Madras
Red
Fort
Doctors
Foundation
was
set
up
by
the
graduates
of
Madras
Medical
College
to
support
the
College,
its
graduates,
postgraduates
and
its
students.
The
foundation
also
aims
to
undertake
Health
Related
Charitable
Outreach
Activities.
It
is
a
non-profit
organisation
run
by
members
of
the
foundation.
The
organisation
is
funded by membership fee and by public donations.
Our Foundation runs monthly online meetings for members and students of Madras
Medical College.
Date & Time of next meeting:
25th September 2022 at 08.00 PM IST
Topic:
My Five Years as a Student at Madras Medical College
Speaker:
Dr. Rhea Rajkumar
Topics on Everyday Health
Some of the Madras Red Fort Talks are available to view on our Youtube Channel
It
is
more
than
50
years
since
many
of
our
members
graduated
from
Madras
Medical
College.
The
system
of
education
has
changed
and
science
has
progressed
to
an
unimaginable
level
since
then.
Students
today
may
wonder
how
we
investigated
and
treated
patients
with
only
the
basic
tools
that
were
available
at
that
time.
In
the
60s
we
had
50
students
in
our
class.
Today
I
am
told
there
are
250!
It
is
difficult
for
the
senior
members
to
imagine
how
a
lecturer
can
address
and
interact
with
so
many
students
at
any
one
time.
Many
of
us
are
eager
to
find
out
what
it
is
to
be
a
student at MMC today.
Rhea
Rajkumar
from
Madras
Medical
College
is
an
intern
at
Rajiv
Gandhi
Government
General
Hospital
in
Chennai
today.
She
studied
at
Kendriya
Vidyalaya
School
in
Tambaram
and
served
as
the
School
Pupil
Leader
and
Student
Council
President
during
2015-16.
At
school
she
won
several
prizes
in
debate
and
speech
contests.
She
joined
Madras
Medical
College
in
2017
and
passed
her
final
exam
earlier
this
year.
As
a
student
at
MMC
she
participated
in
a
variety
of
activities
within
and
outside
the
college.
From
2017
to
2022
she
served
as
the
class
representative.
She
was
an
“Event
Organiser”
and
organised
several
events
including
quiz
competitions
and
talent
hunts.
With
the
other
students
she
even
organised
an
exhibition
of
“Medical
Knowledge”
for
the
general
public
in 2019.
She
is
the
National
Exchange
Officer
for
Medical
Students
Association
of
India
and
member
of
a
team
of
officials
representing
the
Executive
Board.
She
has
also
been
a
member
of
the
Bioethics
unit
of
the
association.
Rhea
is
a
member
of
Switch
India,
an
NGO
whose
goal
is
to
take
modern
medicine
deep
into
the
interior
of
the
country
making
healthcare
more
accessible
to
all
sections
of
society.
She
is
also
a
certified
Trainer
by
IFMSA
(International
Federation
of
Medical
Students
Association).
Apart
from
being
a
member
of
several
associations,
Rhea
has
also
attended
several
conferences
and
workshops
in
India
and
abroad.
She
was
a
guest
speaker
at
a
conference
on
the
“Effects
of
Gadget
Use
on
Health”
organised
by
the
Centre
for
the
Indonesian
Medical
Students
Association.
Rhea
plays
basketball
and
represented
Chennai
at
the
National
Basketball
tournament
in
2015.
She
has
served
the
National
Cadet
Corps
and
was
the
Parade
Commander
during
the
Independence
Day
celebration
at
the
college
in
2021.
Rhea
also
has
an
interest
in
modern
POP
dancing
and
founded
the
LDC
dance
crew
in
Chennai.
They
won
the
“K-
POP Dance” Contest organised by the Korean Consulate in 2018.
Rhea
is
now
a
Student
Member
of
our
foundation
and
will
enlighten
us
about
“Student
Life
at Madras Medical College today”.