New Delhi: Lieutenant General Kavita Sahai has made historical past by changing into the inaugural girl commandant of the Army Medical Corps Centre and College in Lucknow.
She assumes this place after the retirement of Lt Gen V. Sabid Syed on January 29. Lt Gen Sahai, a embellished officer with awards such because the Sena Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal, was beforehand serving as the extra DGAFMS (HR) on the workplace of the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) in Delhi.
A graduate of the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, Lt Gen Sahai joined the Army Medical Corps in 1986. Her academic {qualifications} embrace MD (pathology) and DNB (pathology) from AFMC. Furthermore, she pursued a fellowship in onychopathology from AIIMS Delhi and holds a diploma in well being skilled schooling from FAIMER-Keele University, UK.
Throughout her distinguished 37-year profession, Lt Gen Sahai held numerous vital administrative and employees roles, together with HOD and professor of lab medication at Base Hospital, Delhi; professor within the division of pathology at AFMC; and HOD and professor of lab medication at Army Hospital (analysis and referral) in Delhi.
Lt Gen Sahai, who has authored over 100 publications in each home and worldwide journals, was honored with the Sena Medal on Republic Day this yr, the VSM in 2018, and the Chief of Army Staff Commendation in 2008 and 2012 for her excellent service and distinctive efficiency in various fields. Her partner, Maj Gen (retd) Rajesh Sahai, can also be an completed officer.
The appointment of Lt General Kavita Sahai as the primary feminine commandant of Lucknow’s Army Medical College is a momentous milestone within the historical past of the Indian Armed Forces. Her journey, marked by values and noteworthy achievements, serves as a supply of inspiration for future generations. As she takes on this historic position, Lt General Sahai opens doorways for extra ladies to contribute their abilities and management to the defence of the nation.
