Armed Forces Medical College

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{{Short description|Indian Armed Forces medical personnel college}}{{For|its Bangladeshi namesake|Armed Forces Medical College (Bangladesh)}}

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{{Infobox university
| name = Armed Forces Medical College
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| image = Armed_Forces_Medical_College_(India)_Logo.png
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| other_name = AFMC
| type = [[Medical School]] and [[Hospital]]
| motto = sarve santu nirāmayāḥ ([[Sanskrit]])
| mottoeng = Let all be healthy
| established = {{Start date|df=yes|paren=yes|br=yes|1948|5|01}}
| head_label = Commandant
| head = Lt Gen Nardeep Naithani, PVSM<ref>{{cite web |title=History Of Indian Plastic Surgery|url=http://www.apsi.org.in/History/HISTORY%20OF%20INDIAN%20PLASTIC%20SURGERY.html |publisher=Association of Plastic Surgeons of India }}</ref>
| dean = Air Vice Marshall Rajesh Vaidya, VSM
| students = '''Totals: (yearly admissions)'''
* MBBS - 150
* MD+MS - 170
* DM - 1
* M.Ch - 9
* Diploma - 23
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| city = [[Pune]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| country = India
| campus = Urban
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| academic_affiliations = [[Maharashtra University of Health Sciences]]
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| website = {{URL|http://afmc.nic.in/}}
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[[file:AFMC Main Building.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|AFMC main building]]
The '''Armed Forces Medical College''' ('''AFMC''') is a [[Medical school|medical]] training institute in [[Pune]], India, in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. The college is managed by the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-naithani-takes-charge-as-afmc-director-6145899/|title=Lt Gen Naithani takes charge as AFMC director|date=2 December 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

Established in May 1948 as a post-graduate teaching institution after [[World War II]] on the recommendation of the [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|BC Roy]] Committee, remnants of various [[Indian Army Medical Corps]] units were amalgamated to create the Armed Forces Medical services. The AFMC undergraduate wing was established on 4 August 1962, which is also celebrated annually as AFMC Day by its alumni.

The institution primarily imparts training to medical undergraduates and postgraduates, dental postgraduates, nursing cadets and paramedical staff. Patient care forms an integral part of its training curriculum and the attached hospitals benefits from the expertise available at AFMC. The institution is responsible for providing the entire pool of specialists and super specialists to the Armed Forces. The college is also involved in conducting research in various medical subjects as well as those aspects which would affect the morale and performance of the Armed Forces both in war and peace.

==History==
[[File:Armed Forces Medical College Pune 2012 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|AFMC on a 2012 stamp of India]]
The AFMC was set up in 1948 in the immediate post-world war period. On the recommendations of the [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|BC Roy]] Committee, remnants of the Indian Army Medical Corps units were amalgamated into one unit to create the Armed Forces Medical College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afmc.nic.in/welcome.html|title=Welcome to Armed Forces Medical College|access-date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Over the past 50 years, it has grown in its functions. The "Graduate Wing" of AFMC was established on 4 August 1962. The aim of starting this wing was to increase the intake of medical graduates into the Armed Forces. The graduate wing was affiliated to the [[University of Pune]] till 1999 but presently affiliated to the [[Maharashtra University of Health Sciences]]. The college is recognised by the [[Medical Council of India]] for conducting a five-year and six-month teaching programme leading to MBBS degree. The first batch passed out in Oct 1966. It also conducts post graduate courses in many disciplines.

One of the first plastic surgery departments in India was established at the college in the early 1950s.

== Admission ==
A total of 150 students are admitted for undergraduate [[MBBS]] course, 115 boys and 30 girls and five foreign nationals.<ref name=MBBS>{{cite web|title=MBBS Course|url=http://www.afmc.nic.in/Courses/MBBScourse.html|website=www.afmc.nic.in|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Admission is on the basis of the [[National Eligibility and Entrance Test]] (formerly through the [[AIPMT]] exam), followed by an interview.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Ten seats are reserved for ST/SC candidates.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Students are not allowed to be married or to marry during the course, and are liable to serve in the medical services of the Armed Forces, on successful completion of MBBS,<ref name=MBBS/> for seven years.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

==Residence halls==
The college is fully residential with separate hostels for boys and girls. Residence in the hostels is mandatory for all the cadets for the entire duration of the course. The Boys Hostel is housed in a building which was built in 1965 and comprises 6 blocks of three floors each. There are a total of 277 rooms of approximately {{convert|8|m2}} area (single-seaters) and 162 rooms of approximately {{cvt|18.5|m2}} area (double seaters). All the rooms are fully furnished. The girls' hostel was constructed in 1984 and can accommodate 130 cadets in 70 single-seater and 30 double seater rooms. The new Boys Hostel has four blocks with four floors each having 18 spacious rooms with balconies. The officers' floors for officers pursuing their post graduation courses have been incorporated into the boys hostel. Subsidised messing is provided to all medical cadets. The Central Cadets Mess was opened in 2009 for all cadets to dine together.

