GANGTOK, May 18: Fourteen students pursuing BSc Nursing (1st year) here at SMIMS, 5th Mile Tadong today dedicated themselves in service of humanity following a lamp lighting ceremony held at the auditorium hall of the newly built college building in the vicinity of SMIMS.
K Jayakumar, the Vice Chancellor to SMIMS was present at the ceremony as chief guest along with Dr RL Sharma, Medical Superintendent at STNM, Doma Lepcha, former Deputy Director of Nursing, government of Sikkim and Dr PJ Shivananda, Dean SMIMS as the special guests.
The students solemnly recited the Nightingale (the pioneer of nursing) pledge stating that under any circumstances they will carry out their services faithfully with perseverance. They also committed to live a life of purity and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.
The students also lighted up the candles marking a best of their capacity and devotion to the patients.
Speaking at the occasion the Vice Chancellor took the opportunity to inform the gathering about the recent affiliation of SMIMS with Medical Council of India. Stating it as a fruit of perseverance and hard work of all the members associated with SMIMS, he also extended acknowledgement to the state government as well to the concerned department for their tireless support.
Motivating the students to focus more on their prime duty of serving humankind, the Vice Chancellor coined nursing as highest noble profession of all. Adjudging that nursing is the highest demanding profession around the world, he highlighted various other factors for opting nursing as a career.
Ms Doma Lepcha marked the day of lamping as an auspicious occasion and moment in the life of the students in striving new horizon of nursing. Earlier placing the annual report of the College of Nursing (CoN) Mridula Das, the Principal of the college informed that the nursing course is at a very nascent stage in SMIMS. Ms Das said it is an endeavor of making nursing profession more viable in Sikkim the students taking the pledge being the third consecutive batch.
Nursing education started in the year 2004 at SMIMS with a vision of bringing in nursing as a promising career together with academic excellence. The students of nursing also presented melodious songs during an occasion today.
(sikkim express)
