In a first, woman general takes over key medical post | Latest News India

Lieutenant Basic Sadhna Saxena Nair on Thursday took over because the Director Basic Medical Companies (Military), changing into the primary lady to be appointed to the highest place, the military introduced. She was earlier the primary lady physician to be appointed Director Basic Hospital Companies (Armed Forces).

She graduated from the Armed Forces Medical Faculty, Pune with a distinguished tutorial document and was commissioned into the Military Medical Corps in December 1985, the military assertion mentioned.

To make sure, three-star girls medical doctors have held the equal posts within the air drive and navy.

Nair holds a publish graduate diploma in household drugs, diplomas in maternal and youngster well being and well being care administration and has additionally undergone two-year coaching in medical informatics at AIIMS, New Delhi.

She educated in CBRN (chemical, organic, radiological and nuclear) warfare with the Israeli Defence Forces and in navy medical ethics with the Swiss Armed Forces, the assertion added.

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She was additionally the primary lady principal medical officer of Western Air Command and the IAF’s Coaching Command.

To make sure, navy medical doctors may be posted from one service to a different and don the rank the service.

She was nominated as an skilled member of the Dr Kasturirangan committee for drafting a part of the medical schooling part of the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP) 2019.

She is married to Air Marshal KP Nair (retd) and has the distinctive distinction of being a daughter and sister of navy medical doctors, and the spouse and mom of IAF fighter pilots.