Kavita Sahai 1st lady Lt Common to command Military medical corps middle & school
LUCKNOW: On Thursday, Lieutenant Common Kavita Sahai, turned the primary lady officer to command Amry Medical Corps Centre and School Lucknow, since its inception 74 years in the past.
The recipient of Sena Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, assumed the appointment of Commandant AMC Centre and School, officer-in-charge AMC Information and Colonel Commandant of AMC on February 1, 2024.
Previous to present appointment, Sahai was extra DGAFMS (HR) on the workplace of the Director Common Armed Forces Medical Companies (DGAFMS), New Delhi.
She is an alumnus of Armed Forces Medical School (AFMC), Pune and was commissioned in AMC on December 30, 1986. She did her MD (Pathology) in 1994 and DNB (Pathology) in 1997 from AFMC, Pune respectively.
Common Officer additionally did two years fellowship in Oncopathology at AIIMS, New Delhi from 2000-2002 and diploma in well being skilled training within the 12 months 2020-22 from Faimer Keele College, UK.
Throughout her 37 years of service, Lt Gen Sahai has held numerous vital administrative and workers appointments similar to HOD and Professor, division of lab medication at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, Profesor, division of pathology at AFMC, HOD and Professor, division of lab medication at military Hospital (analysis and referral) New Delhi.
Sahai has been the creator of greater than 100 papers revealed in Nationwide and Worldwide journals.
For her excellent and meritorious service and talent to carry out with distinction in various fields, she was bestowed with the award of Sena Medal this 12 months on Republic Day, VSM in 2018 and Chief Of Military Workers Commendation in 2008 and 2012.
The Common Officer is married to Maj Gen Rajesh Sahai, AVSM, SM (Retd).
