Bhubaneswar: In another significant step towards improving quality of medical education in the State, Government has initiated steps for redeployment of superannuated teachers of Armed Force Medical Service (AFMS) in Odisha.
This will be done in partnership with Ministry of defence, Ministry of Health and family welfare, and NITI Aayog.
Engagement of these experienced teachers would add value to the excellence of medical education and health care services in Odisha.
Secretary Health and Family Welfare, Shalini Pandit wrote a letter to the Union Secretary H&FW stating the consent of State Government for acceptance of the scheme SRESTA (Scheme for redeployment of Superannuated Teachers of the AFMS) in Medical College and Hospitals ( MCHs) of Odisha.
It may be pertinent here to mention that under this scheme, the retired medical teachers of the AFMS are registered in a national pool. The officers in this resource pool are known as SRESTA National Medical Faculty.
Srimati Pandit said that the Director, Medical Education and Training was declared as Nodal Officer to carry forward this partnership on behalf of Government of Odisha.