College of Nursing, Gulf Medical University conducted the Orientation Program to welcome the freshman batch of BSN students on 21st September 2021.
The goal of the Orientation Program is to ensure that all the newly inducted students of any discipline will receive consistent information regarding the Program, its Objectives, History, Organization Structure and its functions. This helps the freshman batch to get familiarized and acclimatized with the vision, mission and philosophy of the Program.
The orientation program kick started with a video, showcasing the inception and diverse nature of Gulf Medical University. This was followed by Self Introduction &Ice breaking session among freshers by Dr. Mary Walton which truly helped the students familiarize with each other to a certain extent.
Prof. Selva Titus Chacko, Dean welcomed the entire novice and budding students to the College of Nursing. She also briefed on the fascinating and challenging career of Nursing which they have chosen.
Dr. Beryl Juliet Sam, BSN Program Director oriented the program. She also highlighted the various teaching, learning and clinical facilities available and strengths of the BSN Program. Ms. Vimala Varatharajan, Semester Coordinator provided a detailed orientation to the courses for the 1st semester and clarified all doubts related to the academic requirements, and examinations. Dr. Tatjana Ille, Head – Dept of General Education, explained about the courses handled by the General education department. Ms. Burcu Aydin, Associate Director of Student Affairs, oriented the students on various student engagement activities, clubs and facilities available for students in GMU. Mr. DaiesIdiculla, Chief Librarian, oriented the students on library facilities and e-learning resources in detail. Mr. Suraj Sebastian, E-learning manager explained about the e-learning and the Student Management system (Moodle platform) utilized in the University. Ms. Sija Binoy, Lecturer, briefed the students about campus etiquette. Finally, freshman students and their Mentors were introduced to each other. The students were given time to clarify any doubts related to any concern they had. The half day spent on ‘Orientation program’ was a memorable day for each student and gave them an overview of the functioning of the University. The Orientation program completed at around 1.15 pm.