White Coat Ceremony in CMC for new MBBS students

Ludhiana, October 8, 2019: Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana organised the White coat ceremony for the MBBS batch of 2019 students.
This ceremony was held on the conclusion of the one month long ‘Foundation Course’ which was introduced as part of the New MBBS competency based curriculum released by the Medical Council of India this year. CMC admits 75 students in each batch of MBBS.
Dr.William Bhatti, Director CMC spoke about importance of getting inducted into a noble profession that demands the students to learn not only the knowledge but also a number of skills. He added that the white coat adds responsibility to young doctors for the patients and society. The White Coat Ceremony oath was administered to the first year students by the Principal, CMC, Dr Jeyaraj D. Pandian where the students pledged their loyalty to the profession of Medicine. This is a significant milestone in the lives of the budding doctors in their journey of lifelong learning in this profession. Dr. Jeyaraj said that the new entrants into medical profession need to follow professional ethics while serving the humanity.
Dr.Dinesh K. Badyal, Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Medical Education, CMC Ludhiana and Convenor of the MCI Nodal center said that the 2019 MBBS batch is the pioneer batch who are undergoing the New Curriculum of MCI.
Dr. Badyal and Dr, Abhilasha William coordinated the one month long Foundation Course which has been introduced first time in the country under new curriculum of MBBS. Under Foundation Course the various new sessions were conducted for the fresh MBBS entrants including time management, stress management, professionalism, safety precautions, basic life support, doctors & society, communication skills, alternative health care, cultural competency, gender concerns, disability issues, community health, working in health care teams, sports, language issues and computer skills. A number of experts conducted these sessions. The ceremony concluded with all the students being given professional white coats by the Principal who handed over the white coats to class representatives. This was followed by all the students of MBBS2019 batch who donned the white coats for the first time as they entered into the medical college to become the Indian Medical Graduates in this 125 years old renowned college known for its healing, medical education and research. The official prayer was led By Rev. Alex Peter. The vice principals and heads of first professional year were present at the event.