Aligarh: The Department of Anatomy of JN Medical College at Aligarh Muslim University organized a model-making competition, ‘Arte Anatómiae’.

The team of Himali Singh, Afsha Naaz and Talbia Khanam got the first prize, while the team of Jai Jadun, Abhishek Jadun and Tanuj Sharma was judged the second and the team of Saniya Imteyaz, Mehnaz Mehtab and Nazra Aman was declared the third.

Addressing the prize distribution ceremony as the chief guest, Prof Mohd Khalid, Chairman, Department of Radio-diagnosis, congratulated the winners and urged the medical students to regularly participate in such extra-curricular activities and never be disheartened if they do not get any prize, as merely the participation in competitive events makes a person resilient to the challenges in life.

Earlier, welcoming the guests, Prof Fazal-ur-Rehman, Chairman of the department, emphasized that such competitions help encourage peer learning and collaboration, pushing students to go beyond textbooks and explore anatomy with hands-on engagements. They also cultivate critical thinking and problem-solving skills and foster a healthy spirit of competition in students.

The event was judged by Prof Fazal-ur-Rehman, Prof Sangeeta Singhal, Prof Uzma Eram and Dr Safia Habib.