Odisha Govt Strengthens Medical Education With 98 Faculty Appointments

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to bolster healthcare and medical education sector, the Odisha government has appointed new faculty members in different medical colleges in the state.

This apart, two new medical colleges, Government Medical College & Hospital in Phulbani and Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Medical College & Hospital in Talcher, have become functional in 2025. This brings the total number of government medical colleges in Odisha to 14.

Altogether 98 new Assistant Professors have been appointed in medical colleges in the state recently. While 91 Assistant Professors have been appointed in 23 speciality disciplines, seven Assistant Professors have been appointed in six super-speciality disciplines in different medical colleges in the state, Health Department said in a statement on Thursday.

It said 19 new Assistant Professors have been appointed in SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack; 22 in MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur; eight each in PMP Medical College and Hospital at Talcher and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar; seven in SRM Medical College and Hospital at Bhawanipatna; six each in PRM Medical College and Hospital at Baripada, FM Medical College and Hospital in Balasore and Government Medical College and Hospital in Sundargarh and five each in DD Medical College and Hospital in Keonjhar and Government Medical College and Hospital at Phulbani.

Besides, 38 posts of Professor and 27 posts of Associate Professor have also been filled up in medical colleges of the state through departmental promotion.

Additionally, altogether 10 new Assistant Professors have been appointed in Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC) in Cuttack. Similarly, one post of professor and two posts of Associate Professors have also been filled up at the cancer institute through departmental promotion.