Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya presides over the 4th Convocation of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences
“A Samruddh Bharat can only be ensured when we have a Swasthya Bharat”; urged
stakeholders to ensure quality education and training for our youth
India’s health vision for next 25 years will not only bring immense
opportunities for our medical professionals but will also allow all our nation
builders to serve our citizens in a better way
Teaching institutions must inculcate value system along with technical
education; country can only progress when excellence goes hand in hand with
values
Medical Professionals must follow three key aspects of Samvedna, Samvad and
Sparsh
Union Health
Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya presided over the 4th Foundation Day cum Convocation Day of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences (ABVIMS)
and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, a premier medical teaching and health care
Institute today at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Dr Vinod Kumar
Paul, Member NITI Aayog graced the occasion as the Special Guest and Dr. Atul
Goel was the Guest of Honor at the Convocation which was attended by other eminent
dignitaries.
A total of 172
students of MD/MS and DM/ MCh of batch 2018-2021 received their Degrees and
Certificates. 24 students received Gold Medals with Certificates of Merit and
another 6 students received Certification of Merits. 2 Hospital Employers
received Certification of Appreciation for Outstanding merit performance of
their children at the Convocation ceremony. Delivering the presidential address
at the 21st convocation, the Union Health Minister said that youth plays
a crucial role in taking India forward.
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
congratulated all the graduating students and award winners. While expressing
his elation, Union Health Minister thanked the parents and faculties for
motivating and guiding their wards to invest in their education and training.
He said that this training will help in creating able researchers, doctors
who would serve our citizens in years to come.
Reiterating our
topmost priority as nation builders, Dr Mandaviya said that all stakeholders be
it medical professionals, government officials, Industry players etc we must
work in best of our capacities to take India to newer heights.
Highlighting idea of India lying in its social, cultural and traditional fabric
that sustained despite various foreigner rule, he said that we must learn from
it and use it as a platform to a huge leap. He said that under the visionary
leadership of our Prime Minister, we have created India’s health vision for
next 25 years, this vision would not only bring immense opportunities for our
medical professionals but will also allow all our nation builders to serve our
citizens in a better way. He threw light on the two crucial components of it:
“Heal in India” where several consultations were done with stakeholders across
the country for identifying avenues to improve in health sector. Second aspect
of “Heal for India” where opportunities are being identified for harnessing our
expertise in healthcare to be used not just for our citizens but for the world,
thus reiterating the philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
Highlighting COVID
pandemic as an inflexion point for the country in all aspects, Dr Mandaviya
said that “when world questioned the ability of India in dealing with the
pandemic, our professionals rose to the occasion. Stakeholders came together to
showcase India’s tradition of “service before self” in action when it mattered
the most.” “We followed the lockdown protocols and health advisories to the
best of our abilities. This allowed us to become the first country to tread
back to the path of positive growth trajectory in the following year.”
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
said that “the country has moved towards an accessible, affordable and patient-friendly healthcare system. Our
aim remains to ensure “Health for all” to even remotest area of the country by
strengthening primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare systems. He further added that “a Samruddh Bharat can only be
ensured when we have a Swasthya Bharat.” Thus he urged all the graduating
students and faculties to ensure that quality education and training imparted
is transformed in quality healthcare services for our citizens. He also noted
the significance of value system and said that students must become human beings with etiquette, ethics and
empathy, which are essential and deeply ingrained into the code of conduct in
this noble profession.
Congratulating the graduating students and wishing them
the very best for their future endeavours, Dr VK Paul, Member NITI Aayog said
that this is an illustrious occasion for all the parents, faculties and
mentors, especially for the ABVIMS as the institution has successfully
transformed from a hospital to medical college and has turned out to be a
centre of excellence. While quoting Upanishads to showcase importance of a
teacher and student, he said that this ecosystem of learning must be protected
and nourished well, so that both serve the society well.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi’s seven deadly sins, Dr Paul
highlighted the importance of values along with intellectual excellence. He
said that teaching institutions must impart value education along with
technical knowledge. He said that it becomes important not just for patient
care but a country can only progress when excellence goes hand in hand with
values. He hoped that students and faculties would reinforce this philosophy by
inculcating them in their behaviour and dedicate their work to the nation in
the long run.
The Union Health Secretary, Rajesh Bhushan said that today’s occasion is a culmination of all
the hardwork of students and is an important day in the lives of our young
doctors, their faculties and parents. He eloquently threw light on three key
elements for a medical professional: Samvedna,
Samvad and Sparsh. He
said that along with Gyaan (knowledge), Samvedna (Empathy) with patients, a
clear samvad (communication) with all the stakeholders and Sparsh (healing
touch) from doctors is crucial. He said that these elements are required in our
professionals and will be essential to serve our citizens to the best of our
abilities in a socio economically diverse country like ours.
About RML Hospital and
ABVIMS
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia
Hospital was established in 1932 as Willingdon Hospital. The hospital has grown
over the years. The Hospital has various specialties to cater the needs of all
patients. The Post Graduate education at the Hospital was started in 2008 when
Postgraduate Institute of Education and Research was established. The MBBS
education at the Institute was started in 2019 and the Institute was renamed as
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences in honour of our visionary
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The annual report of
ABVIMS (Samhita) was also released by the Minister.
Dr Mahesh Verma, Vice Chancellor,
GGSIP University, Prof Atul Goel, DGHS, Prof BL Sherwal, Director, ABVIMS, Prof
Ashok Kumar, Dean, ABVIMS, along with the senior officials of the Ministry,
faculty members and parents were also present at the event.