Issue, October, 2026
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Don’t Miss These 3 Must-Watch Sessions!
Dear Medicine Residents,
Residency is where textbook knowledge meets real clinical decisions. From understanding complex immunological mechanisms to interpreting imaging findings and approaching challenging clinical cases, every concept you learn can help you build a stronger clinical foundation.
But with busy ward duties, case presentations, examinations, and limited study time, revisiting every topic in detail is not always easy.
That is why we have handpicked 3 important sessions from Conceptual Medicine to help you focus on topics that deserve your attention.
Whether you are an MD/DNB Medicine resident or preparing for postgraduate examinations, make time for these sessions and add meaningful learning to your residency journey.
01. FEATURED SESSION
Kidney Transplantation & Graft Rejection Explained Immunosuppression, 3 Signals & Types of Rejection I Dr Sukanya Govindan
Kidney transplantation involves much more than the surgical procedure. Understanding how the recipient’s immune system recognises a donor organ, activates T-cells, and triggers graft injury is essential to understanding transplant rejection.
This session breaks down the immunological mechanisms of graft rejection, with a focus on the three signals required for T-cell activation, the pharmacological targets of immunosuppressive drugs, and the different types of rejection.
For Medicine residents, this is an opportunity to connect immunology and pharmacology with an important clinical topic.
What will you learn?
- Direct and indirect antigen presentation: Understand how donor and recipient antigen-presenting cells participate in immune recognition.
- The three signals of T-cell activation: Revise antigen recognition, co-stimulation, and cytokine-driven activation and proliferation.
- Immunosuppressive drugs: Understand the mechanisms and roles of induction and maintenance therapy, including calcineurin inhibitors, antiproliferative agents, and mTOR inhibitors.
- Ischaemia–reperfusion injury: Learn how organ retrieval, preservation, and transplantation can contribute to inflammation and graft injury.
- Types of graft rejection: Differentiate hyperacute, acute T-cell-mediated, antibody-mediated, and chronic rejection.
Why should you watch this session?
Transplant rejection brings together several high-yield concepts from immunology, pathology, and pharmacology. Instead of learning the mechanisms and drug names separately, this discussion helps you organise them into a connected framework.
Pay particular attention to the three signals of T-cell activation and the corresponding drug targets. This framework can make immunosuppressive mechanisms easier to revise and help you understand the pathophysiology behind graft rejection.
02. IMAGING INSIGHTS
Imaging in Multiple Myeloma | LD Whole-Body CT, MRI & PET-CT Explained | Dr. Karthik K
How do you choose the right imaging modality when evaluating a patient with suspected multiple myeloma? And what findings help distinguish clinically significant disease from precursor conditions?
In this session, Dr. Karthik K explains the role of imaging in suspected and established multiple myeloma, highlighting the applications and limitations of low-dose whole-body CT, MRI, and PET-CT.
Key topics covered:
- Limitations of the conventional X-ray skeletal survey.
- Low-dose whole-body CT and the detection of lytic bone lesions.
- Identification of bony and extramedullary plasmacytomas.
- MRI for bone marrow involvement and its relevance to SLiM criteria.
- The role of PET-CT in disease assessment.
- Differences between MGUS and smouldering multiple myeloma.
- The imaging approach to suspected smouldering myeloma.
Why should you watch this session?
Imaging findings can have important implications for the diagnosis and classification of plasma cell disorders. This session helps you understand not just which modality to choose, but also what each modality contributes to the diagnostic evaluation.
For residents, it is a useful opportunity to connect radiological findings with diagnostic criteria and clinical decision-making.
03. CLINICAL CASE DISCUSSION
Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Part 1 | DSD Explained with Clinical Cases | Dr. Priyadarshini
Disorders of sexual differentiation require a structured understanding of genetics, gonadal development, hormone pathways, and clinical presentation. Approaching these conditions through isolated facts can make the topic difficult to organise.
This session uses clinical cases and questions to explain the fundamentals of DSD and guide learners through important diagnostic concepts.
Key topics covered:
- Approach to ambiguous genitalia.
- 46,XY DSD and the role of the SRY gene.
- Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and Müllerian development.
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome and 5α-reductase deficiency.
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
- Complete and mixed gonadal dysgenesis.
- Klinefelter syndrome.
- Indications for gonadectomy and gonadal malignancy risk.
- Clinical approaches to DSD cases.
Why should you watch this session?
This topic becomes easier to understand when genetic, anatomical, and hormonal mechanisms are studied together. The case-based approach helps you organise the differential diagnosis and connect underlying mechanisms with clinical findings.
Watch the session to revisit the essential concepts and strengthen your approach to clinical questions involving disorders of sexual differentiation.
MAKE THESE SESSIONS PART OF YOUR REVISION
Your residency learning does not have to stop when your duty hours end. A focused academic session can help you revisit difficult concepts, clarify mechanisms, and build connections between theory and clinical practice.
Here is a simple way to get more from these three sessions:
- Watch with a purpose: Identify the concepts you find difficult before starting.
- Make concise notes: Record mechanisms, diagnostic approaches, and important clinical takeaways.
- Revise actively: Return to your notes and try to recall the key points without replaying the entire session.
- Connect with clinical practice: Relate what you learn to relevant cases, ward discussions, and examination questions.
Choose a session, set aside time to learn, and keep building your clinical understanding consistently.
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