Armed Forces Medical Services & AIIMS Delhi Sign MoU for Collaborative Research

The focus is on addressing critical scientific and technological challenges in high-altitude, aerospace (aviation), and marine medicine.

The Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) and the Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, have formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote collaborative research and academic activities in healthcare.

The focus is on addressing critical scientific and technological challenges in high-altitude, aerospace (aviation), and marine medicine.

Under the MoU, both institutions aim to develop joint research projects, share patient care services, organize educational activities, and establish a faculty exchange program.

Focus on Challenging Environments

The collaboration began with the first scientific Continuing Medical Education (CME) session held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, AIIMS, on November 24. The event featured lectures from renowned experts from both institutions, addressing medical, nursing, and paramedical personnel. Discussions centered on physiological adaptations, pathological conditions, and patient management in demanding high-altitude, aerospace, and marine environments.

“This is the first scientific CME being held under the MoU on ‘High Altitude, Aerospace (Aviation), and Marine Medicine’ at JLN Auditorium AIIMS on November 24. The faculties will be addressing interested medical, nursing, and paramedical personnel of various cadres from AIIMS and other medical institutes,” the AIIMS press release stated.

The CME also highlighted career prospects for medical, dental, and nursing officers in the Armed Forces. According to the statement, the event was designed to create awareness among healthcare professionals about the unique challenges and opportunities in serving in remote and high-pressure environments.

Further discussions explored potential research areas, including physiological adaptations and management of health issues unique to extreme conditions. "Several interesting topics on physiological adaptations at high altitude, aerospace, and marine environments, as well as various pathological conditions and patient management aspects in these highly demanding and remote environments, are being discussed by renowned faculties," the release noted.