By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Feb. 14: The Department of Pharmacology at Kathmandu Medical College has distributed prizes to the winners of the All Nepal Inter-College Pharmacology Quiz Competition organised via online app.
The competition was organised via app-based platform called Medipuzzle which is available in both android and IOS platforms. This is the very first time that a nationwide competition was virtually organised in the field of medical education, said the organiser in a statement on Sunday.

The competition was held in weekly formats for four consecutive weeks from December 2, 2021 to January 18.
“The event was planned amidst the coronavirus crisis and therefore was developed as a virtual app based competition. There was an impressive participation of students from various medical and pharmacy colleges throughout the nation,” said Snjaya Mani Dixit, lead organiser of the event.

Participants from Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences Sharad Kotriwala and Smriti Bhatta were the top scorers for first two weeks respectively. Likewise, Abhay Kushwaha from Patan Academy of Health Sciences was the top scorer in the third week and Santosh Sapkota from Kathmandu Medical College was the top scorer in the final week of the competition.

According to Dixit, who is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at KMC, prize worth over 1 lakh including books and cash were handed over to the top 10 winners in all four weeks.
Now that the competition is over the game based learning app in Pharmacology, the Medipuzzle app is now free for everyone to use.

“Game based learning in the field of medicine is almost non-existent and that is why the students find it enjoyable and fun to learn pharmacology in Medipuzzle,” said Dixit.