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ARMED FORCES MEDICAL INSTITUTE

BRIEF HISTORY: Armed Forces Medical Institute (AFMI) is the premier educational
institute of the Army Medical Corps. Immediately after liberation in 1971 to cope with the
expansion of Armed Forces and to ensure efficient medical support at all level, it was felt
necessary to establish an institute for imparting training to Army Medical Corps, Army
Dental Corps and Armed Forces Nursing Services officers and other paramedics on
various professional matters. It came into being on 02 January 1976.

MISSION: To impart professional trg and run courses for AMC, ADC, AFNS offrs and
ORs.

OBJECTIVE: The ultimate objective is to turn each and every member of AMC, ADC
and AFNS into military medical personnel of advanced knowledge and expertise,
capable of matching the challenge of handling modern war casualty, as well as
peacetime patient care. AFMI is well keeping with the nation building motto of the
Government. As a part of its human resource development for the nation and beyond,
Nursing Institute of AFMI started conducting BSc (Nursing) and Diploma in Nursing and
Midwifery courses to produce nursing staff for national health services.

CAPABILITIES: The Institute is capable of :

a. Conducting all sorts of professional trg to AMC/ADC and AFNS offrs.

b. Conducting tech trade trg to san asst cl III, II & I, med asst cl I and
pharmacy trg to dispensers.
c. Conducting disease study, experimental trial on efficacy of drugs and
professional research wks.

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1. COURSES CONDUCTED BY AFMI

AFMI conducts following courses: 23

a. Officers
(1) Med Officers Basic Course (MOBC) - Phase II (Professional)- 06
weeks duration.
(2) AMC Officers Advance Course (AOAC) - 12 weeks duration
(3) Grading Courses in Various Specialties-24 months duration (18
months training+06 months OJT).
(4) Masters of Public Health in Public Health Administration–MPH
(PHA)-12 months duration.
(5) Masters of Public Health in Hospital Management–MPH(HM)-12
months duration

(6) Diploma Courses:

(a) Diploma in Otolaryngology (DLO) - 24 months duration.
(b) Diploma in Clinical Pathology (DCP) - 24 months duration.
(c) Diploma in Anesthesiology (DA) - 24 months duration.
(d) Diploma in Ophthalmology (DO) - 24 months duration.
(e) Diploma in Child Health (DCH) - 24 months duration.
(f) Diploma in Gynaecology & Obstetrics (DGO)-24 months
duration.
(g) Diploma in Dermatology and Venereology (DDV)- 24 months
duration.

(7) FCPS Part-II:

(a) Medicine
(b) Surgery
(c) Otolaryngology
(d) Ophthalmology
(e) Dermatology & Venereology
(f) Radiology
(g) Anaesthesiology
(h) Urology
(j) Gastroentrology

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(k) Cardiology.
b. AFNS Officers
(1) AFNS Officers Basic Course(Professional) -18 weeks duration.
(2) AFNS Officers Advance Course-12 weeks duration.

c. Paramedics (Other Ranks)

(1) Diploma in Pharmacy (D Pharm) - 3 years.
(2) Advance Trade Training (ATT)-Medical Assistant/Sanitary
Assistant/Dispenser.
(3) Basic Trade Training (BTT) - Sanitary Assistant/Dispenser

d. Nursing Course (Civ)

(1) Diploma in Nursing Science and Midwifery course – 3 yrs.

(2) B Sc Nursing (Conducting from 01 Feb 2009) – 04 yrs.

2. Courses under Supervision of AFMI

A good number of AMC/ADC/AFNS officers under go courses at various organizations
outside the bound of Armed Forces. The courses are:

a. Masters in Public Health

▪ Masters of Public Health in Reproductive Child Health–
MPH (RCH)- 12 months duration.
▪ Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology-MPH(EPID)-12 months
duration.
▪ Masters of Public Health in Health Education-MPH(HE)-12 months
duration for AFNS Offrs.
b. Master of Philosophy (M Phil)
▪ Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM) – 24 months duration.
▪ Anatomy , Physiology – 24 months duration.
▪ Pharmacology – 24 months duration.

c. Master of Surgery (MS)

▪ Orthopaedics - 36 months duration.
▪ Neurosurgery - 36 months duration.
▪ Anatomy - 36 months duration.

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▪ Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery - 36 months duration.
d. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
▪ Biochemistry - 36 months duration.
▪ Neuro Medicine - 36 months duration.

e. Diploma
▪ Diploma in Endocrinology at BIRDEM - 12 months duration.

f. Fellowship in various discipline

Microbiology - 48 months
Biochemistry - 48 months
Haematology - 48 months
Histopathology - 48 months
Gynaecology & Obstetrics - 48 months
Dentistry - 48 months
Paediatrics - 48 months
Physical Medicine - 48 months
Thoracic Surgery - 36 months
Pulmonology - 36 months

3. PUBLICATION

(a). Armed Forces Medical Journal

FMI publishes a bi-annual professional journal on regular basis.

(1) It contains original articles, research works, case reports,

corps news etc.

(2) The journal is circulated away medical professionals and

institutions at home and abroad.

(3) The articles also meet requirements of specialist medical officers

for their classification.

(4) The latest publication is the 41th volume published in

December 2008.

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