Oscar Wild said “We need to believe in impossible and remove improbable”. A Surgeon always feels that nothing is impossible, you need a truthful determination and knowledge to back it. Make it I–am-possible by understanding the reality of patient care where uncertainities always come in your way. Train yourself to deal with all probable to achieve your goal and remove fear of improbable.
ASI is completing 75 years of its journey to its present position and has seen many ups and downs but stood well above circumstances with high head. Our mentors have laid a sound foundation with wisdom to promote academics of high standard involving surgeons from all over the world, to give a platform to show our ability to others and learn to improve ourselves from world leader. Many such Speciality sections are doing excellent work and putting example to teach other nations in newer techniques. New generation is grooming with high hopes and looking forward to ASI to spread its wings to teach peripheral Surgeons and be a part of system to improve surgical services to give better care to our Society. It is Government duty to provide such medical care to its citizen, but can not do so alone as evident from various reports. ASI should come forward to be a partner and help in implementing various schemes of surgical oriented programmes and improve quality work. We have members of high devotion and determinations. What is needed is to collaborate in right direction, develop a Joint System and promote it with good result.
ASI wishes to be a partner with State Chapters and Speciality Sections to guide them and take there help in promoting various workshops, symposium and teaching programmes at various part of country and develop 10 to 15 Skill Centres. Similarly arranging education programme of CME, P.G. teaching and focused symposium on practical basis in each states at periphery with local and other resource persons will help to freshen the knowledge and gain teaching hours for MCI purpose also. We have talent unparallel in each states, to be identified and involve to teach our young generation and be a part of ASI responsibility.
A high quality skill centre at Chennai ASI building is our priority. Plenty of space is available and looking for a partner to help us in developing it into a skill course round the year on minimal cost.
SAARC cooperation on equal terms to entertain surgeons from our neighbour countries and give a good atmosphere of learning from each other resources, to develop a continuous programme of learning is our aim. Process has started. Similarly South East Asian Countries are developing very well with universal cooperation. We should come forward and form a good partnership for exchange programme to help our surgeons learn what is best available and give our programmes to there surgeons to learn what is best with us. It is also in process to form a formidable academic international cooperative group. In future is to include Far East/ Pacific Asian Nations including Australia for a comprehensive study programme.
World is a one big centre now with so much advancements in electronic and IT technology. Knowledge is on your fingers, but guidance is necessary. We with our resources can be a guiding factor in our part of the world and develop into high surgical resource country learning and imparting high quality care to people in general.
ASI Membership is around Sixteen Thousands while more than a lac Surgeons are working in the Country. Every year about 200 Surgeons get enrolled as a member while about 3000 Surgeons get post graduate degrees from various Institutions. Reasons for such indifference compel us to search ourselves and role over to see their genuine reasons. Many activities mentioned above and many other new activities including family benefit scheme and Indemnity protection Insurance Scheme will definitely attract them.
If Surgeons of all Surgical Specialities like Ob./Gyn., Orthopedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Dental and Super Speciality, get united in the form of Federation of Surgeons of India, will be a formidable one with more then 1.5 lacs membership. Number matters in democracy and can be a force to reckon in various national policy bodies and National Programmes to help in improving surgical teaching / training and patients care.
I am placing before you an idea of thought which needs your reaction and judicious comments. As I told before nothing is impossible if improbable is removed. Let us develop and International Medical Education Institution/ Medical University to impart high quality Post Graduate courses/Super Speciality Courses and short term teaching workshops to the children of ASI Members and others, which will be recognized by MCI. Rupees 1 lac will be share money from each member wishes to be a part of it to form an ASI fund on cooperative basis. If 25 acre of land on nominal lease rent of rupees one is available, this dream can come true. Think about it, discuss logically and give your feed back.
Saints, Religious Leaders, Dharma Guru are spiritual leaders, attracts masses for their truthful teaching of life and its philosophy are highly respected person in Society. Surgeon is more powerful then any one above as he/she translates the preaching into action giving life to ailing people to see smile on their faces of satisfaction and gratitude. You exemplify your deeds into reality which is visible and appreciated. You are a Savior and Scientific protector of Society. Be proud of it and maintain your dignity with Ethics to be emulated by others.
Long live ASI.
