62-year-old paediatrician set to join MD pharmacology course
The Hindu
Dr. Neeli Ramchander, a renowned paediatrician, embarks on a new journey by pursuing MD (Pharmacology) at 62.
In his quest to acquire a new qualification and take up medical teaching, Dr. Neeli Ramchander, the 62-year-old noted paediatrician of Nizamabad town, is all set to join the MD (Pharmacology) course in the Government Medical College, Nizamabad, on Tuesday.
Dr. Ramchander, with a distinguished career in the field of paediatrics spanning over three decades, cracked the NEET-PG 2024 and secured a seat in MD (Pharmacology). As the adage goes, “Learning is a continuous process in life”, Dr Ramchander is poised to become a student to become a specialist in pharmacology at the age of 62. He held various key positions including national vice-president of Indian Academy of Paediatrics-2014, founder-president of Telangana State Paediatrics Body.
“My unfulfilled ambition to pursue MD course prompted me to appear for NEET PG-2024,” said Dr. Ramchander, a recipient of a host of awards including President of India’s National Redcross Gold Medal (2017-2018).
“I had left B.Pharm course in 1982 and joined the MBBS course in Kakatiya University the same year. I did Diploma in Child Health (DCH) between 1991 and 1993 to offer my services in the field of paediatrics. But I could not fulfill my ambition to pursue MD course as I had devoted my whole time for the profession and social service in the last three decades,” he added.
Now the opportunity came for me to join the MD course and I am eager to complete the course with utmost diligence, he vows. This will help me acquire a new qualification to start a new innings in the field of teaching, asserts Dr. Ramchander, expressing his readiness to share his professional expertise with future healthcare professionals.
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