Training of Officers of Indian Railway Medical Service (IRMS)

Doctors of Indian Railway Medical Service (IRMS)will have 3 months training as follows:

3(three) days	Central Hospital of the zone for 3 days under Chief Hospital Supdt. / Central Hospital.
45 (forty five) days	In the Headquarters Hospital or in a large Divisional Hospital in Clinical Ward/OT duties. The probationer, officers must be encouraged to deal with the cases individually under the supervision of a Senior Medical Officer. The trainee must also attend to regular O.P.D. sessions to gain competence in dealing with cases of a large variety. Administrative training should also be imparted properly.
10 (ten) days	On completion of the period of training in a hospital as above, the trainees shall be deputed to work in a Health Unit, outside the headquarters (Zonal or divisional) and should participate in all the curative, preventive and promotional aspects of health care. As far as possible during this period, the probationary officers shall work on their own under the advice and guidance as required from the Medical Officer incharge of the Health Unit. Administrative training also to be imparted by Incharge.Training should be imparted properly under proper guidance.
2 (two) days	Final assessment CAOs office. Suitability should be assessed before being put on a working post and if need be the period of training can be further extended. During these two days, the probationary officers shall be subjected to a detailed assessment of their adequacy to hold independent charge .
One month	At the Railway Staff College, Vadodara for orientation course whenever the same is arranged.