PG medicos must stay ahead of medical advances: UHSR VC DR Agarwal
With medical guidelines, drugs and research evolving rapidly, postgraduate doctors must look beyond textbooks and make continuous learning a habit, Vice Chancellor of Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences (UHSR), Dr H.K. Aggarwal said at the Haryana round of the ICP Knowledge League 2026 National PG Medicine Quiz at PGIMS, Rohtak.
Girish Saini
Oct 19, 2026 10:06
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Rohtak, October 19, 2026: With medical guidelines, drugs and research evolving rapidly, postgraduate doctors must look beyond textbooks and make continuous learning a habit, Vice Chancellor of Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences (UHSR), Dr H.K. Aggarwal said at the Haryana round of the ICP Knowledge League 2026 National PG Medicine Quiz at PGIMS, Rohtak.
The state-level contest, jointly organised by the Indian College of Physicians (ICP) and the PGIMS medicine department, drew 18 teams from medical colleges and hospitals across Haryana. The winning team will represent the state at APICON 2027.
Addressing the participants as chief guest, Dr Aggarwal said textbook knowledge alone was not enough in a rapidly evolving field such as medicine. He urged postgraduate students to make research, journal reading and keeping abreast of medical advances an integral part of their routine.
PGIMS medical superintendent and head of medicine department Dr Sudhir Atri said the institute regularly organised academic activities to develop both clinical and research skills among postgraduate students. API Haryana chairman Dr Satish Gulati said the quiz encouraged healthy competition and knowledge-sharing among young doctors.
Dr Deepak Jain, secretary of API and ICP Haryana, said the winning team would represent Haryana at APICON 2027. The quiz was conducted by New Delhi-based quizmaster Mukesh Bhatia.
API patron Dr SL Verma, Dr Ashok Gupta, Dr Sandeep Goyal, Dr Promila Jain and faculty members of the medicine department were also present.
