All professions deserve respect: Dr Ranjan
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Imphal, October 01 2024:
Health and Family Welfare minister Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh has stated that all professions regardless of how low or high deserve the same respect.
The White Coat & Oath Taking Ceremony of 2024 MBBS & BDS (Medical & Dental) students of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Porompat, was held at its auditorium on Tuesday.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Ranjan noted that the students must have gone through struggles to enter the medical field.
Stating that medical profession is a challenging profession with the opportunity to meet and interact with people from all walks of life, he appealed to the students from other states to learn about the state along with acquiring medical knowledge from the mentors as they embark on their new journey.
The minister said that the white coat ceremony gives a sense of responsibility unlike any other profession.
Stating that it is not just a piece of white cloth, he added that it comes with a responsibility that requires good communication skills.
There should be a holistic approach.
One must be committed and professional to maintain the trust repose by the people on the medical profession, he remarked.
Dr Ranjan further said that every day is a learning phase with the changes that are taking place in the medical world and with the advent of artificial intelligence, one must keep updated with the new techniques of medicines that are coming up worldwide.
Sincerity is a must in medical profession and one should abide by the ethics of the profession while rendering service to the people.
The students should also respect the staff who are assisting them in grooming their career and make sure that all their needs are catered at the right time, he stressed.
He then appealed to all the staff and stakeholders of the institute to work in unison for the welfare of the institute and for the general public as a whole.
Any problem that arises in the institute should be tabled and discussed with the authority concerned so as to bring an amicable solution before going public as the institute is in a transitional stage, he said, and gave his assurance that things will be taken up in the right path.
Stating that medical profession is the most important one that needs compassion, commitment and saving lives with a pride, the minister expressed firm belief that the medical students will definitely improve the health care system of the country with pride.
He also stressed on the various programmes taken up by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the need for the students to know about the programme so that they can take it to the community level and left no one behind.
In her speech as one of the guests of honour, JNIMS director Prof L Usharani Devi said that the three main goals of Indian medical graduates are national, institutional and learners.
She continued that part of JNIMS' vision is to produce exceptional health care professionals, provide excellent care, address all requirements of health care and promote research into healthcare to serve the community better, promote further development of medical professionals through conduct of seminars and conferences, and educate the youth into participating the development and health care sector the country and state.
The dignitaries also donned the white coat to representatives of the medical students.
Later, JNIMS MS Dr Kh Lokeshwar Singh administered the oath to the newly admitted medical students.
JNIMS Dental College principal Prof Nidarsh D Hedge and dean (Academics) Prof Supriya Laiphangbam were on the dais as guest of honour and president respectively.
Faculty members, invitees, staff, medical students, parents and guardians of the newly admitted medical students also attended the ceremony among others.
It may be mentioned that the white coat ceremony was introduced in 1993 by the Arnold P Gold Foundation to emphasise that professionalism and patient care begin when a student puts on their white coat.
The white coat ceremony and oath taking are rites of passage for medical students that mark their transition into the medical community and their clinical phase of medical school.
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