The tragic accident of Naveen Shekarappa Gyangoudar, a medical student from the state succumbing to the Russian shelling on the outskirts of Kharkiv in Ukraine has given rise to a new discussion on the standards of medical education in the country. At the same time, it has also become an eye-opener on how Man’s wicked mentality can pave way for problems, personal, national and international.
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97 per cent and no Medical seat: Perhaps there can be no second opinion on the profound grief the family of Naveen Shekarappa Gyangoudar is undergoing due to the sudden unforeseen tragedy. Shekarappa Gyangoudar, father of the deceased has gone on record that his ward was compelled to go to Ukraine for failing to get a Medical seat even after scoring 97 per cent in the + 2 class.
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| Naveen Shekarappa Gyangoudar |
Dr Deepak Haldipur, a renowned ENT surgeon with the unique distinction of having performed the highest number of Black fungus surgeries has a different story to tell. He says: “These days getting whatever score at the PUC level alone isn’t enough as the number of marks in the entrance (NEET) exams also plays a crucial role. Even I had 97 per cent in PUC, 20th rank to the state and got a seat in the Bengaluru Medical College. It’s not that all those who come first or toppers in marks become successful professionals in life. There is any number of instances where those with the best of grades have literally stumbled in making a good private practice. Likewise, the list of average medical students making a thriving business is never-ending”.
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| Dr Deepak Haldipur |
A stance of convenience: “These days we are prone to adopting a stance of convenience suiting our own requirements. On one side, we claim of being betrayed for not getting a seat due to the reservation system. On the other hand, we don’t mind going abroad for being in a position to afford the expenses. But what about those, forget being able to pay, are in no position even to think of? I am six feet tall with a white complexion and in a position to speak well. But isn’t it a reservation characteristic from my parents”, ponders Dr Deepak Haldipur.
Facilities better elsewhere: On the ongoing controversy about the medical educational facilities, Dr Deepak Haldipur becomes categorical: “You need no reasons to strive for accomplishments. But why do you have to give a variety of reasons for not being able to achieve? In reality, there is no equality at all from whatever yardsticks you intend to look at. It’s also not proper to grumble that countries like Ukraine and Russia don’t boast of good facilities for medical education. Perhaps, but for us, elsewhere the facilities are better”.
The honest person behind good institutions: “Generally, there will be one honest person in every institution for enabling it to evolve as a model one. Even assuming the most corrupt politician starts an educational institution, the Principal or the person in charge of running the show will remain the most competent. This one person is enough to set standards and the right model…
…Thanks to Dr Gururaj Karajagi and his upright way of running the educational institution, Vidyawardhaka Sangha School from where I studied in Rajajinagar developed into a role model. Many teachers in the school due to the direct influence of Dr Gururaj Karajagi, became very good teachers. But, they were nowhere connected with the Management nor did they know who all formed the management committee”.
Why should everyone become an Engineer or Doctor: Dr Deepak Haldipur exclaimed: “People from the rural regions migrate to the nearby towns and cities for better livelihood and future. They don’t come to do any service. In the same way, students go to different countries with the prospects of green pastures for themselves and not the native country. In the process, one is forced to undergo the rough weather as well. What we need is a respectable profession to make both ends meet. So, it is not necessary that one should become an Engineer or a Doctor to make a living. The sooner, we overcome this fad we will be leading to a better society…
…Of late we have been discussing the religions. But what is happening in Ukraine? Christians are butchering Christians. Basically, Man is not a good person and what we are witnessing is only a sad reflection of his thoughts. Unless Man makes up his mind to change himself first, the grief, pain, agony pervading the society at large is difficult to overcome”!
-Manohar Yadavatti
Good article. Vasudaiva kuttumbakam - the world is one. When people (everyone) realise that there are different methods to attain salvation only the path is different, this world will be a better place to live.
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