Ms Sneha P awarded the ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2024’
We are delighted to announce that Ms. Sneha P from Kerala has been awarded the inaugural ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2024’. Ms Sneha has completed her BSc in Nursing from SIMET College of Nursing, Kasargod, Kerala, and is now working with the Government of Kerala’s Health Service.
The ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses in 2024’ initiative was introduced this year to encourage excellence in palliative care nursing.
We are also happy to share that Ms Meenu Yadav, a Nursing Officer from AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is the runner-up from the final examination. The other finalists who participated in this examination were (names shown in alphabetical order): Ms Deepika, Chhattisgarh; Ms Maheshwari, Chhattisgarh; Mr Sandeep Singh, Punjab; and Ms Surabhi Mondal, West Bengal.
Ms Sneha was declared the winner after securing the highest score among the six candidates who participated in the in-person final examination (a rigorous 6-hour examination featuring 3 sections: Theory, OSCE and a Viva-Voce), which was held on Monday, 28th October, 2024, at the Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM), Kozhikode, Kerala. The six finalists were shortlisted from the 81 nurses from across the country, who participated in the ‘Step 1: an online open book screening examination’ held during August, 2024.
Ms Sneha will be presented with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty-five thousand only), a citation, and a medal, during IAPCON 2025, scheduled to be held at AIIMS Jammu between Friday, 31st January, 2025, to Sunday, 2nd February, 2025.
On the day of the examination, Dr Sushma Bhatnagar (President, IAPC) virtually addressed the candidates by welcoming them and extending her warm wishes. Candidates then proceeded to the examination after being briefed about the examination procedure by Dr Lulu Mathews (Coordinator, IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2024) and Ms Alice Stella Verginia (National Faculty, IAPC), both of who were also the examiners for the day.
The IAPC extends its heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Ms Sneha P, Ms Meenu Yadav and all the other finalists!
The IAPC also thanks Dr Lulu Mathews for passionately curating this initiative. Gratitude to Dr Lulu and Ms Stella for meticulously conducting this examination.
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