The inauguration ceremony of GRASP (Guidance In Research And Student Partnership) was held on 23rd September 2017. The chief guest for the event was our Dean Dr. Dilip G. Naik and the occasion was graced by Dr. Chakrapani, Associate Dean, KMC, Mangalore who was the guest of honour. The inauguration was followed by the first session of the GRASP on 'How to select a topic, description of various study Designs' conducted by Dr. Animesh Jain, Prof and Head, Dr. Nithin and Dr. Ramesh Holla, Associate professors from Department of Community Medicine, KMC, Mangalore and Dr. Srikant, Prof and Head, Department of Oral Pathology MCODS, Mangalore.