According to a press release, former Dean of Kasturba Medical College (Mangalore) Dr K R Shetty was the chief guest for the occasion.
COO and MS of KMC Hospital (Mangalore) Dr Sunil Deshpande, Dean Maj Gen (Retd) Dr G Rajgopal, Associate Dean Dr Urmila Khadilkar, Director of KMC Laboratory Services and Incharge of Microbiology Laboratory Dr Shrikala Baliga, were present on the occasion.
KMC Laboratory Services is the first laboratory in coastal Karnataka and Northern Kerala to be accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, the release added.