Thirty seven probationer nurses of the 48th Batch of the School of Nursing, Western Command were commissioned as lieutenants at a commissioning ceremony held at Western Command Hospital , Chandimandir on Wednesday.
Maj General Manomoy Ganguly, MG (Med) of Headquarters Western Command and Major General Mukti Sharma, Commandant of Western Command Hospital awarded the rank of lieutenant to the newly commissioned Military Nurses. Gen Ganguly later gave the medals and trophies to the top performers. Brig SV Saraswati, Principal Matron of Western Command Hospital administered the oath to the newly commissioned Nursing Officers.
lt Chinchu Eldhose won the Gold medal for securing the first position in academics. lt Binsa K Sasi won the Silver medal for being second in the batch. lt Malini lama was adjudged the best All Round Cadet and lt Jyoti Prusty was awarded the Best Bed Side Nurse rolling trophy. Till date 753 Nursing Officer have passed out from this School of Nursing.
Addressing the newly commissioned Nursing Officers, General Ganguly , who was the Chief Guest said, “Military Nursing is a noble and highly challenging profession where a nurse needs to work hard many times even in difficult terrain to provide a compassionate and comprehensive care to the soldiers and their families”.
Major General Mukti Sharma, Commandant of Western Command Hospital in her address emphasized the importance of the profession which requires constant selfless devotion and preparedness to meet the health demands of the Armed Forces.