Medicos exhorted to be humane, uphold ethics

Hyderabad: Young medical students and senior medical practitioners were advised "to be humane, and serve the noble profession with dedication and compassion" during a programme held to felicitate the students who secured admissions into the first year of MBBS course at different medical colleges and universities across the Telangana state. The programme was organised by Shaheen Group of Institutions in collaboration with MESCO and The Siasat Daily on Sunday.

Interacting with the students and their parents, Dr Abdul Qadeer, of Shaheen Group of Institutions, stressed the importance of ethics and discipline in shaping the career of a doctor. "Without ethics, moral and discipline a doctor is incomplete and unworthy of his profession," he said Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, Managing Editor of Siasat Urdu daily, exhorted the students to "refrain from corporatization of the medical profession."

He urged them to uphold medical ethics and have compassion for their patients. He urged the young students to be humane in approach and patient during their interaction with the patients. The Secretary of Muslim Education Social and Cultural Organization (MESCO), Dr Fakhruddin Mohammed, advised students to interact with their seniors, spend more time with patients and be punctual to lectures.

Earlier, nearly 200 students who secured seats in medical courses in government and private medical colleges and universities across Telangana were felicitated and awarded certificates of merit and medals. A total of 780 students from the Muslim community secured seats in medical colleges of which 529 secured admission in 'A' category and the remaining in 'B' and 'C' category. Dr Ghouse Mohiuddin, Advisor, Shadan Medical Institute, Dr Iftekharuddin, Abdul Hameed and others were also present on this occasion. Director Shaheen Group of Institutions, Aijaz Ahmed compeered the programme.