News

Father Muller's send forth new graduates to the world

Aug 19, 2021

The First ever Graduation Day of the Father Muller College of Allied Health Sciences (FMCOAHS), the new constituent college under the Father Muller Charitable Institutions (FMCI) and the 11^th  Graduation Ceremony of Father Muller College of Speech and Hearing (FMCOSH) was conducted on 18^th August 2021. The venue being the Father Muller Convention Centre was decked up with pageantry to greet the graduands numbering 155 who would be receiving their graduation certificates thus beginning their new journey in life.

The welcome address was delivered by Rev. Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho, Director of FMCI, who eloquently welcomed the gathering reminding all of the history of the Institution and its stewardship in healthcare education. He also provided a brief profile of the chief guest who, though hailing from Karkala, has made a name of himself in the various allied health fields and has been the director of the Padmashree Group of Institutions since the past 25 years and Syndicate member of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru.

The chief guest for the graduation ceremony  Professor Rajesh Shenoy, Director, Padmashree Group of Institutions, Bengaluru in his Graduation Address, emphasized the need for a uniform curriculum and strong forum for the Allied Health Subjects, currently which is being worked on by the state government. He applauded the students for choosing Father Mullers which has projected them in the right trajectory with an efficient faculty and strong infrastructure. He essayed 3 important points that the graduates should remember; Alma mater, updation of knowledge and development of research acumen.

The graduation ceremony was presided over by the Bishop of Mangalore and the President of Father Muller Charitable Institutions, His Lordship Dr Peter Paul Saldanha who in his presidential address opined that the body, though of many parts, worked together in unison, so is an institution. Quoting St Irenaeus "The glory of God is the human person fully alive"; glory to god can be given by the living alone and the pandemic has taught us that God's mercy is alive in His creation. The allied health workers were a part of the frontline during the pandemic and that no physician can carry out his work without the parallel help of the lab reports, radiography reports and so forth. Blessing the graduates and their parents he wished them a new and happy journey in their lives.

The dean of the FMCOAHS Dr Antony Sylvan DSouza and the Principal of the FMCOSH Professor Akhilesh P.M. presented the reports of their colleges highlighting the achievements of the past year and the road map of the year ahead.

The graduation though pompous was kept with a bare minimal crowd of only the graduates in the centre with no family or well-wishers in the venue in the light of the heightened COVID protocol as administered by the GoK. Live streaming of the event was carried on various channels and YouTube for the benefit of family and friends.

The graduates comprised of the students from M.Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology, Master of Physiotherapy, Masters in Hospital Administration, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology, B.Sc. Medical Imaging Technology, B.Sc. Radiotherapy of FMCOAHS and Bachelor in Audiology Speech and Language Pathology of FMCOSH.

The honors given to the students of the FMCOAHS are as follows:

1.     Late    Fr.   Lawrence V. M.  Fernandes   memorial   prize for securing highest marks (overall)   in BPT     And

2.     Fr.  Ignatius   d'souza     award     for   securing   highest  marks  in  physiotherapy subjects          -     MS. DSOUZA ROCHELLE PETER 

3.     Highest   marks    secured   in   BPT  university    examination  held   in   march 2021 awarded to :

                        I  YEAR                -  MS. EDEN NAOMI ROSARIO

                        II YEAR                -  MS. MENDONCA JANICE MELWYN

                        III YEAR               -  MS. AAROL CARMELITA DSOUZA 

                        FINAL  YEAR     -  MS. GRACE MARIA JOSEPH

4. Highest  marks   in   BSc Medical Laboratory Technology University   examination    held   in  December 2020 awarded to :

I YEAR           -  MS. PRIYA KUMARI

            II YEAR          -  MS. MICHELLE VALENTEENA  RODRIGUES

            FINAL YEAR -  MS. PUSHPA KUMARI

6.     Highest marks  secured in   BSc Medical Imaging Technology University examination  held  in  December 2020  awarded to :

