An Interview with Prof Raj Nambiar.

PC: The Academy of Medicine was established during a very different time. How far do you think it has fulfilled its original aims? Moving forward, what do you think would be the continuing role of the Academy? RN: When it was established in the 1950s, the Academy’s main aims were to advance postgraduate medical education, research and promote high standards for professional and ethical practice for its members. However, during the first 10 years, the Academy was just finding its feet and progress was rather slow. At the beginning, it had less than 50 medical specialists, a small office in the basement of the old Alumni Association Building and one administrative secretary in charge. You probably do not remember the old Alumni building across the present one, do you?