Bhubaneswar: Aiming towards improving the quality of medical education in the state, the Odisha government has initiated steps for the redeployment of superannuated teachers of Armed Force Medical Service (AFMS) in partnership with the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and NITI Aayog.
The government informed in a press release that the engagement of these experienced teachers would add value to the excellence of medical education and health care services in Odisha.
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Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Odisha, Shalini Pandit, wrote a letter to the Secretary of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on Tuesday, stating the consent of the 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," the release stated.
Pandit said that the Director, Medical Education and Training was declared as Nodal Officer to carry forward this partnership on behalf of the Government of Odisha.
team had earlier reported that while taking up a motion about vacancies in government institutions, Odisha High Court observed that there are still almost 2,900 vacant posts for doctors in the different government hospitals, including medical college hospitals. The high court was informed by the state government during a hearing about the measures taken by the state government to fill up vacant posts of doctors in the state. The court has been informed that both under the Odisha Medical and Health Services (OMHS) cadre and the Odisha Medical Education Service (OMES) cadre there remain many vacancies.
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