Jammu, November 14: Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, inaugurated its First Temporal Bone Dissection Workshop today, marking a significant initiative towards advancing surgical training and academic excellence in the field of Otorhinolaryngology.
The two-day workshop, being held on November 14 and 15, 2026, is a collaborative academic initiative of the Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery and the Department of Anatomy, GMC Jammu. The workshop is being conducted at the Dissection Hall of the Department of Anatomy, with the objective of providing hands-on training and enhancing the surgical skills of ENT professionals in temporal bone anatomy and otological surgery.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by Dr Ashutosh Gupta, Principal and Dean, GMC Jammu, who graced the occasion as the Patron of the workshop. Dr J Paul, Professor and former Head of the Department of ENT, GMC Jammu, was the Guest of Honour. Dr Parmod Kalsotra, Professor and former Head of the Department of ENT, GMC Jammu, and Principal, GMC Udhampur, attended as the Co-Patron.
The occasion witnessed the presence of eminent ENT faculty members, senior academicians and retired alumni of the Department of ENT, GMC Jammu, reflecting the department’s rich academic legacy and the continued association of its former faculty with the institution.
The workshop is being organised under the leadership of Dr Sonika Kanotra, Professor and Head, Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, GMC Jammu, and Dr Nusrat Jabeen, Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, GMC Jammu, along with the dedicated organising team comprising faculty members from the two departments.
The workshop features two distinguished invited expert faculty members, Dr Pawan Singhal, Senior Professor, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, and Dr Rajeev Kapila, Neuro-otologist, Skull Base Surgeon and Cochlear Implant Surgeon, who are conducting specialised teaching sessions and demonstrating temporal bone dissection techniques.
The initiative represents an important step towards strengthening interdepartmental academic collaboration and promoting advanced surgical skill development at GMC Jammu. It also underscores the institution’s commitment to providing quality postgraduate training, fostering academic exchange and equipping young ENT surgeons with the technical expertise required for contemporary otological and skull base surgery.
The workshop will continue on November 15, with further sessions and practical demonstrations by the invited experts.
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