Puducherry: Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University K. Meer Mustafa Hussain has appealed to medical graduates to equip themselves with the latest in medicine and surgery so that they could be carried to the underprivileged sections of society.

Presenting an address after handing certificates of graduation to 48 MBBS graduates of the privately managed Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital of the Vinayaka Missions University on the occasion of first graduation day held at the institute at Krimambakkam near here on Thursday, Dr. Hussain said that the doctors should develop humane approach while diagnosing patients.

He said that graduates passing out of the medical colleges should not stop with what they had learnt in the institutions.

They should keep attending "continuing medical education programmes" to enhance their capabilities to achieve excellence. With all the advancement and techniques available over Internet, the quality of practice had gone down drastically and medical ethics had also lost its relevance in a commercial world.

He said that he had information from Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss at the National Psychiatric Conference recently in Chennai that the Government had planned to introduce from this year compulsory rural posting for junior doctors on completion of internship.

Around 29,000 medical graduates would have to complete a year of service in rural areas so as to become eligible for permanent registration to set up practice. Dr. Hussain urged the medical graduates to work in remote rural areas so that the underprivileged people could have the application of modern medicine.

While referring to Noida killings, the Vice-Chancellor said, "This act of cruelty is taking place in modern times and that too in India, a land known for rich culture and ethos. This act could not be carried out without the assistance of able doctors."

He stressed that medical profession should enjoy its credibility. India was a giant in medical profession and had become a hub and destination for effective and quality health care delivery.

He said that science and economic research, which had been a different subject earlier, had now become inter-dependent for development of the country.

He lauded the Vinayaka Missions University for being in the forefront in medical and technical education. Pro-Chancellor of the University A. S. Ganesan, Dean A. Samuel Gnanadoss and General Manager (Operations) S. Baskar were among those who felicitated the new graduates.

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