In a first, a student from the nursing stream will receive the most number of gold medals at the 26th annual convocation of the Rahul Gandhi University of Health and Sciences (RGUHS) to be held on Tuesday.
Felentina James (B.Sc. Nursing) from the KLE Society’s Institute of Nursing Sciences, Hubballi, is the highest gold medal winner this year with five. She is followed by two other girl students, Prajna N. (AYUSH course), Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda, Udupi, with four gold medals and two cash prizes, followed by Anarghya V. Kulkarni (B.Pharm course), Sonia Education Trust College of Pharmacy, Dharwad, with three gold medals.
The highest number of gold medals was secured by M.D and M.S medical students with 18 gold medals, followed by 12 medals for M.D and M.S ayurveda students, and nine medals for M.D.S students.