<p>She will also become the first graduate of AFMC to receive all three top honours, namely, Sword of Honour, President’s Gold Medal and Kalinga Trophy.<br /><br />Lt Gen D P Vats, Director and Commandant, AFMC, said, "Ladies have been serving in the Armed Forces medical services with distinction. The selection of a lady doctor to receive the Sword of Honour, in addition to other academic awards, marks the entry of women into a position that has been the exclusive domain of males."<br /><br />"Awasthi will be given these awards at the passing-out parade of the 45th course on March 18," he said.<br /><br />Awasthi hails from Rae Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. She did her schooling from K-V Bolarum in Secunderabad, before joining the AFMC in Pune in 2006</p>
<p>She will also become the first graduate of AFMC to receive all three top honours, namely, Sword of Honour, President’s Gold Medal and Kalinga Trophy.<br /><br />Lt Gen D P Vats, Director and Commandant, AFMC, said, "Ladies have been serving in the Armed Forces medical services with distinction. The selection of a lady doctor to receive the Sword of Honour, in addition to other academic awards, marks the entry of women into a position that has been the exclusive domain of males."<br /><br />"Awasthi will be given these awards at the passing-out parade of the 45th course on March 18," he said.<br /><br />Awasthi hails from Rae Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. She did her schooling from K-V Bolarum in Secunderabad, before joining the AFMC in Pune in 2006</p>