1956
University Grants Commission (UGC), Medical Council of India (MCI)
Autonomous
Co-Ed
Creating a country imbued
with a scientific culture was Jawaharlal Nehru's dream, and immediately after
independence he prepared a grand design to achieve it. Among the temples of
modern India which he designed, was a centre of excellence in the medical sciences.
Nehru's dream was that such a centre would set the pace for medical education
and research in Southeast Asia , and in this he had the wholehearted support of
his Health Minister, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur.
The health survey and
development committee ,chaired by Sir Joseph Bhore, an Indian Civil Servant
,had in 1946 already recommended the establishment of a national medical centre
which would concentrate on meeting the need for highly qualified manpower to look
after the nation's expanding health care activities . The dreams of Nehru and
Amrit Kaur and the recommendations of the Bhore Committee converged to create a
proposal which found favor with the government of New Zealand. A generous grant
from New Zealand under the Colombo Plan made it possible to lay the foundation
stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in 1952.The AIIMS was
finally created in 1956,as an autonomous institution through an Act of
Parliament ,to serve as a nucleus for nurturing excellence in all aspect of
health care.
All-India Institute of
Medical Sciences was established as an institution of national importance by an
Act of Parliament with the objects to develop patterns of teaching in
Undergraduate and Post-graduate Medical Education in all its branches so as to
demonstrate a high standard of Medical Education in India; to bring together in
one place educational facilities of the highest order for the training of
personnel in all important branches of health activity; and to attain
self-sufficiency in Post-graduate Medical Education.
The Institute has
comprehensive facilities for teaching, research and patient-care. As provided
in the Act, AIIMS conducts teaching programs in medical and para-medical
courses both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and awards its own
degrees. Teaching and research are conducted in 42 disciplines. In the field of
medical research AIIMS is the lead, having more than 600 research publications
by its faculty and researchers in a year. AIIMS also runs a College of Nursing
and trains students for B.Sc.(Hons.) Nursing post-certificate) degrees.
Twenty-five clinical
departments including four super specialty centers manage practically all types
of disease conditions with support from pre- and Para-clinical departments.
However, burn cases, dog-bite cases and patients suffering from infectious
diseases are not entertained in the AIIMS Hospital. AIIMS also manages a
60-beded hospital in the Comprehensive Rural Health Centre at Ballabgarh in
Haryana and provides health cover to about 2.5 lakh population through the
Centre for Community Medicine.
Objectives of AIIMS
To develop a pattern of teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in all its branches so as to demonstrate high standard of medical education to all medical colleges and other allied institutions in India.
To bring together in one place educational facilities of the highest order for the training of the personnel in all important branches of the health activity.
to attain self sufficiency in postgraduate in medical education.
Functions of AIIMS
Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in medical and related physical biological sciences.
Nursing and dental education
Innovations in education.
Producing medical teachers for the country.
Research in medical and related sciences.
Health care : preventive, promotive and curative; primary, secondary & tertiary.
Community based teaching and research