Alumni can help regain OMC’s glory, says Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan

Hyderabad: The lost glory of Osmania Medical College (OMC) as well as the Osmania General Hospital must be restored, said Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan.

Addressing the fourth Global Meet of Osmania Medical College, she pointed out that 4,300 alumni are in touch with OMC in this regard. “The college must contact all the doctors who have passed out from Osmania Medical College for the purpose,” she advised.

Osmania Medical College Alumni Associat-ion president Dr R.S. Tapadia said, “The hospital infrastructure is crumbling. It is a heritage structure and there is a strong need to restore it.”

OMC alumni members have already contributed towards development of the college. They have established a digital library and contributed to its various infrastructure projects. The alumni also contribute `40 lakh every year, which are utilised towards extending scholarships to poor students.

The Governor, who is herself a doctor, assured all support in restoring the lost glory of OMC and OGH. She recalled that a hall in Madras Medical College, where autopsies were done, was to be demolished. But as it was a heritage building, the college alumni got together and restored the building.

Similarly, OGH too can be restored by contacting as many of the alumni as possible. All can work together to restore the heritage structure and bring back the lost glory, Dr Tamilisai added.