PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Wednesday said that the incumbent government is committed to improve medical education adding that all efforts are being made to foster excellence in health education and research to educate and train medical students in accordance with highest professional standards. He said, “We can meet the healthcare needs through dissemination of knowledge and service and advised the doctors to work hard for the betterment of the country and to serve ailing humanity”. He expressed these views while addressing medical graduates, their parents and faculty members during a function arranged on the occasion of the third convocation of Khyber Girls Medical College, Peshawar. The convocation was also attended by KMU pro-chancellor, Provincial Health Minister Shahram Khan Tarakai, Khyber Medical University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Hafizullah, KMU registrar, Khyber Girls Medical College Principal Prof Dr Abid Hussain and principals of all the KMU recognised medical colleges and large numbers of the students of the college and their parents. The KMU pro-chancellor, provincial health minister also addressed the convocation. The governor conferred 56 degrees on the occasion of the third convocation and 23 outstanding performers were given gold medals for standing first in their sections. Principal Prof Dr Abid Hussain also presented the annual performance report. On the occasion, the governor also announced Rs 1 million grant to the staff and for welfare society of the KGMC and Rs 10,000 each to the students obtaining gold medals on getting top positions in their examinations. While addressing the convocation, the governor said that the success of any nation is linked with the pursuit of education and knowledge adding that to make sure the development of the country, we need to utilise all available resources and the potential of the youth. He said measures has been taken on priority to uplift the health and education sector and stressed that the existing resources should be utilised at optimum level through comprehensive policy so that we could have an effective and concrete impact. The governor further said, “It is not possible to compromise on the quality of research in the institutes imparting higher education especially in medical field”. He said society owe the huge responsibility in making the educational facilities of desired standards available to students of medical education adding that being health professionals it is equally mandatory to them to maintain high moral and professional standards, enhance professional knowledge and skills and to follow the ethics and above all the commitment to serve the ailing humanity on their part. The governor stressed that the government, parents of students and the society as a whole have great expectations to the graduating medical professionals and it is hoped that all of them will come up to the expectations. The governor said, “It is a matter of great pleasure and satisfaction that within a short period of time, Khyber Girls Medical College had set traditions of excellence, self-confidence and competence among its students with focus on meaningful learning”. He said the KGMC had succeeded in achieving the respect in the society both in academic and co-curricular activities. While congratulating the graduating students, the governor reminded the medical graduates the huge responsibility, which the society owed to them because of their very demanding but rewarding and prestigious profession. He emphasised that it is mandatory to maintain high moral and professional standards to enhance professional knowledge and skills and to stick to ethics and above all the commitment to serve the ailing humanity. He said that the degree holders are now entering into the practical life adding that they must work hard to prove them with their qualities. The governor urged upon the medical students to contribute with zeal and enthusiasm and also serve the humanity for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan. He said the students are the bright future of our nation and they should put all their endeavors through their untiring and unprecedented service to the country. He underlined the quality of education and research in the professional institutes and said, “We must collectively work for the improvement of the quality of education and research”. Earlier, Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Hafizullah congratulated the medical graduates on the successful completion of MBBS degrees and stated that their dream had come true and finalised which they were seeing since they took admission in the KGMC. Later, the governor was also presented a souvenir by Dr Hafizullah.