Dr. Kusum Verma

Ad-hocism in the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has come a full circle with the appointment of Professor Kusum Verma as the acting Dean (Academics).The ad-hoc appointees have been holding other key posts, including that of Deputy-Director (Administration), for several months.

Union Health Minister Dr A Ramadoss has not yet approved the Institute's decision.In order to become the full-fledged Dean (Academics), the approval of the Union Health Minister, who also happens to be the Institute's president, is mandatory.

Prof Verma was made the acting Dean about a month ago, after Prof HK Tiwari retired."The Minister's non-approval to Prof Verma's appointment has come as a silver lining behind the cloud hovering over the Institute.After all, the established norms cannot be violated indefinitely.A line of restraint has to be drawn," a senior faculty member said.

Dr Verma has been picked up for the job by overlooking the claim of Dr V Kochupillai and Dr RL Bijlani, a Professor of Physiology.The duo are senior to Prof Verma."As per the established norms, the senior-most professor has to be appointed as the Dean (Academics).Over the years, these norms have been put on the back-burner," he added.

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Dr Kusum Verma, MD MIAC FAMSEditorial BoardProfessor & Head, Dept of Pathology

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Since the disease is asymptomatic in the pre-cancer stage, where there are a few symptoms to detect it, only repeated screening can make it possible to detect the cancer at an early stage," says Prof Kusum Varma, Head, Department of Pathology and Dean, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

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Says Dr Kusum Verma, head of the department of pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and the in-charge of the Population-Based Cancer Registry Programme: "One school of thought is that female hormones have a role to play in the development of gall bladder stone, which is a known risk factor for malignancy of the organ.Use of mustard oil too seems to be a risk, although it is too soon to say so conclusively."

In Delhi, however, the leading form of cancer among women remains that of the breast, as opposed to that of the cervix in south Indian women."This has to do with the lifestyle changes, late marriages and late pregnancies.In fact breast cancer is rising in the south, especially in areas with better literacy rates,"Dr Verma says.

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Dr. Kusum Verma

Dr. Kusum VermaMember Secretary of the Ethics CommitteeProfessor of Cytopathology and Head of Department of PathologyAll India Institute of Medical SciencesNew Delhi, 110 029, INDIAFax : (91-11) 685 4434 / 686 2663E-mail : kverma@medinst.ernet.in