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A trip down memory lane off East Coast Road

Staff Reporter

Reunion of teachers and old students of Madurai Medical College

CHENNAI : Nearly 60 doctors got together at a resort off the East Coast Road on Sunday to re-live all those special moments they spent in college, as eager students of medicine. Alumni of the Madurai Medical College (batch of 1965) organised a reunion to express their gratitude to some of their professors.

Participating doctors, who held key positions across the State, expressed great enthusiasm and joy. When a few of them recalled anecdotes such as not being able to identify a bone in anatomy class and how they found the Physiology paper difficult and struggled to clear the examination, their classmates roared in laughter. Though medicine is perceived as a challenging and serious professional course, when senior doctors recalled interesting experiences from their student days, it was evident that students have their share of fun in the class, no matter which course they pursued.

Their professors Dr. Parvathi Devi, Dr. Meenakshi Sundaram and Dr. V. Srinivasan said they were "very touched" by their students' noble gesture. Alumni, too, were evidently moved when they met their professors after years. The reunion also highlighted the impact of strong student-teacher bonds, created decades ago, alumni C. Ramachandran said.

Dr. Parvathi Devi gave each of her students a gift and blessed them. The senior professor seemed to remember each student by name and face and eagerly enquired about their practice.

M. Arumugam, chairman and managing director of Broadline Computer Systems, spoke on the role of Information Technology in medicine. From helping in logistics and supply chain management in the process of drug procurement to documenting good work such as path-breaking surgeries, IT could be used in various areas, he said.

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