The Hon’ble Union Minister of Science and Technology and Vice President of CSIR, Dr Jitendra Singh, has received the prestigious award “Distinguished Mentor of the Year” from the American College of Physicians (ACP) at the 9th Annual Conference of IM-ACP India Chapter on 16 August 2024 at Lucknow.
During his address, Dr Singh stressed India’s ability to lead global health sector research. He also emphasised the significance of collaboration between public and private sectors in advanced medical sciences.

The American College of Physicians aims to bring internists from around the world together to help and inspire each other through educational engagements and mutually beneficial associations with other organisations on various programmes.