Over 400 MBBS degrees presented at SBV convocation

At the two-day convocation of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, over 400 MBBS degrees and 95 medals of academic excellence were awarded. Gopal Krushna Pal and Ajay Logani addressed graduates, emphasizing the importance of the doctor-patient bond and the increasing demand for dentistry and nursing. The Chancellor, M.K. Rajagopalan and N. Ananthakrishnan administered the pledge to the graduates.

Over 400 MBBS degrees and 95 medals of academic excellence were awarded to graduands at the recently-held two-day convocation for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Nursing Sciences of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV).

In his convocation address, Gopal Krushna Pal, Executive Director and CEO, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna highlighted the “A-B-C-D” qualities of a good doctor denoted by availability, behaviour, compassion and discipline.

Pointing to the sea of changes in the medical profession in recent years, Mr. Pal said the fact remains that the healing and comforting touch of a doctor does the miracle more than anything else. The humane touch, empathy and polite conversation would go a long way in strengthening the doctor-patient bond, he said.

Mr. Pal presented 46 medals of academic excellence named after stalwarts to meritorious students.

At the convocation, 12 doctoral scholars, 7 M.Phil. scholars, 3 postdoctoral (DM, MCh.,), 343 postgraduates (MD, MS and M.Sc.) and 20 Fellowship and Postgraduate diploma candidates and 419 MBBS graduands of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute and Institute of Health Professions Education, constituent units of SBV were conferred their respective degrees by the Chancellor, M.K. Rajagopalan.

On Day 2, Ajay Logani, Head, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Centre for Dental Education & Research, AIIMS, New Delhi, while addressing graduates of Dentistry and Nursing Sciences, laid emphasis on the fact that Dentistry and Nursing Sciences have emerged as much sought after professions in recent years, both nationally and globally.

In the last decade, dentistry had witnessed the welcome trend of an increasing number of girl students taking up the programme. He added that the Indian Nursing graduates are in great professional demand in India and overseas.