I YEAR           -   MS. ANUPAMA ROY                 

            II YEAR           -   MR. DANI N JIJO

FINAL YEAR -   MS. LAVINA D SOUZA

                                                     MS. MELISHA ROSHAL D SOUZA

      MS. MELISHA ROSHAL DSOUZA - ALSO SECURED HIGHEST MARKS IN SECOND YEAR UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2019. (results were declared late last year)

7.     Highest marks secured in   BSc Radiotherapy  Technology University examination held  in  December 2020 awarded to :

II YEAR          -   MR. MCLYN GEORGE LEWIS

8.     Prize sponsored by Mr. Wilson D'sa  in  memory of  late  Salvadore D'sa, Kallianpur for  securing  highest aggregate  marks  in  3rd & 4th semester  masters in Hospital Administration  University  examination  held  in  December 2020 & January 2021 awarded to :

                  -   SR. LIGY JOHNY P

9.     Highest    marks   secured   in    final   year   Master    of  Physiotherapy University examination  held  in  December 2020 awarded to :                  

-        MR. JASEEL M J

10.  Highest marks secured in m.sc. Medical Laboratory Technology University examination held in December 2020 awarded to :

P.G. Allied courses: 

1.      Sr. Ligy Johny P                                         M.H.A.                            1st Rank

2.      Ms. Rosina V.N                                          M.H.A.                            4th Rank

3.      Ms. Gladlin Gloria Fernandes                      M.H.A.                            6th Rank

4.      Ms. Pinto Riya Dian Ronald                        M.H.A.                            9th Rank

5.      Ms. Pavithra D L                                        M.Sc. MLT                      4th Rank

6.      Ms Livya Wilson A                                     M.Sc. MLT                      5th Rank

U.G. Allied courses:    

1.      Ms Josna Flavia D Almieda                         B.Sc. RT                         2nd Rank

2.      Ms Archana                                                B.Sc. RT                         6th Rank

3.      Ms Renisha Divina DSouza                         B.Sc. MIT                       8th Rank

4.      Mr Tojin John                                            B.Sc. MIT                       9th Rank

Honours to the students of the Father Muller College of Speech and Hearing are as follows:

Highest  Marks Secured In 1^st &  2^nd Semester in University  Examination Held In Dec. 2019 /May 2020: Ms. Gonsalves Svetlana Marie Terence

Highest  Marks Secured In 3^rd & 4^th Semester  in University    Examination Held In Dec. 2019 /May 2020: Ms. Kesiya Elsa Varghese

Highest  Marks Secured In 5^th & 6^th Semester in University  Examination Held In Dec. 2019/May 2020: Ms. Adline Princita Dsouza

The Best outgoing student from the Father Muller College of Allied Health Sciences was declared as MS. MELISHA ROSHAL D SOUZA. The Late  John   Linu   Varghese   memorial  prize   for  the   best outgoing graduate of BPT (Bachelor of physiotherapy)   awarded to MS. DSOUZA ROCHELLE PETER and from the Father Muller College of Speech and Hearing was declared as MS. ADLINE PRINCITA DSOUZA.

Oath for the College of Allied Health Science graduates was administered by the Dean Dr Antony Sylvan DSouza and for the Physiotherapy graduates by Prof. Cherishma DSilva, Professor & HOD of Physiotherapy while for the graduates of the Speech and Hearing by Principal Dr Akhilesh P.M. Invocation during the ceremony was rendered by the students of FMCOSH. Ms Keziah Pinto of the Physiotherapy gave the response of the graduates. Vote of thanks was delivered by Fr Nelson D. Pais. The programme was graced by the heads of departments and the dignitaries. The institutional anthem and the Indian National anthem were sung with reverence to the Alma Mater and the Motherland.  The programme was perfected under the guidance of Rev Fr Ajith B Menezes, Administrator FMMC & FMCOAHS. The ceremony was compeered by Dr Sweta D'Cunha, Professor and Head, Department of Hospital Administration.

A ceremonial Thanksgiving Mass was held in the morning by the Director FMCI, thanking God for His abundance on the graduands and for blessing the Institution with grace to carry its mission of 'Heal and Comfort' for all humanity for many more years to come.