NEW DELHI :
SURGEON Vice Admiral Arti Sarin has been
appointed as the Director
General of Armed Forces
Medical Services (DGAFMS)
on Tuesday, making her the
first woman officer to take
over the post, according to
an official press release.
Prior to assuming the position as the 46th DGAFMS,
Vice Admiral Sarin held positions as the Director General
of Medical Services in the
Navy, Director General of
Medical Services in the Air
Force, as well as the Director
and Commandant of Armed Forces (Medical) in
Pune.
An alumnus of AFMC, Pune, Vice Admiral
Sarin was commissioned into the Armed Forces
Medical Services in December 1985.
She is an MD in Radiodiagnosis from AFMC,
Pune and a Diplomate National Board in Radiation
Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai,
complemented with training in Gamma Knife
Surgery from the University of Pittsburgh.
In her 38 years of career, the Flag Officer has held
many academic and administrative appointments,
including Professor and Head of Radiation
Oncology at Army Hospital (R&R) and Command
Hospital (Southern Command)/AFMC Pune,
Commanding Officer at INHS Asvini, as well as
Command Medical Officer in the Indian Navy's
Southern and Western Naval Commands.