District Medical Officer definition

District Medical Officer means a medical practitioner who does not have a recognised specialist qualification but practices without clinical supervision either in general practice or in a specialist area(s) recognised by the AMC or such other area(s) recognised by the Employer as being a specialist area; and/or who clinically supervises other senior practitioners.
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District Medical Officer means a medical practitioner appointed as such in the District Medical Services of the Department of Health Services.
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District Medical Officer means a medical practitioner who is the officer in charge of health services in the district.
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Examples of District Medical Officer in a sentence

  • The Academy may make contact with the District Medical Officer for independent information regarding the medical factors in the application and may also seek advice from other qualified professionals or specialists where necessary.

  • Prior to the resumption of duties the Board reserves the right to refer a teacher to the District Medical Officer.

  • District Level: The DHS will appoint the District Medical Officer/ Chief Medical Health Officer as the District Nodal Officer – Climate Change.

  • Where deemed necessary by the Board, Employees may be required to undergo an examination by the School District Medical Officer or a Doctor of their own choice who, following the examination, will be required to review the results with the School District Medical Officer.

  • Dr. Stephen Kaiya, the District Medical Officer for Nandi South testified that his District Hospital in Nandi Hills received 160 patients: 124 outpatients and 36 in patients, due to the post election violence.

  • The District Medical Officer for Nandi North, Dr. Shadrack Keimi, testified that the District hospital in Kapsabet Municipality is between Uasin Gishu and Nandi North, while the sub- district hospital is in Chepcherut.

  • The researcher’s position in health policy analysis therefore can have an important impact on both the way data are collected and the way they are interpreted [75].In respect to familiarity with Kenya and the Kenyan health sector, between 2006 and 2009 I worked as a District Medical Officer of Health (DMoH) in Kilifi, where I was involved in managing and coordinating health sector planning and budgeting at a district level [23].

  • At district level, there is the District Health Officer (DHO) who is responsible for effective and efficient delivery of quality health services in the district and the District Medical Officer (DMO) in charge of medical services.

  • Further, Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department instructed (June 2010) that inspection of all the clinical establishment may be carried out in such a way that 20 per cent of such clinics are inspected by Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) and remaining by ADMO/ Sub Divisional Medical Officer (SDMO) every year.Audit, however, noticed that:• In case of one sample ultrasound clinic, registration certificate under the Act was issued on 16 May 2006, without any enquiry/ inspection by DAA concerned.

  • The Zila Parishad Adhyaksha, the District Medical Officer, the District Magistrate will be key functionaries of the District Team.


More Definitions of District Medical Officer

District Medical Officer means a Medical Officer in-charge of Kondoa District Council Health Services;
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District Medical Officer means the Government Medical Officer of the District in which the patient resides.
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Related to District Medical Officer

  • District Manager means the District Manager of the appropriate local district office of the Ministry, where the

  • Nodal Officer means the Dy.Chief Engineer or Superintending Engineer an officer appointed by the Chief Engineer in writing who shall direct and supervise and to perform the duties set forth in sub - Clause 3.2 hereof and be in-charge of the works.

  • President means the President of the Corporation.

  • Police officer means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic, or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.

  • Chief Operating Officer means the Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation.

  • Campus police officer means a school security officer designated by the board of education of any school district pursuant to K.S.A. 72-6146, and amendments thereto.

  • Medical Review Officer (MRO) means a licensed physician responsible for receiving and reviewing laboratory results generated by the school district’s drug testing program and for evaluating medical explanations for certain drug tests.

  • Chief Administrative Officer or “CAO” means the administrative head of a municipality as appointed by Council under clause 86(2)(c) of the Municipal Government Act.