Bengaluru, May 9: The 53rd Annual Convocation and College Day of St John’s Medical College was held at 3 pm on Monday, May 9.
144 MBBS students, 63 postgraduates, 16 Super Specialty postgraduates and 06 PhD scholars, in total 229 health professionals were awarded their degrees.
Dr Kavery Nambisan, renowned rural surgeon and writer, and alumnus of St John’s Medical College, of the Batch of 1965, was the chief guest. Sebastian Adayantharath, Bishop of Mandya diocese presided over the function.
An average of nearly 90% of students in all years of MBBS have passed the University exams this year. Over a third got first classes.
Dr Mahin Mundra secured the 7 th rank overall in the state in the third MBBS Rajiv Gandhi University exams. Dr Pooja in Community Medicine, Dr Linette Antony in Ophthalmology and Dr Ijaz Pillai in PMR stood 1st in the University. Six of our DM/MCh students obtained university ranks among the top 10 university ranks, with Dr Thomas Isiah Sudarshan in critical care, Dr Nalina A in Neonatology and Dr. Swathi Kiran in Pediatric Nephrology coming first.
Dr Paul Parathazham, the Director of St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences welcomed the gathering.
The Dean of St John’s Medical College, Dr George D’Souza highlighted on the various achievements of the students and congratulated the committed faculty, awardees of various university ranks and all graduating students.
The graduates, postgraduates and super-specialty graduates were presented their certificates, as well as the various awards won over the years of study. Sr Dr Aquinas Edassery of the batch of 1975 was awarded the Sr Dr Mary Glowrey Award 2022, the highest award of the St John’s Medical College Alumni Association for service in rural and underprivileged areas of the country, for her dedicated and selfless service in various parts of the country.
Dr Kavery Nambisan, in her address to the graduates and awardees reminded them to strive continually towards reaching out to those affected by multitude of problems, health and otherwise and provide relief and succor to those in need. She also emphasized the need for the graduates to serve in rural and underserved areas of the nation. As a proud author of famous books like “Mango-colored fish” and “The story that must not be told”, her message for the graduates was to also continue pursuit of one’s interest apart from professional life.
Most Rev Sebastian Adayantharath, in his presidential address emphasized the need for humility, continued learning, developing the listening quality and sincerity and dedication in every action of life.