In the lead-up to WorldAMR Awareness Week (WAAW), we hosted two impactful AMR Frontline workshops, equipping future healthcare professionals with the tools to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). At Sri Siddartha Medical College (SSMC) in Tumkur, over 60 final-year MBBS students engaged in thought-provoking discussions, while Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College (SABVMC) in Bangalore welcomed 130+ enthusiastic participants. The workshops featured expert insights, from Dr. Shivranjani Moharir (TIGS), who took the audience through wastewater metagenomics and emphasized the need for cross-sector collaboration and Dr. Natraj (SSMC), who urged for action and insisted everyone through his call to action “Arise, awake, or face a future without antibiotics.”
Dr. Shamily PB (Haystack Analytics) compared AMR’s ripple effect to “Oppenheimer’s bomb” while Dr. Arati Ramesh (TIGS) stressed the urgency of the One Health approach amid a decades-long stagnation in antibiotic development. Dr. Asima Banu (BMCRI) highlighted infection control gaps in hospitals and the importance of antibiotic stewardship, and Dr. Rakesh Mishra (TIGS) emphasized the critical role of surveillance in tracking resistance trends. Combining expert insights with interactive activities, these workshops ignited a passion among students to lead the fight against AMR.
