Media Release
Mangaluru, Feb 2: The 2020 batch of the Allied Health Science courses under the Father Muller Medical College of Allied Health Sciences was inaugurated in a formal function at the Father Muller Convention Centre on February 2.
Dr Antony Sylvan D’Souza, dean of Father Muller College of Allied Health Sciences, welcomed the gathering and enlightened the minds of the freshmen about the important role of allied health sciences in helping the doctor in treating patients, being the right hand of the doctor. He felt proud that the allied health sciences intake has outnumbered the MBBS intake with around 183 students enrolling for the various courses offered at the institution. He wished the parents and student a bright future and welcomed them into the Father Muller fold.
The chief guest for the day, Dr Gangadhara Somayaji K R, registrar of Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Derlakatte was aptly chosen by the management for the inaugural as he is an academician par excellence and has a sound research background with numerous publications. In his lecture, he appreciated the students for their right choice because Father Muller College of Allied Health Sciences provides the best teachers, skill based learning and clinical practise. He emphasised that nowadays we require not only medical professionals for the overall benefit of the patient, but we need the help of allied health professionals. There is a need for passion to work in the health care sector as a professional and he mentioned allied health professional having much more demand compared to medical professionals and wished them all the best.
The presidential address was delivered by Fr Richard A Coelho, director of Father Muller Charitable Institutions. Welcoming the freshmen and their families he mentioned the right choice that they had made by opting for this premier institution which has a legacy of 140 years in the health care sector. Being a Catholic institution under the Mangalore diocese, its main aim is to serve humanity with compassion.
God the life giver and the supreme healer is the source of all healing, we being mere instruments of His.
Healthcare is an industry that needs to be run on service rather than on revenue generation. Patients are the stakeholders in the healthcare industry and need to be treated with utmost dignity and ethics. The Father Muller family in itself upholds and practices moral values and ethics in everyday service to the needy.
He advised students on how to handle problems properly, taking help from teachers, councillor and mentor and then they will succeed. He emphasised, "When you have passion for a subject, you will put effort to study. The private sector Father Muller Charitable Institution is the first one to start a nursing school, nursing college and mental health department."
The director mentioned that he appreciated his teachers, the foundation that had been given by them. He emphasised, "Plenty of opportunities are waiting for you. Before your result is out, you will have a job in your hand." He blessed the freshmen and hoped that they utilize the resources available at Father Muller’s to build a sound mind and sound body.
The vote of thanks was rendered by Avita Acquilla Lobo, lecturer of the department of Microbiology.
The dignitaries present were, Fr Rudolph Ravi D’Sa, administrator of Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Fr Ajith Menezes, administrator of Father Muller Medical College and Father Muller College of Allied Health Sciences, Dr Jayaprakash Alva, dean of FMMC and Foundation Course developer for the Allied Health Sciences, Fr Nelson Pais, assistant administrator of FMMCH.