President Droupadi Murmu to confer President’s Colour to Armed Forces Medical College Pune

The President of India and the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu will confer President’s Colour to Armed Forces Medical College Pune, on 1st December in its platinum jubilee year. AFMC is a premier Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) establishment and one of the leading medical colleges of the country. The award is a testament to the glorious 75 years of AFMC’s exemplary service to the nation.

AFMC, the fountainhead of medical education in the Armed Forces Medical Services, is known the world over for its ethos and highest standards of medical training. The medical cadets passing out from the portals of this revered institute get commissioned into the Army, Navy and the Air Force. Diligently delivering as an officer and a doctor, they have unfailingly and exemplarily addressed the healthcare needs not only of the Armed Forces personnel guarding the frontiers of our nation and those on missions abroad, but their families too.

The alumni of this institution have made outstanding contributions in healthcare delivery and research and have served and are serving at various reputed national and international healthcare institutions. The grand ceremony will also witness the release of a special cover and stamp and a commemorative coin by the honourable President. The planned e-inauguration of ‘Prajna’ i.e. the Armed Forces Center for Computational Medicine by the honourable President will place AFMC in league with leading global institutes undertaking cutting edge healthcare research using Artificial Intelligence.