| The
Changing Face of AMC
To see her child grow in front
of her eyes is a delight to
the mother. In a similar way,
to behold the changing face
of our alma mater in the past
two-three years is an experience
truly remarkable.
The Assam Medical College (AMC)
— celebrating its 62nd
year of glorious existence —
has definitely had a face-lift
in the last couple of years,
and we as AMCians are indeed
very happy. The dilapidated
buildings have given way for
new state-of-the-art edifices.
The new surgery building complex
houses all the units under its
roof, providing the much-needed
relief to doctors as well as
to patients and their anxious
attendants. In a similar way,
the medicine and cardiology
building complex has replaced
the old medicine units scattered
around the campus. An NGO has
been entrusted with the job
of maintenance and cleanliness
of the wards and to ward off
lousy pan-chewing and spitting
attendants from entering the
well-kept premises of the buildings.
The department of obstetrics
and gynaecology has even been
developed with private security
guards on an experimental basis
since October 2008.
One cannot ignore the visible
changes in the students’
library, OPD complex, tennis
court, students’ hostels,
and of course the levelled and
wider roads inside the campus.
The construction of the Oil
India lecture hall complex has
been a boon for the students
and faculty members of the college.
The complex with its imposing
exterior and an equally impressive
interior has become a hub for
organizing various high-level
meetings and departmental conferences.
For this, we are grateful to
Oil India Ltd for their generous
succour.
Infrastructure, developmental
activities and procurement of
modern equipment in keeping
with the changing facets of
medical teachings and diagnostics
have already found their way
into the AMC, and further efforts
are being made to transform
the AMC into a centre of excellence
by 2010.
We would like to thank and congratulate
the college authorities for
their commendable efforts in
regularizing the classes and
examination schedule. The classes
and examination pattern have
been made at par with the best
medical colleges across the
country to ensure that the best
students are given to the society
as doctors.
In the current year, the college
has seen the inauguration of
the SCNU, which is the first
of its kind in the Northeast,
besides the inauguration of
a maternity block and a 225-bed
boys’ hostel. We are indeed
grateful to the college authorities
for responding to the needs
of the students and working
in accordance. This has not
only strengthened the trust
of the students in their teachers
and the college authority but
also helped to create a cordial
environment where every positive
and new change is welcome.
Notwithstanding the engineering
and architectural changes in
the college, what still remains
undisturbed is the spirit of
AMCians — to stand tall
and together in spite of the
repeated efforts of unwanted
forces to destroy it. We as
AMCians hope to keep alive the
joyous spirit of AMC.
Some Delighted AMCians,
Dibrurarh.
Can CBI Do it?
It has been learnt from the
media that the CBI has already
started to interrogate arrested
NDFB member Aogang Basumatary
for his involvement in the terror
attack at Ganeshguri on October
30. Can we now expect something
concrete to come out of it so
that we get to know who are
the real culprits behind the
October 30 terror attack in
Assam?
JK Bora,
Guwahati-5. |