107 exceptional students shine bright at PGI’s 38th Convocation

Prof Vinod K Paul, Member, NITI Aayog, was the main guest.

Delivering his convocation address, Prof Paul said, “This convocation is not conscionable a milestone; it is the archetypal measurement towards a caller travel of nonrecreational excellence. As you determination forward, retrieve that your cognition and skills are not conscionable for yourself but for the work of humanity. Hold accelerated to the values instilled successful you by this large institution.”

Reflecting connected his assemblage days successful Chandigarh, Prof Paul said, “PGI holds a peculiar spot successful my heart. As a pupil astatine DAV College, I would locomotion from my hostel successful Sector 15 to the assemblage successful Sector 10, passing by PGI and witnessing doctors coming successful and retired of this esteemed institution. I often wondered if I would ever person the privilege of being associated with specified a prestigious place.”

Prof Vinod K Paul, Member, NITI Aayog, presents a metallic medal certificate to a student. (Express photograph by Kamleshwar Singh)

He lauded the PGI for its enduring dedication to diligent care, aesculapian acquisition and innovative research.

Outlining PGI’s goals, Prof Paul said, “As an institution, our aspiration is clear: to fertile among the apical 25 globally, and this milestone is good wrong our grasp. We person the champion training, unmatched potential, and the thrust to signifier the future. As doctors, you indispensable stay vigilant to guarantee that AI and different tools service each patients fairly, without perpetuating existing biases and without compromising objective examination.”

The impermanent of honour, Prof Jagat Ram, erstwhile PGI director, reflected connected PGI’s journey, saying that the instauration stands arsenic a awesome of excellence, a unfortunate of its success, with overwhelming diligent spot starring to a grounds outpatient and exigency numbers.

Earlier, Prof Vivek Lal, Director, PGI, highlighted the institute’s achievements and trajectory of excellence: “PGI stands gangly among the top aesculapian institutions globally. More than 25% of programme directors successful the US travel from PGI — this is the powerfulness of our alma mater. A grade from PGI isn’t conscionable a certificate; it’s a testament to the information that you tin past successful immoderate environment.”

Prof Vivek Lal, Director, PGI, highlighted the institute’s achievements and trajectory of excellence: “PGI stands gangly among the top aesculapian institutions globally. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

Top Medal Winners

Dr Srinivas Ananth K, Kataria Gold Medal, 2023-24

‘Consistency & subject cardinal to success’

“This is surreal,” says Dr Srinivas Ananth K, arsenic helium proudly wears his 2 medals, a golden and a silver. Dr Ananth did his MBBS from Tamil Nadu and his MD successful Nuclear Medicine from PGI. The Kataria Gold Medal is the highest bid successful medals awarded to the champion outgoing campaigner judged based connected world and extracurricular activities.

Recalling his years astatine PGI, Dr Ananth says the archetypal 3 months were a spot tough, with the connection and nutrient taking clip to adjust, but “I tin springiness the module and my classmates the recognition for these astir fantastic years. Nuclear Medicine is simply a tract that is the future, for we tin some diagnose and dainty patients, predominantly malignancies. I person presented my papers internationally connected neuroendocrine tumours. My probe thesis is connected thyroid cancer, and our Department astatine PGI is the champion successful the country, we are the pioneers successful PET-guided biopsies, and it has been a privilege to larn from the champion and turn arsenic a doc and a person”.

The Kataria Gold Medal is for wide academics and co-curricular activities, and according to Dr Ananth, helium has a keen involvement successful dance, art, and poetry, and is simply a badminton subordinate arsenic good and was chosen Mr Zenith. The cardinal to success, helium says, is subject and consistency, and moving intimately with the module and knowing their vision. Dr Ananth, who worked arsenic a elder nonmigratory astatine PGI and is present successful Hyderabad, is preparing for a caller phase.

Suraj Gupta, AIKAT Memorial Gold Medal, 2021

‘Enjoy the signifier of learning’

During Covid, Suraj Gupta, who did his B.Sc successful Medical Laboratory Technology from PGI, realised the powerfulness of investigating and however it needs to scope the grassroots level. Now moving with the Delhi government, helium talks astir however the grade from PGI equipped him to travel the principles of mass-level investigating during Covid.

“Nothing is imaginable without testing, and not conscionable for treatment, but besides diagnosis and prevention,” says Gupta, who won a golden medal for excellence successful academics and a metallic medal for his information and excellence successful sports, cricket, poetry, and unfastened mic. “You person to support working, and enjoying each signifier of your travel of learning and support excelling successful the field,” says Gupta, who is present preparing for the Civil Services exam.

Karuna, AIKAT Memorial Gold Medal, 2019

‘My learning continues’

A B.Sc successful Paramedics from PGI, Karuna says studying present and achieving this golden medal is similar a dream. “I had ne'er thought astir it, but the hard enactment down this accomplishment is not lone mine, but besides of my household and teachers; without them I would not person been capable to scope present today. The module present astatine PGI is par excellence. Attending lectures regularly is important,” says Karuna.

Now moving arsenic a Lab Technologist astatine AIIMS, Delhi, Karuna says some PGI and AIIMS are the apical 2 aesculapian institutes of India, and she is arrogant that she had the privilege of being a portion of the apical institutes successful the country. “My learning continues,” adds Karuna.

Meenakshi, AIKAT Memorial Gold Medallist, 2020

‘PGI module members person been a large support’

“The champion happening that I person done is the B.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology from PGI and I americium arrogant to beryllium moving arsenic a laboratory technologist successful PGI’s Advanced Pediatric Centre,” says Meenakshi, victor of the AIKAT Memorial Gold Medal. She got golden and metallic medals for the pupil of the twelvemonth and world excellence.

“Hard enactment is precise important to scope the apical level, and I focused connected diligent attraction classes on with studies. PGI module members person been a large support, and without them, I would not person been capable to scope present today,” adds Meenakshi.