By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: An orientation for the new recruits was organised at the convention centre in Lok Seva Bhawan for 102 Assistant Professors, those who were on Thursday joined the state government in Odisha Medical Education Service. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the occasion.
Health & Family Welfare Minister Shri Niranjan Pujari , Secretary Health Smt Salini Pandit, Director of Medical Education Dr Sachidananda Mohanty and others were among present,
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked the young professors to have a human touch while treating patients. He said, “You are in a profession that demands absolute commitment to the job. You need to create confidence among the patients and their relatives. Along with your professional skills, a human touch in your approach can do wonders.”
Highlighting the state’s initiatives in healthcare, he said that his Government is committed to
In the past 6 years, the State has established 8 new medical colleges at Koraput, Baripada, Balasore, Bolangir, Puri, Keonjhar, Sundergarh and Kalahandi, and 2 new Post Graduate Institutes (AHPGIC, Cuttack and PGIMER & Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar). In 2024-25, it is planned to make the Jajati Keshari Medical College and Hospital at Jajpur functional, followed by Government Medical Colleges at Phulbani and Talcher.
While Odisha was producing only 321 MBBS doctors and 254 specialists per year in the year 2000, we now produce 2525 MBBS doctors and 856 specialists annually, and these numbers are increasing each year.
