Kolkata docs earn black belts in bid to stave off mob attacks
Suman.Chakraborti@timesgroup.com
Kolkata:15.03.2019
Five junior doctors and a faculty member of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital are set to become Taekwondo Kukkiwon 1st Dan black belt holders, the first for any government-run medical college in the country.
In March 2017, NRS hospital was the first medical college in the country to introduce taekwondo training for students, interns and junior doctors as a method to manage stress and help in crises, like when they come under attack from the public.
The six doctors — Pritam Rahman, Rituparna Mukherjee, Tausif Mirza, Kaushiki Raman, Indrayudh Bandyopadhyay and Akash Mandal — appeared for their test on the hospital premises on Monday. “It’s a dream come true. We are proud that NRS hospital has become the first government hospital in the country that can boast of such an achievement,” said Bandyopadhyay.
“Not just acquiring self control, discipline and mental strength in a non-violent manner, taekwondo students can also get scholarship facilities at foreign universities and educational institutes once they become Kukkiwon certified 1st dan black belt taekwondo atheletes,” said Kukkiwon grand master Pradipta Kumar Roy, who judged the students.
“It is a unique thing that has happened for any government medical college. Taekwondo helps build mental strength and calmness, which are essential for doctors who go through stress on a daily basis.”
“Taekwondo helps them face any challenge with confidence in a non-violent way. Since taekwondo training has been introduced at NRS hospital, incidents of doctor-public altercations have reduced significantly,” NRS hospital deputy superintendent and state nodal officer for taekwondo training Dwaipayan Biswas said.
TO HELP DOCS: NRS hospital was the first medical college in the country to introduce taekwondo training for students, interns and junior doctors as a method to manage stress and help in crises
Suman.Chakraborti@timesgroup.com
Kolkata:15.03.2019
Five junior doctors and a faculty member of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital are set to become Taekwondo Kukkiwon 1st Dan black belt holders, the first for any government-run medical college in the country.
In March 2017, NRS hospital was the first medical college in the country to introduce taekwondo training for students, interns and junior doctors as a method to manage stress and help in crises, like when they come under attack from the public.
The six doctors — Pritam Rahman, Rituparna Mukherjee, Tausif Mirza, Kaushiki Raman, Indrayudh Bandyopadhyay and Akash Mandal — appeared for their test on the hospital premises on Monday. “It’s a dream come true. We are proud that NRS hospital has become the first government hospital in the country that can boast of such an achievement,” said Bandyopadhyay.
“Not just acquiring self control, discipline and mental strength in a non-violent manner, taekwondo students can also get scholarship facilities at foreign universities and educational institutes once they become Kukkiwon certified 1st dan black belt taekwondo atheletes,” said Kukkiwon grand master Pradipta Kumar Roy, who judged the students.
“It is a unique thing that has happened for any government medical college. Taekwondo helps build mental strength and calmness, which are essential for doctors who go through stress on a daily basis.”
“Taekwondo helps them face any challenge with confidence in a non-violent way. Since taekwondo training has been introduced at NRS hospital, incidents of doctor-public altercations have reduced significantly,” NRS hospital deputy superintendent and state nodal officer for taekwondo training Dwaipayan Biswas said.
TO HELP DOCS: NRS hospital was the first medical college in the country to introduce taekwondo training for students, interns and junior doctors as a method to manage stress and help in crises
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