Doctors should practice sympathy and kindness, says NMCMARB chairman

National Medical Council’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (NMCMARB) chairman M.K. Ramesh on Friday said that modern-day doctors were using several high-end technology tools in disease detection and treatment, and artificial intelligence was making our jobs easier and faster but doctors have to stick to age-old ethical principles of sympathy and kindness.

These are always trending, and they will never go out of fashion, Mr. Ramesh said, while speaking at the 13th convocation of the B.L.D.E. Deemed University in Vijayapura on Friday.

Health care services in the country have reached a new level, as state-of-the-art technology was being used to deliver quality services to patients, he said.

There was an increase in the number of people using technological tools. Patients can be treated remotely through telemedicine through internet, and digital platforms have helped patients reach doctors easily, the NMCMARB chariman said.

“The use of artificial intelligence has helped in identifying the characteristics of diseases. Robotic technology has become a boon for performing surgeries in a simple, easy, low-cost and minimally invasive manner,” Mr. Ramesh said.

Genomics and precision medicine technology, nanotechnology, regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy, healthcare data analysis, medical devices and wearable technology have facilitated the rapid detection, treatment and recovery from diseases in the field of medicine. Therefore, young doctors should make good use of these technologies and help those in need of treatment,” he said.

Mr. Ramesh said that doctors should engage in research and enhance their professional skills.

He further said students pursuing higher education should realise that their study never ends. Young doctors who are entering the profession should treat patients with compassion. “At the same time, self-study and research in the field of medicine should always continue,” he said.

Vice-Chancellor Arun Cham. Inamdara presented the annual report. He spoke about the researches that were being conducted in the university, recognitions received, new agreements signed, and achievements of doctors, and about future projects.

Chancellor B.M. Patil conferred the degrees on the graduates. A total of 502 degrees were conferred, including 11 PhD., three MCh (Urology), two DM (Cardiology), 239 Medical Post graduate degrees, three fellowships, 156 MBBS, 10 Postgraduate Allied Health degrees, 19 Postgraduate Science and Technology degrees, 13 Bachelor of Physiotherapy, and 46 Allied Science degrees.

As many as 28 gold medals and three cash prizes were awarded to meritorious graduates. In the Medical Postgraduate category, Narla Surekha and Shankar Narayanan R. received two gold medals each; in the graduate medical department, Yash Arya received five gold medals and one cash prize; Nishtha C. Raja received three gold medals and one cash prize; Saloni Verma received two gold medals and one cash prize; and Sirisha M.S. received two gold medals.

Pro-Chancellor Y.M. Jayaraj was present on the occasion. BLDE president and Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries M.B. Patil, Registrar R.V. Kulkarni, Controller of Examinations Shashidhar Devarmani, deans, faculty members, directors, and others were present.