A Digital Newsletter of Psychiatry for Medical Doctors
Volume 11 Issues 12 December, 2021 The day is still fresh in my memory. The day I first met with Dr Sharada Menon. It was during the mid-1970s. It was mid-morning in Vellore. I had chosen psychiatry for my specialization and was undergoing training at the Mental Health Centre, in Bhagayam, Thorapadi, which was the […]
Volume 11 Issues 12 December, 2021 One fine day, we ( IPS South zone women empowerment committee) were discussing our program for International women’s day, when our then president, Dr K Ramakrishnan, suggested the idea of felicitating the first lady psychiatrist of our society. We all felt it was a great idea and immediately accepted […]
Volume 11 Issues 12 December, 2021 Dr Sarada Menon…A Personal Note… I was passionate about psychiatry since early days of my undergraduate career and once I shared it with my grand uncle Dr RV Rajam (who was Dr Sarada Menon’s teacher), he put me in touch with her and I joined IMH soon after finishing […]
Volume 11 Issues 12 December, 2021 Dr Menon was also responsible for starting postgraduate courses in psychiatry. She convinced the Government to establish psychiatric clinics in all the headquarters hospitals of every district in Tamil Nadu. Dr Sarada Menon, M.D, FRCPsych ( UK) was the first woman psychiatrist in India and the founder of the […]