== Infrastructure ==
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There are facilities for sports, including tennis, squash, basketball, and a swimming pool. Canteen facilities for defence personnel are also extended to the medical cadets. It has two auditoria named Dhanvantri and Bharadwaj where high-profile medical conferences are held. AFMC also works as a hospital for civilians and is collaborated with the command hospital (SC).

==Rankings==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and college
| IT_M_2019 = 3
| OUTLOOK_M_2019 = 2
| WEEK_M_2019 = 4
}}
AFMC was ranked third among medical colleges in India in 2019 by ''[[India Today]]''<ref name=Rankings_IT_M_2019 /> and second among medical colleges in India in 2019 by ''[[Outlook India]]''<ref name=Rankings_OUTLOOK_M_2019 /> and fourth in India by ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]''.<ref name=Rankings_WEEK_M_2019>

AFMC was ranked thirty-fourth among all medical colleges in the world in 2021 by ''[[CEOWORLD MAGAZINE]]''<ref name=Rankings_CEOWORLD_2021 />

== Non-academics ==
AFMC provides broad-based non-academic exposure too. Students are encouraged to participate in sports and many have excelled in this arena. There are a large number of societies and clubs like the Student Scientific Society, Computer Club, Hobbies Club, Debating Club, Adventure Club,Dance Club and Musimatics. where students can pursue extra-curricular interests. They are encouraged to participate in competitions and conferences all over the country for development of all round personality and officer like qualities. They have also won many laurels in debates, quiz contests and youth festivals in Pune and outside. Over 6000 doctors have graduated from AFMC until now. Recently the entire hostel has been given WiFi connectivity.

== Research ==
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Various departments take up research projects either under departmental sponsorship or under the auspices of Armed Forces Medical Research Committee (AFMRC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afmc.nic.in/AFMRCResearch.html|title=AFMRC Research Activities|website=www.afmc.nic.in|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> Apart from service-oriented projects, research in clinical and laboratory subjects is also carried out. AFMC has the facility for animal house, hatcheries for disease producing insects, and a virology and bacteriology bank for these purposes. AFMC is a research and referral centre for confirmation of disease, identification of pathogens (viral and bacterial) and classification of blood disorders. AFMC acts as a referral centre, designated by [[WHO]] for certain diseases i.e. [[HIV]]-regional laboratory and centre for rickettsial diseases.

[[File:Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India lighting the lamp at Illuminati 2014.JPG|thumb|Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India lighting the lamp at Illuminati 2014.]]

== Affiliations ==
Affiliated hospitals include [[Command Hospital]] (Southern Command), Military Hospital (Cardio Thoracic Centre), Artificial Limb Centre and Military Hospital (Khadki). The college is affiliated to [[Maharashtra University of Health Sciences]].

==Notable alumni==
* [[Punita Arora]], first woman to reach the rank of [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] in the [[Indian Army]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Gitanjali|title=Woman in command|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040912/women.htm#3|access-date=11 October 2017|work=[[The Tribune, Chandigarh|The Tribune]]|date=12 September 2004}}</ref>
* [[Kamala Balakrishnan]], immunologist, expert on histocompatibility and transplantation
* [[Padmavathy Bandopadhyay]], first woman [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] of the [[Indian Air Force]].
* [[Madhuri Kanitkar]], third woman to be promoted to [[Three-star rank]].
* [[Surendra Poonia]], medal-winner in four consecutive world championships in power-lifting<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramachandran|first1=Smriti Kak|title=PBG man wins medals at the World Medical & Health Games|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pbg-man-wins-medals-at-the-world-medical-health-games/article3666675.ece|access-date=11 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 July 2012|language=en-IN}}</ref>
* [[Soumya Swaminathan (scientist)|Soumya Swaminathan]], paediatrician, Chief Scientist, [[World Health Organization|World Health Organisation (WHO)]], Deputy Director General of Programmes (DDP) of [[World Health Organization]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Secretary Profile|url=http://www.dhr.gov.in/about-us/secretary-dhr|publisher=Department of Health Research|access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indian National Defence University]]
* [[Military academies in India|Military Academies in India]]
* [[Sainik school]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Armed Forces Medical College, Pune}}
*{{official|http://afmc.nic.in}}
*[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCvD4BBJl4jWkjHGz-4r9XSQ College dramatics' YouTube channel]
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