A new educational center for the preparation of military-medical personnel has been established

17 October, 2016 17:54
The opening ceremony for the medical educational facility of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia took place on October 17th. Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, Lieutenant-General Movses Hakobyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Armenia Richard Mills, high-ranking officers and guests took part in the ceremony.

Presenting the story behind the establishment of the military-medical educational center, Major Harutyun Hovhannisyan stressed the fact that the preparation of the professorial and officer staff took place as a result of Armenian-American cooperation, and added that facilities for training male nurses and medical orderlies were established through the joint efforts of both parties.

The importance of the role of intermediate and junior medical staff in the conduct of medical service in the military was emphasized. Chief of the military medical department of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, Colonel Kamavor Khachatryan expressed assurances that the students of the newly established educational center will carry out their assigned tasks at a more efficiently and on an overall higher level.

Minister of Defense Vigen Sargsyan wished the first students success and new accomplishments. Expressing his high regard for the role of the new military educational center in the preparation of military-medical staff, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia emphasized the fact that the establishment of the center is not only an investment in the enhancement of the capabilities of the Armed Forces, but also an investment for the civilian society in general. Vigen Sargsyan noted that servicemen's timely and high quality medical service is highly dependent upon nurses' skills.

The participants toured around the military medical educational center, and acquainted themselves with the works being carried out, the educational facilities, and the ongoing and future educational programs.