Dr.Manu VL Kothari Chair & Division of Medical Humanities

Dr.ManuV.L.Kothari Chair of Medical Humanities” has been instituted at Seth G.S.Medical College on 23rd January 2016. Our study of the lives of the great physicians of the past and the manner in which they cared for their patients with empathy, concern and generosity, using means that embodied ethical principles, can serve as a corrective, inspiring us, in turn, to treat our patients in a similar manner.

The humanities also enable us to cultivate the attitude that summed up the philosophy of Antoninus Pius, ‘the best of men and wisest of Roman emperors’ (Sir William Osler), who, on his deathbed, pronounced ‘Aequanimitas’ as his watchword. Equanimity – calmness and composure especially in difficult situations – helps us meet every aspect of human relationship appropriately, firmly and courageously without hardening the human heart by which we live.

The humanities enrich us and in doing so, also improve our care of those who form the very reason for our entering the profession of medicine.