All India Institute of Medical Sciences

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Official Seal of AIIMS

Motto

Motto in English Body is indeed the primary instrument of dharma

Established

1956

Type

Public

Endowment

1,124 crore (US$224.24 million)per annum

President

Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Dean

Shashi Wadhwa

Director

Ramesh C. Deka

Academic staff

550

Undergraduates

77 per year

Location

New Delhi, India 28.565N 77.21E

Website

www.aiims.edu

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a medical college and medical research public university based in New Delhi, India. The Institute was established in 1956 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Contents
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1 Location 2 History

2.1 Further institutes

3 Ranking 4 Academics 5 Admissions

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5.1 Undergraduate courses 5.2 Post-graduate courses 5.3 Integrating clinics and research

6 Medical services

6.1 Speciality centres at AIIMS

7 Residential facilities 8 Student life and academics 9 Achievements 10 Controversies

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10.1 Controversy regarding its Director 10.2 Institutional quota 10.3 Caste based quota 10.4 2006 controversy over AIIMS' autonomy

11 Notable faculty and alumni 12 Recipients of SS Bhatnagar Award for medical research 13 New AIIMS 14 See also 15 References 16 External links

[edit]Location

Central lawn, with teaching block in the background

AIIMS is located in Ansari Nagar in south Delhi. It is adjacent to the South Extension-II market,
and lies on the south-eastern quadrant of Aurbindo Marg and Inner Ring Road crossing. Across AIIMS is Safdarjung Hospital and associated Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University). Also, adjacently lies the headquarters of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the body that coordinates and funds medical research in India. In vicinity, also lies National Medical Library, run by the Directorate-General of Health Services (DGHS) of the Government of India. It has a vast collection of scientific and medical journals that can be accessed by researchers. Farthest along the stretch is the NAMS house, the

official building of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, which is a prestigious body of eminent doctors from across India.

[edit]History

Foundation stone at the Academic Building of AIIMS, placed by Queen Elizabeth II

AIIMS was inaugurated in 1956, and was built with a grant from the Government of New Zealand. AIIMS was established in New Delhi after former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's initial proposal to set up the institute in Calcutta was turned down by the then Chief Minister of West Bengal Bidhan Chandra Roy.[1] It was the vision of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first Health Minister of India, to establish an institute of such nature in India.

[edit]Further

institutes

In 2012, 6 new AIIMS like institutes will start under the Pradhan Mantri Swastha Suraksha Yojana at Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh.[2] The center had decided to set up an institute of AIIMS repute in NCR region in 2009.The work for this prestigious project named AIIMS II would start after 3 years.[3] Earlier in 2009, the government had further decided to set up two more AIIMS-like institutes at Raiganj in West Bengal and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh[4]. But instead of Uttar Pradesh, the new AIIMS will be set up in Haryana.[citation needed]

[edit]Ranking
AIIMS has been consistently ranked the top medical college in India to pursue any Medical degree by India Today in annual surveys starting in 1997.[5][5][6]AIIMS has held the top slot for the last six years in a row, and has been ranked first for 11 out of the 12 years that India Today has conducted the survey.[7]

AIIMS' excellence has to do with several factors - small class size, excellent library facilities, liberal clinically oriented teaching, research exposure and the ability to set its own curriculum.[7] Several surveys by The Week and Outlook magazines have named AIIMS the best hospital in India overall, as well as the best in several individual fields such as Cardiology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Gynaecology and Ophthalmology, ahead of several specialised institutions.[8][9] The hospital has been able to maintain high standards of quality while seeing large numbers of patients (3.5 million in 2006) at very low cost to patients ( 10 (US$0.2)), many of whom live in extreme poverty.[10]

[edit]Academics
The courses offered by the institute are:

M.B.B.S. (Annual intake of 77 students)

M.D./M.S. (Annual intake of around 217-220 students in 24 disciplines) D.M./M.Ch. (in 12 and 5 disciplines respectively) M.D.S. M.H.A. B.Sc. (Hons.) in Optometry/Radio-diagnosis (Annual intake of 14 and 9 students in each discipline respectively)

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Nursing (Annual intake of 70 students in BSc Nursing) B.Sc. in Nursing (post-certificate) M.Sc. in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Pharmacology and Physiology M.Sc. in Urology Technology, Perfusion Technology & Nuclear Medicine M.Sc. in Nursing M.Biotech Ph.D. in 47 disciplines.

