Bangalore: Bharat Ratna CNR Rao asks St John's Students to dream big, never give up

From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore

Bangalore, Mar 6: Bharat Ratna Prof C N R Rao asked the graduates of St John’s Medical College to dream big and never give up on their dream while trying with all their heart as that alone will lead to success.
 
In his address to the students, Prof Rao hailed the St John’s medical college for being recognized among the top three out of five such institutions.

He said the students coming out of the professional colleges from some of the top educational institutions in the country were the luckiest as India was known for its technical, medical, nusing and teaching manpower all over the world.

Prof Rao said the medical profession and teaching are the most noble. Even as scientist you are contributing to the world for the betterment of mankind. Those in the medical profession can serve humanity with their heart as all have a duty to strive for the betterment of society.

India is a young country with the education and manpower that can help the world in the years to come, he said and dwelt at length about his close associations with the St John’s Medical College and Research Institute, which he to be described as among the top  medical colleges in India.

Prof Rao said the Late Dr Joseph B Murray, a Nobel laureate, whino  his work during the World War II, was intrigued by a man who had due to severe burns and lost his external appearance and did not want to live. But with the support and help of Dr Murray in the form of 22 surgeries, he managed to give him a new reason to live.

Inspired by this, he repeatedly tried various methods for renal transplant which often met with failure. After many failures he had success, and he became the first man to ever perform a kidney transplant which led to further research on transplant surgeries and won him the Nobel Prize, he said such noble persons were the models for the students to emulate.

Prof Rao awarded the graduation certificates to 166 MBBS graduates, Paramedical graduates and Postgraduate/super specialty graduates.

"Medical profession is very noble"

Dr Vincent M Concessao, Emeritus Archbishop of Delhi, presided over the function, said the medical graduates must above all be persons who are with a sound sense of values, in order to work towards equity and justice in the social fabric of society.

The medical profession is a noble profession. The doctors should be committed and give courage and confidence to the patients. He also appealed them to remember God while treating the patients.
  
St John’s Medical College was established in the year 1963 by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, with the aim of preparing doctors to serve the medically underserved.
 
This year 2014 marks the completion of 50th year of the existence of St John’s Medical College, and the Institution has celebrated its Golden Jubilee in a befitting manner in 2013-2014.

1300-bed state-of-the-art hospitial

The Institution has a 1300 bed state-of-the-art hospital and a world class Research Institute as part of the campus, the first of its kind to be located in a Medical College.

Graduates of St John’s Medical College sign a bond to do rural service following completion of their MBBS, which is a very significant aspect of the education they receive.

Recent surveys in the country have placed St John’s Medical College consistently among the top ten medical colleges of the country.
 
St John’s Medical College aims to continue to serve the cause of compassionate healthcare and quality education in the years to come.

Dr K Srinivasan, Dean, St John’s Medical College presented the annual report of the institution.

He highlighted the contribution made by St John’s Medical College over the past 50 years of its existence and mentioned that St. John’s is one of the few medical institutions recognized by the Medical Council of India to supervise and train medical faculty in the application of new technologies such as web-based learning and integrated problem based teaching modules in medical education across the country.
 
Fr Lawrence D'Souza, Director of St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, welcomed the chief guest and other dignitaries.