Mangaluru: The Department of Anatomy at Father Muller Medical College (FMMC) organized a national level CME titled, “Quintessence of Anatomy – From gene to surgery; Relevance of Anatomy in clinical practice” in Hybrid mode, on 28th February 2026 at DM Hall, Central Library Building of Father Muller Charitable Institutions (FMCI).
This CME was aimed to explore the evolution and application of anatomical knowledge in medical education, beyond the boundaries of dissection hall. By integrating anatomy with surgery, advanced imaging, foetal medicine, clinical embryology and genetics, this CME highlighted the indispensable role of anatomical knowledge in medical practice for the betterment of patient care.
The inaugural ceremony commenced with a prayer song, ahead of other inaugural rituals.Rev.Fr Faustine Lucas Lobo, Director of FMCI, presided over the function. The dais was graced by Rev. Dr. Michael Santhumayor, Administrator of Father Muller Medical College, Dr. Antony Sylvan DSouza, Dean of FMMC, Dr. Venkatesha BM, Vice Dean of FMMC, Dr. Varsha Shenoy, Head of the Department of Anatomy, Organising Chairperson and Dr. Pallavi, Associate Professor of Anatomy, Organising Secretary.
Dr. Varsha Shenoy, Organising Chairperson, extended a warm welcome to the dignitaries, delegates and students. She reinforced the significance of Anatomy in Medical science and Clinical practice. Following the welcome address, the president, along with the other dignitaries lighted the lamp as a mark ofdivine blessings for the event’s success.
Rev. Fr. Faustine Lucas Lobo, Director of FMCI, delivered the presidential address, appreciating the CME title and its relevance. He emphasized the critical role of anatomy in health professional education & research and how this kind of academic events can act as ‘Bridge builders’ to ‘Bridge the gap’ between basic health sciences and clinical practice.
Dr. Pallavi, Organising Secretary, delivered the vote of thanks, expressing gratitude to all those who contributed to the event’s success.
Dr. Dane Chandy, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Kevin Jason, Final year MBBS student of FMMC, served as the masters of ceremony, ensuring the smooth flow of activities.
The Vitruvian Society (Anatomy student club, FMMC) members were involved as volunteers.
This national level CME witnessed the enthusiastic participation of delegates in hybrid mode. There were nearly 100 faculty delegates from all the nearby medical colleges and also from Bangalore, Mysore and Kerala. It was also interdisciplinary as many delegates registered fromHomeopathy, Ayurveda and Research backgrounds.All theI MBBS students of FMMC also joined the CME.More than 250 delegates from almost all the states across the country and also from overseas attended the CME in online mode.
“Quintessence of Anatomy” was enriched with six invaluable knowledge sharing sessions from distinguished resource personsfollowed by an insightful panel discussion on “Evolution of Anatomy teaching; past lessons, present practices, future directions”.
| Event | Resource person | Moderators | |
| Bridging the Gap: From gross anatomy to the imaging suite (8:30-9:25am) | Dr. Ram Shenoy Basti Professor & Head Department of Radiodiagnosis, FMMC | Dr. Rajanigandha, Prof & Head Dept. of Anatomy, KMC, Mangalore Dr. Roshan S, Prof & Head of Anatomy, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences | |
| Beyond the Cadaver: Anatomy in the Live Surgical Field. (9:25-10:25am) | Dr. Prathvi Shetty, Professor Department of General Surgery, FMMC | Dr. Swathi, Prof & Head of Anatomy, K S Hegde Medical Academy Dr. Qudusia Sulthana, Prof. of Anatomy Yenepoya Medical College | |
| High tea (10:25-10:45) | |||
| Inaugural ceremony (10:45-11:15am) | |||
| Bridge Builders: Anatomists as essential partners in the genetic counselling team (11:15am-12:15pm) | Dr. Deepa Bhat, Prof & Head Department of Anatomy JSS Medical College, Mysore | Dr. Suma M P, Professor of Anatomy BGS Medical College, Nelamangala, Bangalore Dr. Meera Jacob, Prof & Head of Anatomy Yenepoya Medical College | |
| Mapping the developing human: Sonographic evaluation of Foetal anatomy during pregnancy (12:15-1:15pm) | Dr. Prathima Prabhu, Assoc. Professor of OBG, FMMC Specialist in High-risk pregnancy and Foetal medicine | Dr. Prakash Shetty, Professor of Anatomy Yenepoya Medical College Dr. Mamatha H, Additional Professor KMC, Manipal | |
| Lunch break (1:15-1:50pm) | |||
| The Anatomists lens in IVF lab: Gamete and Early Embryo Anatomy- Optimising IVF outcomes (1:50-2:50pm) | Dr. Dhannya Binoy Chief Embryologist Mitera Hospital Kottayam, Kerala | Dr. Pretty Rathnakar, Professor of Anatomy K S Hegde Medical Academy Dr. Somesh M S, Professor of Anatomy FMMC | |
| Unlocking Answers: The essential role of Anatomy and Embryology in Foetal autopsy (2:50-3:45pm) | Dr. Shalini S Nayak Associate Professor Department of Medical Genetics KMC, Manipal | Dr. Pramila M D, Professor of Anatomy Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences & RC Dr Reshma A Shetty Chief of Cytogenetics Department K S Hegde Medical Academy | |
| Panel discussion: Anatomy Across Eras- “Evolution of Anatomy teaching; past lessons, present practices, future directions” (3:45-4:30pm) | Dr. Antony sylvan Dsouza, Prof. of Anatomy & Dean FMMC Dr Chandni Gupta, Prof & HOD of Anatomy, KMC Manipal Dr Daron Mascarenhas, Asst. Prof of Anatomy, FMMC Dr Aishwarya Thampi, PG Resident, YMC Ms. Melanie Lewis, Final year MBBS student, FMMC | Dr. Varsha Shenoy, Prof & Head Department of Anatomy, FMMC | |
This CME was accredited with 2 credit points from the Karnataka Medical Council. The event proceedings were observed by Dr. Sanjaykumar Revankar, Professor of Anatomy from Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences.
“Quintessence of Anatomy” was a resounding success, which provided a platform to revisit the core concepts of Anatomy and connect them with modern clinical applications.