: Five names have been shortlisted for the post of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director, a senior health official said while adding that these will be placed before the Institute Body on January 28. The current director of AIIMS Dr. M. C. Mishra is set to retire on January 31.
“Five names have been shortlisted by a selection-cum-search panel headed by Union Health Secretary C. K. Mishra,” the official said.
The selected
Among those selected are Dr. V. K. Paul, HOD paediatrics; Dr. Randeep Guleria, HOD of pulmonary medicine and sleep disorder; Dr. S. C. Sharma, HOD of ENT; Dr. Balram Bhargava, Professor of Cardiology, and Dr. Subrata Sinha, director of National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar.
The Institute Body will now finalise one name and send it to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), which is headed by the Prime Minister.
Apart Mr. Mishra, the panel comprised the PM’s Principal Scientific Advisor R. Chidambaram; Soumya Swaminathan, Secretary of Health Research; Director General of Health Services Jagdish Prasad; and Delhi University V-C Yogesh Tyagi.
Last month, AIIMS had recommended a panel headed by Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda, which was rejected by the Department of Personnel and Training.
