Over 50 research scholars and faculty members of the S K Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Deemed University made their research presentations for seeking institutional financial assistance for their research projects made available by institute for this purpose.

Assistant Director Public Relations of SKIMS Kulsoom Bhat said on Tuesday that the presentation was made during day-long intramural research grant meeting which was held at SKIMS under the auspices of sub- dean research.
Director, SKIMS, Prof A G Ahangar said that “SKIMS is always on forefront in serving people of J&K and beyond through their best patient care services as an institution par excellence in healthcare sector of the Jammu and Kashmir.
He congratulated Prof Mohammad Ashraf Ganie and his team for organizing the research grant meeting.
“We will continue to achieve greater heights in our academics and research too and will ensure to make all necessary facilities and infrastructure available to our faculty and scholars in this regard,” he said.
Dean, Medical Faculty, SKIMS, Prof Omar Javed Shah impressed upon them to follow highest possible ethical standards and never resort to unethical practices in research.
He urged them to be steadfast on their goal towards excellence and never say quits.
Prof Shah expressed satisfaction that SKIMS is making strides in patient care, academics as well as research and is gradually emerging as a centre of excellence in the whole country.
He advised the medical fraternity of SKIMS to maintain these standards at all costs and persistently keep improving them with the passage of time.
Sub-dean Research, SKIMS, Prof Mohammad Ashraf Ganie urged upon the researchers to pursue high-end, locally and socially relevant, context-specific, need-based and cutting-edge research of international standards and apply for financial assistance to major funding agencies of the country besides availing the intramural grants of the SKIMS deemed university.
He called for fostering interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches in research and urged upon the budding research to ensure translational value of their research so that the research output directly benefits their patients in one way or the other and adds to the body of literature in science.