AFMC Mission

Can you tell me about the mission of College of Nursing under AFMC (Armed Forces Medical College)? Also provide me the contact detail of AFMC (Armed Forces Medical College)?

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College of Nursing AFMC (Armed Forces Medical College) was established in 1964 with affiliation to Pune University and conversion of the erstwhile School of Nursing.

It is recognized by Indian Nursing Council and Maharashtra Nursing Council. It believes in preparing Nurse practitioners, who will be able to function as efficient ward managers and educationalists for all three services viz-Army, Navy, and Air force.

The culture of discipline, commitment to service and team spirit has been a positive influence on the development of this institution.

Mission

It aims at maintaining academic excellence and constantly strives in its quest to achieve high standards of patient care through setting standards and research. The patient is viewed as an individual/ holistic being and efforts of faculty are directed towards optimising the concept among students who are the future of nursing.

Faculty believes in prepare qualified nurses who will work with great compassion, devotion and professionalism. Faculty believes that family has an important role in patient care and concept of family centre approach is fostered in minds of students both in hospital and community. Faculty believes in overall development of students as a person and useful citizen.

Training

The faculty of the College is involved in classroom and clinical teaching in their area of specialization for all the courses run by the College.

The faculty are the Postgraduate nurses ion different specialities. External Lecturers are also engaged on part time basis for teaching subjects like Sociology, Nutrition, Hindi, education and Computer Science.

Clinical experience is provided in the following areas

1. Parent Hospital - Command Hospital (Southern Command) Pune
2. Affiliated hospitals - Military Hospital Cardio Thoracic Centre for Cardio Thoracic Nursing & Military Hospital, Kirkee for Orthopaedic Nursing
3. Urban Community Health experience - Sholapur Bazaar, Ramtekdi, Tadiwala Road and Cantonment General Hospital.
4. Rural Community Health Experience - Phursungi and Kasurdi village

Contact Detail:
Armed Forces Medical College,
Wanowrie,
Pune 411040