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A Testimonial from Dr. Gangadhar S Umarani in India

No.3086 Date2011-10-11 Hit 29133

The International Operations Team of Hallym University Medical Center interviewed Dr. Gangadhar S Umarani about his fellowship at Hallym. Dr. Umarani is a consultant and orthopedic surgeon at the Sahyadri Specialty Hospital in India. He got a training at Dr. Jun-Dong Chang’s team in the Arthroplasty Center, Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital for three months from March 2008 to May 2008.

Q1) How did you join the Fellowship Program at Hallym University Medical Center, and get to know your mentor at Hallym?
A) I got to know about this prestigious fellowship from my friend Dr. Abjit Agashe who was an international fellow of professor Jun-Dong Chang.

Q2) Main purposes and the field of your fellowship training
A) Learning surgical techniques for arthroplasty was my first goal of the fellowship training and graduating master course at Hallym University was my second goal.

Q3) Were you satisfied with medical expertise and communication skills of the Hallym faculty?
A) I was extremely satisfied with the communication skills of all the faculties at Hangang. The Expertise of Prof. Chang was excellent. Also I came to know a lot about Computer Navigation in Arthroplasty.

Q4) Based on your experience at Hallym which has been in hot pursuit of globalization, please give us your thoughtful advice for our endeavors.
A) There should be student exchange programme between various universities and some of premier institutions in world.

Q5) Other Comments:
A) It was a good learning experience and cultural exchange programme and by doing so I could understand my culture well too.

By Jong Hun Im, Int’l Operations Team, HUMC (imjonghun@hallym.or.kr)