Hyderabad, July 31 (Hydnow): Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday said that quality medical education is vital for the country’s healthcare system.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to have more number of doctors and other healthcare workers across the world.
The Governor was addressing the Graduation Ceremony of MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, here.
She said that there was tremendous increase in the number of medical seats ever since Shri Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister of the country in 2014.
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Around 30,000 MBBS seats and 24,000 PG medical seats were created additionally in our country since 2014. The Governor pointed out that the number of UG medical seats in the country will be around One Lakh in near future.
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has also appreciated the Telangana Government’s decision to establish six more medical colleges in our State.
The National Medical Commission established by the Central government is heralding accountability and transparency in the medical education in the country.
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The Governor called upon the young passing out medical graduates to uphold the highest standards of medical professional ethics.
The Governor presented gold medals and other medals to the meritorious students as part of the Graduation Ceremony. (Hydnow)
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