‘A doctor can make patient smile’
KGMU CONVOCATION Governor lauds woman power, praises girl students for bagging majority of medals
LUCKNOW: Lauding the performance of girl students during the convocation ceremony at the King George’s Medical University on Sunday, Governor Ram Naik said a time may come when men would need reservation.
“In the medal tally, it is girls who have got the majority (75 out of total 107) of medals. At present we demand 33% or up to 50% reservation for women but the picture today says a time might come when reservation might be sought for men,” said the governor while addressing the gathering.
He also praised those who had bagged more than one medal and said he wondered how hard they had worked to get them. Speaking on academic pursuits, the Governor said that one must not stop studying as technology and medical science were constantly making progress and being upgraded. What one studied today would not be the same tomorrow. “Earning money is important but do not just earn. After passing the exams you have entered the second phase but make reading a habit,” he said.
“It is tough to get admission in a medical course. Even after studying hard you may find it difficult to get admission,” said the governor. He said that if a doctor told a patient that he was going to be fine, the patient and his family would be all smiles and this was something only a doctor could bring about.
Dean (dental) Prof AP Tikku, vice chancellor Prof Ravi Kant and other senior officials were present during the convocation.
Earlier, the governor awarded medals to meritorious students. Vatsala Katiyar, who won 19 medals in all, was given the Hewett medal by the governor. Katiyar also won the ‘University Honours Medal’, which is awarded to an MBBS student for obtaining the highest number of honours and certificates in the entire course.
Anany Gupta, Sushantika, Ishrat Siddqui, Deep Shikha Tripathi, Sonam Khokhar, Shikha Gautam, Dr Swati Verma, Dr Saurabh Kumar Sinha, Dr Tarishi Nemani, were also given medals for their brilliant academic performance.
Dr Dhavendra Kumar was awarded DSc (honoris causa) degree during the convocation.
In all, 1,500 students were conferred their degrees across medical, dental, nursing and paramedical courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and super-specialty levels.