Written by INDUS MED NEWS 19 December, 2015 10:26 am .
The first Bioethics Unit of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics in the state of Rajasthan was formally inaugurated and established at Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology (MGUMST), Jaipur, thanks to the vision and dynamic leadership of the MGUMST Chairman, Professor. Dr. M.L. Swarankar.
The unit was inaugurated by the Head and Chair, Asia Pacific Bioethics Program of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Prof. Russell D’Souza, on 3rd December 2015.
The event was graced by the presence of Prof. Hari Gautam, former Chairman UGC and Principal Advisor to MGUMST, Dr.Sudhir Sachdev, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dr. G. N. Saxena, Dean of the Medical College.
This MGUMST-UNESCOBioethics Unit will conduct workshops under the National 3T Bioethics Training Program for faculty, take up inter-disciplinary research projects related to various issues in Bioethics and moreover will involve undergraduate students in its activities. It will partner with other UNESCOBioethics Units across Universities in India.
INDUSEM Leader Professor Dr.Siddharth Dubhashi, Director of Academics and Student Affairs and Professor of Surgery, was appointed as Head of the Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology (MGUMST), Jaipur-Bioethics Unit of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics.
“I want to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of the very many visionaries over all of India and beyond but to also mention the names of Hon Prof. Dr. Jayshreeben Mehta, Prof. Dr Mary Mathew Prof.Dr. PrincyPalatty, Prof. E Mohandas, Prof.Dr.Payal Bansal, Prof. Dr.Arun Jamkar, Prof. Dr. OP Kalra, Dr. Lokwani, Dr. Marthanda Pillai, Dr. K. K. Agarwal and Dr.BipinBatra who have been remarkably united in the vision for need to give the competencies of Bioethics to Medical, Dental and Health Care professionals to enable the practice and delivery of ethically excellent health care to the community” said UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Prof. Russell D’Souza.
INDUSEM Leaders Dr.BipinBatra (NBE), Dr.Dubhashi (MGUMST), Vice-Chancellors Professor Dr. OP Kalra (Rohtak), and Professor Dr.Jamkar (Maharashtra) are recognized for their academic contributions worldwide and we congratulate their leadership to develop the UNESCOBioethics Agenda in India.
INDUSEM Looks to work with UNESCOBioethics at our various partner institutions to forward the Bioethics Agenda in Medical Education& Patient Care across India.
About INDUSEM
The INDUSEM mission is to envision and implement the future of Patient Care across the world. The partnership brings together Expert Educators, Inquisitive Innovators and Physicians supporting Safe Patient Care across India, United States and the World. INDUSEM is the Top International Partnership across the World and brings together Institutions, Individuals and Initiatives focused on improving patient care globally. Till date INDUSEM has reached over 50,000 Experts and its reach continues to grow daily. For more information, visit www.indusem.org
About MGUMST
In the year 1999, under the dynamic leadership of Dr. M.L. Swarankar the India Education trust (IET) was established. IET was established with the aim to continuously improve the health status of people by providing primary as well as advanced health care, Develop health manpower by creating training centers for medical and allied health care professionals and Promote and subsidize activities of other educational institutions which are catering and improving public health at large. IET is the sponsoring body of Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology (MGUMST), Rajasthan. For more information, visit http://www.mgumst.org
About UNESCOBioethics
On July 2009, UNESCO signed an agreement to establish a UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights with the UniversitàEuropea di Roma and AteneoPontificio Regina Apostolorum. The two universities, in cooperation with UNESCO, established this UNESCO Chair at the Bioethics and Human Rights Institute. The UNESCO Chair offers a university framework of reflection and study, providing information and fostering the application of bioethical principles in science, medicine and new technologies based on the UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. For More Information http://www.unescobiochair.org/
