Vid health manpower gets a boost in MUHS mini convocation

Nagpur: The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) conducted an additional (mini) convocation on Tuesday. In this convocation, 2,500-odd health science students from Vidarbha – right from degree, diploma, PG diploma and PHD – received their degrees and certificates. In this way, Vidarbha got a major boost to health manpower on the eve of Doctor’s Day.
“Medical students who completed their degree/diploma in the winter 2018 and 2019 examination and completed their internships by June 29, 2020 received their degrees during this mini convocation. More than 11,500 such students received degrees,” said Dr Ajit Pathak, Controller of Examination, MUHS.
The health university organizes this mini convocation in absentia every year so that medical graduates bound for higher studies in foreign countries get their degrees on time. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic created a need for health manpower and hence, the convocation was held early.
The university will send the degrees and certificates of all eligible candidates by post to their respective colleges.
PG and Diploma courses students who passed in Winter-2019 session examinations as well as Ph.D. students who have been declared eligible for award of Ph.D degree up to June 29 received their degrees.
In the under graduate section (MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, BASLP), students who passed in the winter-2018 session exams and completed one year internship received degrees. Apart from them, students of occupational therapy, physiotherapy and nursing also received degrees.