'Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin is a shining example of women power in military'

Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, the incumbent and first female Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) is a shining example of the growing Nari Shakti (woman power) in the military, said Rajnath Singh while addressing the 261st Raising Day celebrations of Army Medical Corps (AMC) at Army Hospital (Research & Referral) in Delhi.

“Under her leadership, not only are our doctors carrying out exceptional work, the participation of women has also increased," Singh said.

He pointed out that AMC has strengthened the combat medical readiness of the armed forces by introducing advanced mobile surgical units and rapid response medical teams.

Singh urged the AMC to make use of the latest technological advancements to provide quality health services to India's soldiers even as he acknowledged its efforts of adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) and carrying out research in cutting-edge tech.

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Indigenous trauma management system and AI-powered medical triage systems have improved emergency response time and patient care, he added.

Highlighting the need to stay abreast with evolving practices in the medical field to achieve new breakthroughs, the minister pitched for encouraging simulator-based training, wherein expertise in a medical procedure is achieved through machine-based learning. He also spoke about the need for additional research and training centres for the personnel to achieve this proficiency.

Civil-military convergence in the field of defence technology is important for the overall development, he said, while hailing AMC for working with academia such as ICMR, IITs & AIIMS and medical organisations of other countries.

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