Vice Admiral Arti Sarin has been appointed as the next Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) on Tuesday. She is the first woman to head the Tri-Service Armed Forces Medical Services and is the first female to attain the highest service rank in the Indian Armed Forces.
Sarin is 60 and will head AFMS for two years. The DGAFMS directly reports to the Ministry of Defence and is responsible for the overall medical policy matters for the Armed Forces.
Before being appointed to the top position, Sarin was heading the Navy’s Medical Services Directorate. She has also previously served as DG of Medical Services (Air) and as Director and Commandant of the Pune-based Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC).
She was commissioned into service in December 1985 after she graduated from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune. She holds two postgraduate degrees in Radiodiagnosis and Radiation Oncology and is trained in gamma knife surgery.
She has held numerous prestigious academic and administrative positions including Professor and Head, Radiation Oncology, Army Hospital (Research & Referral) and Command Hospital (Southern Command)/AFMC Pune. She has also commanded, INHS Asvini, and served as Command Medical Officer in the Indian Navy’s Southern and Western Naval Commands.
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