Today, in another proud day for the Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine, KGUMSB, eleven specialist doctors were awarded their MD degrees. A mix of euphoria and relief, their emotions were palpable. In fact one of them felt it as a cocktail of joy, anxiety, and hope. For the last four years, they have given blood, sweat and tears. Literally and metaphorically.

Their curriculum emphasized value based care, quality improvement, equity, leadership and team work, amongst others. They have absorbed professional language, observed role models, and internalized the rhythms and culture of care. Mastered both the art and science of patient care. 

One of the doctors reflected, residency was not just about getting  all the answers but also challenging what we think, constructing new knowledge and pushing the limits of her own best practice.  An experience worth a thousand pictures, she recounts, thrilling, brutal and humbling. I have tried to learn patient care but patients have taught me how to take care of them. She knows it's a lifelong project, something doctors have explored for eons and continue too. It was  about growth, about maturation

Let your legacy be kindness. Let your purpose be service. The Dean reminded. They assured us they will start today, with the next patient. 

The president, KGUMSB, offered best wishes for the great challenges and exciting opportunities as  21st century medicine is increasingly aiming to upgrade the healthy, not just aimed to heal the sick. 

May their knowledge guide them, their hands comfort their patients, and their integrity define their practice.