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The
Association of Kerala Medical Graduates (AKMG) is a non
profit organization of physicians and dentists of Kerala
(India) origin practicing in Canada and the United States
of America. AKMG aims to maintain and preserve the identity
and heritage of its members and to provide them a forum
for scientific, educational, cultural and social interaction.
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The
Association maintains a directory of its members. Amongst
its goals are assistance to medical and dental students,
physicians and dentists in obtaining professional training
in Canada and the United States, improving cooperation
between north American medical societies and their counterparts
in Kerala, rendering medical assistance to the indigent,
and making charitable contributions to eligible agencies
permissible under 501 c (3) of the United States Internal
Revenue Code.
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AKMG
– Association of Kerala Medical Graduates – is a Professional,
Social and Cultural organization of medical and dental
graduates of Kerala origin residing in the USA and Canada.
The LRC, established by the AKMG - Trivandrum Medical
College Alumni, is a token of love, respect and admiration
to their alma mater. It is a manifestation of their
efforts to make timely information available to the
doctors, Post Graduates and undergraduates on the latest
medical and surgical techniques and technologies. LRC
functions as a dedicated facility attached to the Medical
College Library. A 128 Kbps leased line connectivity
facilitates high speed Internet at the centre. The Centre
has an IBM Server, CD Jukebox software of ER&DC,
along with a cluster of twelve PC workstations and peripherals
including Scanner, Printer, Photocopier etc. The server
machine enables fast access of medical data over the
Internet. The Akshaya CD Juke box enables users to access
multiple CD’s and serve them over the network. Currently,
the system can store about 150 CD’s and is capable of
expansion by addition of more storage devices. Users
can access these CD’s through a simple menu system.
The jukebox is incorporated with a search engine by
which users can search CD’s of their choice. The Centre
is also provided with a host of web-based resources
such as Med-Search, Textbooks and access to all leading
medical journals and also have access to MD Consult
, Medline and UpToDate.com
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The
centre has a conference room for discussions and
meetings. The conference room will be equipped
with LCD projection and networking support. The
facility is fully air-conditioned with its own
uninterrupted electric supply and back-up generator
capable of supporting all the functions.
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The
LRC membership, charging for the usage of the
facilities, accounting, report generation and
other centre management functions are proposed
to be implemented through a Smart card based system.
This will ensure a transparent and smooth operation
with no cash transactions in the centre. |
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