17 AFMS Hospitals recognised as Teaching Hospitals: MCI

New Delhi: 17 Armed Force Medical Services (AFMS) Hospitals have been now recognised as teaching Hospitals in a bid to facilitate the training of medicos in various specialities

A confirmation to this effect was recently given by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and the decision came in the last meeting of the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India (MCI BOG).

MCI BOG decided to grant retrospective teaching recognition for the 17 AFMS hospitals w.e.f. 2003 onwards (the period when the recognition was withdrawn by MCI) .This recognition will be applicable only in the specialities where interns are being trained. At present internship involves compulsory 2 months training in Community Medicine; 2 months in Medicine including 15 days Psychiatry, 2 months in Surgery including 15 days Anaesthesia; 2 months in Obst. & Gynae including Family Welfare Planning, 1 month in Orthopaedics including PMR; 15 days ENT, 15 days Ophthalmology, 15 days Casualty. Elective Posting (1 x15 days) 15 days - (i) Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (ii) Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (iii) Radio-Diagnosis (iv) Forensic
Medicine (v) Blood Bank (vi) Psychiatry.

Recognition has been given to the following 17 AFMS hospitals as teaching hospitals

1. Command Hospital, Pune


2. Cantonment Gen. Hospital, Pune


3. Military Hospital (Aundh), Pune


4. Military Hospital, Kirkee


5. Military Hospital, Jullundhur


6. Military Hospital, Bareilly


7. Military Hospital, Secunderabad


8. Military Hospital, Pathankot


9. Military Hospital, Agra


10. Military Hospital, Jabalpur


11. Military Hospital, Ranchi


12. Base Hospital, Udampur


13. Air Force Hospital, Jorhat


14. Air Force Hospital, Kanpur


15. Military Hospital, Roorkee


16. Military Hospital, Meerut


17. Military Hospital, Srinagar