46 Doctors honoured with IMA Honorary Professorship on Teachers day
New Delhi: 46 doctors across the country were titled honorary Professors of IMA for their contribution to the professional development programme of the IMA in a recently held ceremony observing Teachers Day here. The doctors were conferred these awards by Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya.
The special event was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Hon'ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare, GoI, in the presence of Shri Pashupati Kumar Paras, Hon'ble Minister of Food Processing Industries, GoI, and Mrs. Meenakshi Lekhi, Hon'ble Minister of State of External Affairs, GoI who were the Guest of Honour.
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46 eminent Medical Teachers were recognized as Honorary Professors of IMA, CGP & AMS as per the list below:
| List of Awardees | ||
| S.No. | Name of Awardee | State |
| 1 | Dr. S M Kadri | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 2 | Dr. Arvind Kumar Pancholia | Madhya Pradesh |
| 3 | Dr. Sachin Bhalchandra Ingle | Maharashtra |
| 4 | Dr. Meghana Vinay Chougule | Maharashtra |
| 5 | Dr. Mahesh Karandikar | Maharashtra |
| 6 | Dr. Manoj Kumar Srivastava | Uttar Pradesh |
| 7 | Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh | Bihar |
| 8 | Dr. Ramesh S Bilimagga | Karnataka |
| 9 | Dr. Sunil Katyal | Punjab |
| 10 | Dr. Tanu Raj Sirohi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 11 | Dr. Ravi Kumar Dosi | Madhya Pradesh |
| 12 | Dr. Srinivas Ramaka | Telangana |
| 13 | Dr. Narendra M Dedhia | Maharashtra |
| 14 | Dr. Animesh Jain | Karnataka |
| 15 | Dr. Janmejaya Mohapatra | Orissa |
| 16 | Dr. Prof. Mahendra Pal Singh | Punjab |
| 17 | Dr. Kavita Agarwal | Delhi |
| 18 | Dr. Devendra Prasad Singh | Bihar |
| 19 | Dr. R Kumar Gagan | Uttar Pradesh |
| 20 | Dr. Ajay Gambhir | Delhi |
| 21 | Dr. Alok Bhandari | Delhi |
| 22 | Dr. Pratibha Singh | Bihar |
| 23 | Dr. Mukul Tiwari | Madhya Pradesh |
| 24 | Dr. Suresh Chandak | Maharashtra |
| 25 | Dr. Vijaykumar C. Popat | Gujarat |
| 26 | Dr. Gauravi A Dhruva | Gujarat |
| 27 | Dr. Kripasindhu Gantait | Bengal |
| 28 | Dr. Sudhir Singh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 29 | Dr. Surya Kant | Uttar Pradesh |
| 30 | Dr. Jagmohan Rai Shrivastava | Madhya Pradesh |
| 31 | Dr. Rajendra Tatu Nanavare | Maharashtra |
| 32 | Dr. Shivakumar F Kumbar | Karnataka |
| 33 | Dr. G.V. Divakar | Karnataka |
| 34 | Dr. Satyajit Borah | Assam |
| 35 | Dr. Anuja Santosh Kulkarni | Maharashtra |
| 36 | Dr. R.C. Sreekumr | Kerala |
| 37 | Dr. Rayapu Ramesh Babu | Andhra Pradesh |
| 38 | Dr. Anoop Nigam | Madhya Pradesh |
| 39 | Dr. Hozie D Kapadia | Maharashtra |
| 40 | Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta | Jharkhand |
| 41 | Dr. Mahendra Nath Thareja | Rajasthan |
| 42 | Dr. Vinod C Shah | Gujarat |
| 43 | Dr. Praveen Katiyar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 44 | Dr. Deepak Malviya | Uttar Pradesh |
| 45 | Dr. Mohita Sharma | Uttar Pradesh |
| 46 | Dr. Narayanan Nair | Kerala |
In the inaugural address, the Hon'ble Health Minister lauded the contribution of Medical Practitioners to the development of the country and appreciated the role of the Indian Medical Association in guiding the entire Medical Community and the general public. The Minister of Health recalled the role of the doctors during the COVID pandemic wherein the entire Medical Practitioners worked in War Footing on a call given by our beloved Prime Minister.
On this auspicious occasion, the Hon'ble Minister of Health appreciated the role of the Indian Medical Association in working closely with the Government and for playing a positive role in bringing up improvement in the Healthcare sector in the country.
The event was also addressed by Shri Pashupati Kumar Paras, Hon'ble Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, and Mrs. Meenakshi Lekhi, Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India, Government of India who shared their experience with the doctors during the sickness of their close associates.
Dr. Vedprakash Mishra, Dean of Academic & Accreditation Board, IMA in his keynote address elaborated on the role of the doctor as a Teacher and Healer.
