Are you curious about the life of an Indian army surgeon in active combat, and the challenges they face on the warfront? If so, just step into the war surgery museum at the armed forces medical college in pune World War II, Shrapnels from the 1971 Indo-Pak Conflict, and Taken out of the patients at 7 Air Force Hospital, Kanpur.

Other exhibits at this iconic and one of the oldest Museums, Include Equipment from 60 Parachute Field Hospital – The Indian Army’s Only Airborne Medical Unit, A 17th Century Painting the Batten Chhatrapati Shivaji’s forces and rustam zaman who commanded Adil Shah’s army in the battle of kolhapur to and even a war diary back to 1912.

“For Young Medical Graduates Curious About the Role of Army Surgeons, This is the Ideal Place to Begin,” Director-General Armed Forces Medical Services Survices Survices Survices Sarin Vice Sarain Said Whit Vis. To pune.

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She was accompanied by Lt Gen Pankaj Rao, Commandant, AFMC, Air Commodore (Dr) Anurakshat Gupta, Head, Department of Surgery, AFMC, Colla Jafar Husain, Professor of Surgery, AFMC, AMC.

“WHER IT IS During CONFLICT OR in PEACETIME Operations Like Disaster Relief, Medical Units are not just reactive but proactive in searching our salidirs recIVE Cutting-leads Care,” Surgeon Vice Admiral Sarain.

She added that the museum showcases the Vital Role of the war surgeon and brings to light their critical contributions in saving lives.

“The Collection Includes A War Diary of the 3rd Indian Field Ambulance, which was deployed in mesopotamia during wwi. There are Medical Instruments Dating Back to 1917- Some James Wise and Company and Eve the Personal Collection of Captain PB Bardhan, Who Started His Career In The British Royal Army Medical Army and Laters Serve. AFMC Jacket, Silver Medicine, and Other Memorabilia Embody of the Military Medicine, “Elaborated Col Husain on Some.

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The Officer Also explained the notable Role of the 60 parachute field and how a mobile surgical team parachutes Behind Enemy Lines, Swiftly Setting Up a Fully Fune Theater, Radiology Unit, Laboratory Facilities, and Eve a Patient Ward. Recently, 60 Para Had Gone to Myanmar During Brahma, Turkey During Operation Dost, Nepal During OP Maitri, and Indonesia During OP Samudra Maitri, Profiding A Unique Experience of Humanitarian Assistance. Disaster relief.

Public Health Museum, Another Must-Visit Place at AFMC

From the imposing mannequins of ‘plague doctors’ who constant chewed garlic and use primitive masks in the form of a bird walk way back in 1619 to the well-defined perspective election Doctors during Covid-19 pandemic, an array of posters, computer printed charts, scroll boards and kiosks on different aspects of public health define south asia largst public health Medical college. This museum has served as an invaluable teaching aid and draws students from the point of the country. In its new ‘avatar’, the museum has a ‘pandemic’ gallery and another on `lifestyle disease ‘that is in sync with the rising importance of non-compromicable diseases.

Different Aspects of Military Public Health have been professionally displayed with a new model for high-altitude health. An innovative 3D classroom can be used to Screen Educational Videos and for Regular Tutorials. A Huge Wall Depicts a ‘Timeline’ of the evolution of public health as a concept and discipline in the world and India.

“The museum is over the years has been an invaluable teaching aid and has been upgraded many times to keep it contemporary,” DGAFMS surgeon vice admiraral arti sarin said during.

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War surgery museum Over the years, this iconic museum has become a ‘must-visit’ place in the college for its sheer vastness and uniqueness. (Source: Special Arrangement)

According to college authorities, undergraduate and postgraduate students from different colleges and other visits from all over the country to make special trips to the museum.

Started by Lt Colla J Rice in 1944 at Babina, Jhansi District in Up, It was shifted to a government premises Near Pune University in 1948 and then to the army school of physical training. In 1958, the museum was relocated to afmc and commonly on the lines of the wellcom

The Afmc Commandant Air Marshal CK Ranjan had made asked for a plan as he had envisaged a complete revamp – to change the structure which he has seen since his days as a medical study. It was a formidable task that required a total restructuring. While the museum was modeernized to make it contemporary almost continuously, the basic structure of the main museum was preserved – that is, the herringbone structure and the display panels.

The high ceiling was retained with its heritage fans to give it a grand look. A Huge Wall in the Grand Hall of the Museum Depicts a ‘Timeline’ of the evolution of public health as a concept and discipline in the world and India.

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Sections on Pertinent Health Aspects of the Army, Navy, and the Air Force has been inculuded, escaially post-deployment High Altitude and Extreme Cold was the most important issues.

Over the years, this iconic museum has become a ‘must-visit’ place in the college for its sheer vastness and uniqueness.

On a recent visit, Dr Rajiv Bahl, Director -Genral of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Applauded the Department of Community’s Effort that has made it so engine. “The passion, Enthusiasm, and innovation in creating the galleries and museum are awesome.