At the 14th annual convocation of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) former president APJ Abdul Kalam spoke about the need for medical educational institutes to focus on research.
At the 14th annual convocation of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) on Saturday, former president APJ Abdul Kalam spoke about the need for medical educational institutes to focus on research.
“Research and teaching will be the focus of medical education in India in the present century,” he said while delivering the convocation address. “Institutes should work towards promoting research and teaching research. Universities are judged on the quality of research being conducted by the students and teachers,” he added.
The former president also emphasised on the importance of medical students and practitioners to be involved in rural India. “All the MBBS and MD doctors should work in primary health centres, as it directly connects the rural population,” he said while addressing the students. He also mapped out several areas in medicine in need of dire attention from the graduates.
“We need to look at eliminating tuberculosis and also ensure that there is no occurrence of HIV-Aids. People should be educated in preventive care when it comes to HIV-Aids and hepatitis,” he said, adding that work needed to be done to ensure that medicines in the country were affordable.
Future for RGUHS
Reiterating the need for world-class research, Kalam said that RGUHS should focus on creating an environment where research is conducted right at the undergraduate level. “RGUHS should also connect with its various affiliated colleges and must become a hub for virtual education,” he said.
He added that RGUHS should be a primary player in creating the next generation of leaders and have a larger presence internationally.
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