NE EDUCATION BUREAU
CHENNAI, OCT 4
The Health and Family Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu has issued orders to fill the posts of deans that had been lying vacant in 14 government medical colleges.
In an order dated October 3 issued by Additional Chief Secretary Supriya Sahu, the posts have been filled based on a proposal sent by the Director of Medical Education and Research.
According to this, 14 medical officers have been promoted to the post of dean to be posted at the government medical colleges in Chengalpattu, Kallakurichi, Erode, Kanniyakumari, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Kumaramangalam, Pudukkottai, Theni, Karur, Salem, Virudhunagar and Vellore.
According to the order, G. Sivasankar, director and professor of Urology, Madras Medical College (MMC) was posted as dean, Government Chengalpattu Medical College; M. Bhavani, medical superintendent/professor, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, was posted as dean, Government Medical College, Kallakurichi and T. Ravikumar, medical superintendent/professor, Government Medical College and Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital, Coimbatore, was posted as dean of Government Erode Medical College and Hospital, Perundurai.
The other deans who have also been posted are Dr V Ramalakshmi: Govt Med College, Kanniyakumari; Arul Sundaresh Kumar- Govt Madurai Medical College; Dr R Amutha Rani- Government Medical College, Ramanathapuram; Dr P Leo David- Government Kilpauk Medical College; Dr J Devi Meenal- Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem and Dr M Rohinidevi- Government Vellore Medical College.
