Armed Forces Medical College commandant was speaking at inauguration of CME program in Pune on Saturday.
The director and commandant of Armed Forces Medical College, (AFMC), Pune, Air Marshal GS Joneja said that the child mortality rate due to paediatric emergencies has come down significantly.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day continuing medical education (CME) programme on ‘Recent advances in paediatric emergencies and perspectives for Armed Forces Medical Services’ on Saturday.
The CME programme was organised as a part of the AFMC’s celebrations for the commencement of the Golden Jubilee year of its ‘Undergraduate Wing’. The celebrations on Saturday commenced with a wreath-laying ceremony at Prerna Sthal on the college campus, in memory of its alumni who sacrificed their lives in the service of the nation.
“The child mortality rate due to paediatric emergencies has come down significantly due to the use of technology in delivering medical services,” Joneja said.
In his keynote address, Dr Krishan Chugh, director of child health of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, explained that the future of dealing with paediatric emergencies lies in making available fully equipped IT-enabled medical services at all places and also make the services accessible to the patients at the earliest.
Author Chetan Bhagat, who delivered the inaugural guest lecture, exhorted the young cadets to devote themselves to the field of medicine with passion, and to also have a balance in life during their pursuits in their chosen career.
Speaking on ‘Leading a passionate life’, Bhagat said that teamwork and competence should remain the key ingredients to a successful career and called upon the cadets to take their passion to the next level.
AFMC started its undergraduate training wing in 1962 to cater to the demands of the growing strength of the Indian armed forces.
Rated among the top three medical colleges of the country in various surveys over the years, the medical college has so far produced over 6,000 doctors and super specialists apart from training paramedics and nurses as part of its mandated role of training medical service providers for the Indian armed forces.
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