SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, June 3: Upbeat with getting 100 MBBS and postgraduate (PG) seats, government-owned 55-year-old Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College Hospital (SNMMCH) Dhanbad launched its new but impressive logo of the institution.
While launching the new logo on the occasion of the Graduation Ceremony, principal Dr Jyoti Ranjan Prasad said the logo had been old enough and was difficult to upload into the software. “So, a new logo of the institution has been launched,” he added.
SNMMCH also added a feather to its cap by holding the first time in 55 years the ‘Graduation Ceremony’ for the students. 2018 batch students of the institution were on the occasion felicitated and presented certificates, mementoes, caps and others.
Graduation Ceremony
The graduation ceremony is generally held only at institutions of national repute. In Jharkhand, SNMMCH thus became the 1st medical college to start this tradition. Till 2017, RIMS Ranchi used to hold this programme differently but after COVID-19, it has been not held.
MGMMCH Jamshedpur, which is older than SNMMCH, does not hold while Palamu, Hazaribagh and Dumka medical colleges are yet to give graduates.
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For this auspicious occasion besides 2018 batch students, their guardians and family members were also attended in large numbers.
“Your hard labour has paid dividends. Now you are a registered doctor and can practice in any corner of the country. I wish the best of luck to you in future endeavours,” said principal Dr Prasad told students.
The nodal officer of the Graduate Ceremony, Dr Ravi Bhushan, said that under the guidance of the principal he was planning to hold the Graduation Ceremony for the last 3 years and was finally able to hold it this year. Students of the 2020-22 batch also played a major role in making it successful.
4 senior faculty members felicitated
Principal Dr Jyotiranjan Prasad, medicine HoD Dr UK Ojha, orthopaedics HoD Dr DP Bhushan and nodal officer Dr Ravi Bhushan were felicitated for their outstanding work in getting permission to begin PG courses from the National Medical Commission in 2024- session.
SNMMCH has been trying to offer PG courses since 2013 from the Medical Council of India but finally got this approval in 2024 in medicine and orthopaedics. Earlier in 2023, the institution had got 100 MBBS seats permission.
“Now, our goal is to get 150 MBBS seats’ permission and PG seats in other 5 subjects that have been rejected,” said Dr Ravi Bhushan, nodal officer of college for NMC affairs.
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