Ashim Kumar Ghosh, Haryana Governor and Chancellor of the Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, on Saturday exhorted young doctors to make compassion, ethics and a spirit of service the guiding principles of their lives. “Medicine is not merely a profession but the highest responsibility in the service of humanity,” he said.
Addressing the 5th convocation ceremony of the health university, Ghosh called doctors symbols of hope, trust and life. He said the profession demanded that they discharged their duties with sensitivity, humility and dedication.
During the ceremony, degrees for various programmes, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, physiotherapy, pharmacy and allied health sciences, were awarded to 950 students. Additionally, as many as 68 meritorious students were honoured with gold medals for their outstanding academic achievements. Governor Ghosh also released a souvenir to commemorate the occasion.
Congratulating the graduating students and their families, he said a convocation was not merely the completion of an academic journey, but the beginning of a new life full of responsibility, service and dedication.
Ghosh appreciated the achievements of the university in the fields of education, research, healthcare services and public welfare, stating that the institution had earned a distinct identity at the national level in medical, dental and pharmacy education. Lauding the university’s tele-consultation services and public welfare initiatives such as “Swasthya Aapke Dwar,” Ghosh said its efforts had strengthened access to healthcare and given a new direction to public health awareness.
Praising the institute’s organ donation awareness campaign, he said the initiative had brought new hope to many families and reflected the belief that no donation was greater than the gift of life. Vice-Chancellor Dr HK Aggarwal said healthcare was not just a profession but a mission to serve humanity. He urged the students to work with dedication for the poor and underprivileged sections of society.
Highlighting the university’s achievements, the VC said that it was started in 2008 with 59 affiliated colleges and was now connected to 165 colleges across the state. “The university has so far achieved six organ donations and 38 successful kidney transplants at PGIMS, all with a 100 per cent success rate. Rs 5 crore has been allocated this year to promote research activities,” Dr Aggarwal added.
Vice-Chancellors of other universities, including Milap Punia and Dr Amit Arya, PGIMS Director Dr SK Singhal, Rohtak DC Sachin Gupta and former minister Manish Grover were among those present on the occasion.
