastasis.

๐Ÿ“– ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž?
๐Ÿ‘‰ Scan the QR code in the poster to read the full study!

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐‘๐€๐–๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค:
Subin Adhikari
MBBS, 44th Batch, MMC, IOM
Member, PSRN-RAW

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