History of PMCAA

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Patiala Medical College Alumni association was conceived at an informal dinner meeting at the home of Dr. Amrik S. Chattha in 1974. Dr. Manmohan Singh Luthra, Dr. Dharam Batish, and Dr. Satinder Bhullar were present. At that meeting, it was decided to start alumni association, that was registered in State of West Virginia. The first meeting was held in Seven Springs Resort in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. Since that time, meetings have been held every year and association has invited Dr. S.S. Jolly, Dr. Dhanwant Singh, Dr. Ajmer Singh and Dr. K.D. Singh. Alumni from England and India have frequently participated in these meetings especially during recent years.. Recenlty, we had participation from Australia and Malaysia as well. The meetings have been held in rotation in various parts of Canada and United States. In year 2000, the annual meeting was hosted at Patiala for renovation of auditorium as well as creation of modern well-equipped conference room in the previous college library.