Spiritual Medicine dept at AIIMS Delhi? Committee formed to mull Cross-Disciplinary Departments Roadmap
AIIMS Delhi has established a committee to recommend a roadmap for introducing cross-disciplinary departments. The team will consult stakeholders and submit its findings by October 31, 2023.
New Delhi: The premier institute of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi (AIIMS) may soon have cross-disciplinary departments such as that of Spiritual Medicine, as the instiute has recently formed a committee to mull over the same
The AIIMS Delhi on Thursday constituted a five-member committee to deliberate on and recommend a roadmap for creation of cross-disciplinary departments.
“It has been repeatedly proposed by various faculty and experts that AIIMS New Delhi should create new cross-disciplinary departments in various fields like Transplant Medicine, Medical Education, Spiritual Medicine, etc,” the OM read.
An office memorandum (OM) issued on Thursday said AIIMS Delhi Director Dr M Srinivas has been regularly interacting with AIIMS faculty and external experts for the past one year.
Acting on the repeated proposals and the apparent necessity for such multi-disciplinary units, the institution has decided to form a committee. This group is dedicated to in-depth deliberations on this significant initiative. It will be entrusted with the responsibility of charting out a clear pathway for the establishment of these comprehensive departments.
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“To further deliberate on the same and to recommend a roadmap for creating such cross-disciplinary departments, the committee is constituted,” it stated.
The committee will examine the matter in detail, consult with all relevant stakeholders and give its recommendations by October 31, 2023.
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