Bhubaneswar: To boost medical education in Odisha, the state government has appointed91Assistant Professorsacross 23 broad speciality disciplines and 7 Assistant Professors across 6 super speciality disciplines at different medical colleges in the state. Medical education and training in Odisha, official sources said, has received a major boost with these new appointments, along with the functionalization of two new government medical colleges — Government Medical College & Hospital, Phulbani (Kandhamal district) and Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Medical College & Hospital, Talcher (Angul district) — in 2025, news agency UNI reported. With their addition, the total number of government medical colleges in Odisha has increased from 12 to 14. Earlier, in 2024, Maharaja Jajati Keshari Medical College & Hospital, Jajpur, had been made operational. Two postgraduate (PG) institutes in the state have also been strengthened with new appointments. Also Read:Odisha to recruit 1,840 medical officers to boost Tribal Health In addition, 38 posts of Professor and 27 posts of Associate Professor have been filled through departmental promotion in various state medical colleges. At the Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC), Cuttack, medical education and clinical services have been further upgraded with the appointment of 10 super specialistAssistant Professorsin Surgical Oncology, Gynaecological Oncology, Head & Neck Surgery, Medical Oncology, and Uro-Oncology. One post of Professor and two posts of Associate Professor at the institute have also been filled through departmental promotion. The government has stated that steps are being taken to appoint more specialists and superspecialists in government medical colleges and hospitals across the state. had earlier reported that, bringing good news to the aspirants seeking MBBS, dental, and AYUSH admissions in Odisha-based medical colleges, the state government has announced that 9 new medical colleges are going to be established soon. Also Read:17 per cent mortality in Open-Heart Surgeries at SCB Medical College Hospital, HC steps in