Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 : Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the appointment of 130 Assistant Professors of Odisha Medical Education Service (OMES) Cadre in 9 Broad-Speciality disciplines. This approval was made on the basis of recommendation of the Odisha Public Service Commission. Earlier, Patnaik had appointments of 65 Assistant Professors in 7 Broad- Speciality disciplines in the month of September and October, 2022 With this so far 195 Assistant professors in 16 broad specialities were appointed in the State during 2022. The broad specialities are General Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Anatomy, TB & CD, Ophthalmology, Physiology, Transfusion Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics, Community Medicine, O & G, Pathology, Skin & VD, Anaesthesiology, Microbiology, and FMT. Official source said the appointment of Assistant professors will help in furthering the standards of Medical Education in the State and providing quality health care to the general public.
