Excellence: BMC’s fifth batch of medical students graduate

Batterjee Medical College for Science and Technology (BMC) held a ceremony to mark the graduation of the fifth batch of its students in Jeddah.
Aside from Sobhi Batterjee, BMC’s chairman of the board of trustees, a large number of dignitaries, parents of the new graduates, and the college’s faculty members and staff were among those present.
Mohammed Ibrahim, who won the Qur’an competition at the regional level, recited Qur’anic verses. This was followed by the graduates marching into the BMC’s Abdul Jalil Batterjee Hall, the venue of the ceremony.
One of the highlights was a video presentation on the progress of the college and the success story since its inception in cooperation with all stakeholders.
In his welcome address, Sobhi Batterjee, congratulated the new graduates and said: “My prayers are for all of them to succeed in life.”
He added that students from 42 nationalities had enrolled in the college since its inception. “So far, 1,190 male and female students of different nationalities have graduated under the college’s various programs.”
 According to him, BMC’s faculty members are in the process of developing courses for new specializations in keeping with the latest trends in the medical world.
 Thanking God for the overall success of the college, he said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, the royal family and the state governorate were very supportive to the BMC in its successful journey. He also appreciated the contribution of the college administration.
BMC’s Dean Osama Kinsara in his congratulatory note told the graduating students that their hard work, patience and perseverance had rewarded them in their academic life and hoped that they would make their professional careers a success.
“You have made your family, professors, college and country proud today by your achievement. This is not the end but just the beginning of your journey.”
Of the 396 graduating students, 113 are from medicine, 67 from dentistry, 74 from pharmacy, 60 from physiotherapy, 6 from radiology program and 8 from health care management, aside from 48 from the nursing program, Osama said.
Khaled Batterjee, vice chairman of BMC’s board of trustees, said: “As education is the main axis that rotates around the renaissance of nations and builds civilizations, we in BMC are mastering our work and committed to achieve higher standard of education. We are proud that we build a generation who belong to its homeland, work with its knowledge and skills to be useful for its society.” 
Graduating students expressed their happiness and devotion to serve their homeland with the acquired knowledge and skills.