Naidu Stresses on Mandatory Rural Service for Young Doctors at AIIMS Bhubaneswar Convocation

The first convocation of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Bhubaneswar took place on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu was the Chief Guest of the function. On this occasion, 106 students received degrees and 22 students bagged gold medals. The Institute Gold Medal was awarded to Anagha Menon for being the best student of 2012 MBBS batch. Shivani from B.Sc Nursing course 2013 batch received Institute Gold Medal for being the best student.

Chief Guest, Shri Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone for Satellite Centre of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, and Dharmasala – Shelter for Attendants and Patients on the occasion.

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Addressing the graduating students and gathering, Mr. Venkaiah Naidu laid emphasis on training for doctors so that they can become more sensitive to the sufferings of patients. Young doctors must serve at least two to three years in rural areas before considering promotions for them, he stressed.

Venkaiah Naidu advised the graduates to be abreast with the latest methods and modern trends in their fields of specialisation. There is a necessity to focus on disciplines such as community and family medicine to promote comprehensive health care for people of all ages in communities and families, he expressed.

Expressing his views on the existing medical education curriculum in India, Venkaiah Naidu indicated that the government has been constantly upgrading the syllabus by including the latest developments and methods of treatment. More medical colleges must come up in India to avoid dearth of physicians, specialists and nurses. The biggest challenge is to overcome the acute shortage of health providers and health infrastructure in rural areas, he concluded.

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Union Health Minister, Mr. JP Nadda revealed that the government would set up 22 new AIIMS across the country under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. The move will reduce the shortage of skilled human resources in the health sector. The idea of the government is also to reduce the regional imbalance in the healthcare sector, he added.

The first batch of MBBS course at AIIMS Bhubaneswar commenced in 2012 while the first batch of B.Sc Nursing course commenced in 2013.