This is the first time the 517-year-old institution will hold meet outside England
The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, will hold its first international conference in Chennai in October.
This is the first time the 517-year-old institution will hold a meeting outside England, said its first Indian vice-president Pala Rajesh.
The three-day conference, ‘Beyond COVID-19: Impact and innovation’, will have sessions in various specialities for doctors and a training symposium for postgraduate medical students.
The training session will be held in the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University.
According to him, the event, being held from Oct. 5 to 8, would be a knowledge-sharing platform where doctors from across the globe and all specialities would share their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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