- Medline Academics held its Convocation Ceremony 2025, celebrating global excellence in fertility education and honouring over 100 international graduates.
- Padmashri Prof. Dr. Kamini A. Rao was formally felicitated for four decades of pioneering contributions that transformed reproductive medicine in India.
- Medline announced the launch of the Medline-Isha Diagnostic Radiology Programme, strengthening advanced imaging education through a major academic-clinical collaboration.
One of the world's leading institutions for fertility training and reproductive medicine, MedlineAcademics marked a major milestone with its Convocation Ceremony 2025: an event that celebrated academic achievement and emphasized the institution's growing global impact. It brought over one hundred graduates from different parts of the world together in a solemn oath to testify to Medline's position as the prime hub for advanced fertility education, research, and clinical skill development.
The convocation carried special emotional and historical weight as it honored Padmashri Prof. Dr. Kamini A. Rao, a towering figure whose name is synonymous with the evolution of reproductive medicine in India. Over the last four decades, Dr. Rao has shaped the field with several groundbreaking contributions that paved the way for modern fertility care standards throughout the country.
Her sterling career includes facilitating the birth of over 1,20,000 children and guiding more than 2,00,000 couples through infertility challenges-a feat for which she has earned national and international acclaim. The formal felicitation, with a citation, recognized not only her scientific impact but also her visionary role in training generations of fertility specialists who continue to change patient care across India and beyond.
Further, the Chief Guest for the ceremony was Dr. Balakrishna Shetty P, a respected radiologist, academician, and leader of institutions. Dr. Shetty, in his keynote address, referred to the changing face of medical education, with increased needs for learning across disciplines and greater collaboration between specialities. He emphasized that as reproductive medicine gets more technology-driven, the demand for clinicians trained in advanced imaging, diagnostics, and precision techniques is rising rapidly. His remarks underlined the relevance of MedlineAcademics' mission: equipping practitioners with future-ready skills aligned to global standards.
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Much of the growth and success of the institution were attributed to the vision and commitment of Dr. Pooja Siddhartha Rao, Executive Director, Medline Academics and Dr. KAR Hospitals. Her leadership to shape Medline as a world-class centre for fertility education has raised the quality and structure of fertility training available within the region.
Dr. Pooja's efforts to integrate simulation-based learning, hands-on mentoring, and global academic collaborations have attracted doctors and scholars from India, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, turning Medline into a melting pot of emerging fertility specialists. This year's convocation stood as proof of the institution's expanding international footprint and its reputation for academic excellence. On this important day, Medline Academics announced the launch of the Medline-Isha Diagnostic Radiology Programme in collaboration with Isha Diagnostic Centre.
The new programme, focusing on advancing radiology education through structured training and high-tech infrastructure, was launched to bridge critical skill gaps within diagnostic imaging. Speaking about this venture after the launch, Dr Shetty said such synergies have the potential to reshape radiology education by marrying clinical innovation with academic rigor to make India’s healthcare strong.
