Bhubaneswar, Nov. 8: Nursing is a noble profession which provides its practitioners the opportunity to serve the suffering world with a human touch, Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda, Vice-Chancellor of SOA Deemed to be University here said on Friday.
“Nurses were the most sought after professionals when the Covid-19 pandemic struck and their valiant work was acknowledged by the entire world,” Prof. Nanda said while speaking as the chief guest at the orientation program of the new batch of nursing students getting admitted in different courses of the SUM Nursing College (SNC), SOA’s faculty of nursing.
Students who had taken admission into the General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM), B.Sc. (Nursing), Post Basic B.Sc. (Nursing) and M.Sc. (Nursing) courses attended the program.
Congratulating the students for taking admission into an institution run by SOA, the Vice-Chancellor said they had chosen an university which was ranked 15th in the country by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and was operating several large hospitals.
“Ours is a research oriented university and you will get enough scope for such activities,” he said adding “we encourage students to do research and acquire knowledge.”
Prof. (Dr.) Pusparaj Samantasinghar, Medical Superintendent of Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital-1, faculty of medical sciences of SOA, who attended as guest of honour, said the nursing profession was gaining prominence and getting attractive.
Prof. (Dr.) Samantasinghar said in the healthcare sector, the nurses were of vital importance as they did most of the work from counseling to treatment.
Minati Mishra, Nursing Superintendent of IMS and SUM Hospital, who was also the guest of honour at the program, congratulated the students for choosing a great profession where they can excel through hard work and professionalism.
Prof. Pravati Tripathy, Director of SNC, Prof. Sasmita Das, Dean of SNC and Prof. Tapati Saha, Additional Dean of SNC, also addressed the gathering while Prof. Jyoti Ranjan Das, Dean (Students’ Welfare) and one of the guests of honour sent his good wishes as he could not be present. Mamata Swain, Associate Professor, proposed the vote of thanks.
