AIIMS appoints Anaesthesiology Professor as officer-in-charge of security services
New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has appointed Dr Shailendra Kumar, an additional professor of anesthesiology as the officer in charge of security services. This move aims to streamline coordination between the security department and patients, faculty and students at the institute.
The officer in-charge (OIC) of security will ensure that the needs of patients, staff and students are considered in a more holistic manner while planning deployment of security guards.
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“The OIC (Security) shall be the interface between the security department and AllMS patients, faculty, staff and students to ensure their needs are considered in a more holistic manner while planning deployment of security guards and various policies related to security matters at the hospital,” an order issued on February 11 stated, reports PTI.
The OIC (Security) shall be a special invitee to all committee meetings wherein the chief security officer is a member or chairman.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that is there a severe faculty shortage at AIIMS- the matter was recently taken up in the Parliament. As per the Union Health ministry, nearly 7 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are grappling with a worsening faculty crisis for more than a year, with vacancies continuing to rise.
Fully operational All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across India are seeing a faculty vacancy, including 34% in AIIMS New Delhi, 24% in AIIMS Bhopal, 25% in AIIMS Bhubaneswar, 28% in AIIMS Jodhpur, 38% in AIIMS Raipur, 27% in AIIMS Patna, and 39% in AIIMS Rishikesh. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda in his statement said that there were faculty shortages at 12 cities where institutions such as the AIIMS were partially operational, including 41% in Mangalagiri, 23% in Nagpur, and 39% in Kalyani.
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