Lucknow, Sept. 17 -- Governor Anandiben Patel urged the graduating doctors to see beyond technical and clinical expertise and embody a deeper commitment to society.

"A hospital is not made of just bricks and mortar. It is built by fulfilling society's expectations. Treat a woman patient like your mother, and an elderly farmer like your father," she said, noting that medical care must rest as much on emotional intelligence as on technical skills.

She was addressing a gathering on the occasion of the 29th convocation of the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) here on Tuesday.

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