Armed Forces Medical College

Armed Forces Medical College
Mottoसर्वे सन्तु निरामयाह (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Let all be healthy
TypeMilitary Medical School
Established1 May 1948
(76 years ago)
 (1948-05-01)
Accreditation
Academic affiliations
Budget180.99 crore (US$22 million)
(FY2022–23 est.)[1]
DeanMajor General Giriraj Singh
DirectorLieutenant General Sandeep Thareja [2]
Academic staff
325 (2024)[1]
Students1,242 (2024)[1]
Undergraduates749 (2024)[1]
Postgraduates493 (2024)[1]
Location,
India

18°30′25.64″N 73°53′31.09″E / 18.5071222°N 73.8919694°E / 18.5071222; 73.8919694
CampusLarge city
190 acres (77 ha)
NewspaperMedical Journal Armed Forces India
AcronymAFMC
Websiteafmc.nic.in Edit this at Wikidata
AFMC main building

The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is a leading medical training institute in Pune, India, in the state of Maharashtra. The college is managed by the Indian Armed Forces.[3]

Established in May 1948 as a post-graduate teaching institution after World War II on the recommendation of the 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 provides 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2024" (PDF). AFMC, PUNE.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Sandeep Thareja takes charge as Director & Commandant of AFMC Pune". Pune Pulse. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Lt Gen Naithani takes charge as AFMC director". The Indian Express. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.