Udaipur : Indira IVF, India’s leading chain of infertility treatment hospitals, organised the first ever ‘Repro Quiz’, a national reproductive medicine quiz in association with Intas Pharma, in Udaipur. The onsite quiz was the final round out of the three levels in which the competition was conducted; comprising 20 finalists selected from around 110 medical colleges of 28 states across the country. The event was graced by Mr Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar – Prince of Mewar as the Chief Guest.
The initial two rounds of the competition was held last year in online mode at the state and zonal levels respectively. This first ever competition in IVF segment received tremendous response as more than 550 students participated from across the country. In the final round, Madhuri Kondisetty emerged as the national topperwhois felicitated with a four month fellowship in Indira Fertility Academy and a gift coupon worth Rs 1,00,000. Additionally, Dr. Shiralee Runwal and Devika Raj bagged the second and third position, winning gift coupons worth Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000respectivelyalong with the fellowship.Beside this, all national level participants were awarded with the four month fellowship at Indira IVF academy. Additionally, all state toppers have been awarded a one-month observershipprogramme atan Indira IVF hospital in their state. Indira IVF will organise this competition every year henceforth.
Dr Rajeev Pachar – Superintendent of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau Udaipur, Dr Dinesh Kharadi – Chief Medical and Health Officer of Udaipur, and Dr LakhanPoswal –Principal& Controller, RNT Medical College, Udaipur were also present for the event as the Guests of Honour. In order to enlighten everyone on the advancement of the subject, a panel discussion on ‘The Future of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)’ was held where DrKshitizMurdia – CEO & Co-Founder of Indira IVF, Mr NitizMurdia – Director & Co-Founder of Indira IVF, Dr.NikolaosPolyzos – Dexeus University Hospital, Barcelona (Spain), Dr Chaitanya Nagori – Senior IVF Consultant in Ahmedabad, and Dr P Ramesh – Assistant Professor of Reproductive Medicine at Trivandrum Medical College took part.
In his address, the Chief Guest,The Prince of Mewar, MrLakshyaraj Singh Mewarsaid, “It has been a pleasure to be part of this national quiz event conducted by Indira IVF and I congratulate all the winners for their brilliant performance. I would also like to acknowledge Indira IVF’s unending commitment to help couples with the gift of parenthood through their infertility treatment services and spreading awareness on the subject.”
Speaking on the future of ART, Mr.NitizMurdia–Director & Co-Founder of Indira IVF said, “In the last several years, ART has advanced by leaps and bounds. With the awareness pertaining to the medical treatment of infertility increasing, it is encouraging to see more people opt for scientifically-backed solutions. India has one of the fastest-growing numbers of ART cycles conducted each year and will soon be the world leader. As ART is an ever-evolving space, it will always be Indira IVF’s effort to integrate advanced and affordabletechnologies into the organisation and make the procedures available to the country’s mass.”
Indira Fertility Academy (IFA), based in Udaipur, is a training institute by Indira IVF, India’s largest chain of fertility and IVF centres. It provides advanced training in the field of assisted reproductive technologies to candidates from India as well as abroad. The institute offers clinical and embryology training courses that last three and four months. IFA, which has been providing ART training since 2014, runs courses throughout the year and provides training and guidance in candidates’ academic excellence, cutting-edge technology, and highly-skilled expertise.