Section 14, The Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration Act, 2016

(1) There shall be a Deputy Chief Medical Director ofthe Administration appointed by the Board. (2) The Deputy Chief Medical Director shall be a person who is a registered member of a Medical and Dental Council recognised by the Board, for a period of not less than ten years and has considerable administrative and professional experience in matters of health and medical education at post-graduate level, and holds a post–graduate specialist medical qualification obtained not less than ten years prior to the appointment as Deputy Chief Medical Director; and in any case not below the rank of a professor. (3) The Deputy Chief Medical Director shall be directly responsible to the Chief Medical Director, perform other duties as assigned to him by the Chief Medical Director and in the absence of the Chief Medical Director perform the functions of the Chief Medical Director.