MEDICAL EDUCATION NEEDS ATTENTION : 15th Prof G Ram Reddy, Memorial Lecture,IGNOU

[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

IGNOU memorises the annual death anniversary of its Founder Vice-Chancellor, the legendary late Prof G Ram Reddy, by the annual memorial lectures instituted in 1996 following the sudden death of Prof Reddy on July 2, 1995, reports Sangita Ghosh De of eHEALTH.

Need an autonomous body to promote, regulate medical education, Prof Valiathan at IGNOU

There is an urgent need to constitute an autonomous body set up by an Act of Parliament with the twin objectives of promoting and regulating medical education at all levels, was the key point of observation that came up in the memorial lecture of Prof G Ram Reddy, delivered by Prof MVS Valiathan, a reputed cardiac surgeon and winner of the Padma Vibhushan.