THE Rajiv Gandhi University of Science and Technology (RGUST) on Thursday hosted a ceremony for its 10th batch of Doctors of Medicine (M.D.) graduates from its School of Medicine.
A total of 20 eager persons crossed the stage, transitioning from students to medical doctors, and moving on to lead, serve and excel in their chosen field.
The RGUST is a “brand for quality education”, offering international quality education in the School of Arts and Science programme, and the School of Medicine programme. The institution boasts of offering the best education in the Caribbean, as well as a unique campus experience that allows its students the opportunity to meet, interact, and to collaborate with students from several nationalities. Thus far, the RGUST has graduated a total of 136 persons, and now has four programmes with over 200 students enrolled and 34 faculty members.

In April 2012, the university was established in accordance with the Ministry of Education, through the National Accreditation Council’s Act of 2004, and in 2015, it held its first graduation ceremony for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programme.
Two years later, it held its first graduation ceremony for the Doctor of Medicine programme, and in February 2023, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Clinical Rotations in the United States of America.
The featured speaker at the event was High Commissioner of India to Guyana, Dr. Amit Telang.
Dr. Telang mentioned that with new hospitals being constructed and developed across Guyana, all of the graduates will be a part of that transformation. He said Guyana has the potential to become a hub for state-of-the-art medical facilities.
Speaking from experience, the Indian High Commissioner told graduates that their patients will come to them for empathy, compassion, and advice.
“So, the doctor doesn’t only become in a way only a person responsible to prescribe medicine, but also to listen to them, and to provide them with assistance,” he said.
Complimenting the local authorities for their collaboration in making Guyana a place that can eventually become a centre for excellent medical care in the entire Latin American region, and the Caribbean, he told graduates they will all have a very crucial role to play in the future of our country.
Continuing, Dr. Telang mentioned that there are many doctors from India, who have served in different hospitals, and businesses in Guyana, and just the same, there are doctors in Guyana who have studied medicine in India.
Highlighting the long years of partnership between the two countries and the need for close relations between them, the High Commissioner said we need to explore the possibility of having degrees in Guyana recognised in India and other countries.
Dr. Telang shared that at the level of the government, we can look at the concept of mutual recognition, allowing students to directly apply for commercial internship or experiences in India. This, he said, not only benefits Guyana but India as well.