The M.A. Chidambaram College and School of Nursing had crossed several historic milestones and will continue churning out good and quality nurses from this campus, said Devaki Muthiah, trustee of the institution. “Dr MAC (referring to Dr. M.A. Chidambaram) wanted medical access at all villages and untouched places. The institution is following in his footsteps,” she said at the silver jubilee valedictory function of M.A. Chidambaram College and School of Nursing.
The institute’s founder Dr. M. A. Chidambaram, was a pioneer in evolving the concept of voluntary health service and medical education for better health care along with K. S. Sanjivi. Dr. Sanjivi envisaged and made available health and medical services to the poor through the establishment of the voluntary health services in 1958.
A.C. Muthiah, managing trustee of the institution, recalled the role of MAC and the contributions made by him to society. He also released a silver jubilee magazine, Paragon 2017, along with the institute’s secretary P. Vedagiri and joint secretary K. Mahadevan.
S. Ani Grace Kalaimathi, Registrar, Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council, Chennai, said, “The admissions to nursing is falling and this should change. Students are opting for engineering but not nursing,” she lamented.
Joseph Williams, director, projects, Voluntary Health Services Multispeciality Hospital and Research Institute, told the students to move beyond brick and mortar and embrace technology and digital space.