[edit]Admissions [edit]Undergraduate
M.B.B.S. Every year AIIMS accepts 72 Indian students, of which 36 belong to General Category and 16 belong to the reserved category (SC/ST), 19 Seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and 1 orthopedic physically handicapped, based on the results of an all-India entrance examination for its undergraduate M.B.B.S program.The number of students who take the entrance exam every year varies from 80,000 to 100,000. The acceptance rate for admission to the undergraduate course (medical school) is thus 72/90000 i.e. 0.08%.

courses

Five international students (nominated by Government of India from SAARC nations) complete the class size of 77. AIIMS also specializes in paramedical and basic science training for its undergraduates. AIIMS is one of the few institutions where the faculty-student ratio is much better than the norm. B.Sc. (Hons.) in Ophthalmic Technique This course is of 3+1 years duration, and is aimed at enabling the students to achieve general understanding of Human Biology and in-depth knowledge of medical science related to basicOphthalmology, viz., Ocular Anatomy, Ocular Physiology, Ocular Biochemistry, Ocular Pathology, Ocular Microbiology and Ocular Pharmacology, as well as clinical Ophthalmology, viz.,Physiological Optics, Orthoptics, Investigative Ophthalmology, Low Vision Aids, Contact Lenses. The objectives of the course are:

To enable candidates to work in hospitals, clinics and community, in order to help in the execution of integrated approach of promotive, preventive, diagnostic, curative and rehabilitative aspects of ophthalmic care,

To carry out refraction of normal as well as low vision patients and prescribe glasses of appropriate power and other parameters (coatings, tints, refractive index, asphericity, design, etc.),

To assess contact lens patients and fit contact lens in various conditions, such as, keratoconus, aphakia, corneal scarring, etc.

To carry out various ophthalmic investigations, such as, Perimetry, Tonometry, Biometry, O.C.T., etc. To be able to assess disorders of ocular motility and monocular and binocular visual functions, give orthoptic and pleoptic exercises.

The teaching exercises include lectures, seminars, demonstrations and postings in operation theatres, mobile eye camps and various investigative labs. Admission to this course is done yearly and about 14 students are admitted. B.Sc. (Hons.) in Radio-diagnosis This course is of 3 years duration. The objectives of the course are:

To provide basic knowledge of Human Anatomy and Physiology for understanding Human Biology, To provide basic understanding of the beneficial and harmful effects of X-ray radiation and protective measures while working with it,

To understand physical principles of other imaging modalities like ultrasound and MRI, To train the students to perform all routine radiographic techniques and produce images of good diagnostic qualities with minimum radiation dose,

To train students to work independently as competent imaging technologists

[edit]Post-graduate

courses

There are about forty-two speciality post-graduate courses conducted at AIIMS. The entry is through a nationwide competitive examination held every six months. Each year nearly 50 thousand medical graduates across the country compete for the limited number of positions, approximately, <1% of the candidates are admitted through the process- making it one of the most difficult tests. These courses are highly coveted by the medical graduates across the country because of the institution's excellent medical services, exposure to unusual and referred cases and excellent opportunities for research.

[edit]Integrating

clinics and research

AIIMS was originally built as a Superspeciality tertiary care (refers to India's three-tier health system with Primary clinics, which refer cases to secondary district level hospitals, which in turn refer cases to regional tertiary hospitals) centre with primary emphasis on research and specialized training facilities. MBBS is the basic medical course, the same as medical school. This is followed by specialization, which poda naye is the term for postgrad training in General Surgery, General Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and other fields. Superspecialities are those healthcare fields whose practitioners need specialised certification after completing their postgraduations, examples being cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, rheumatology, Neurology, Pediatric Neurology etc. There are at least 45 superspecialities at AIIMS. Having clinical superspecialities in the same campus as its major research facilities makes AIIMS optimally suited for nurturing best quality translational research, which can translate into clinically useful end products, in India. 1234 AIIMS publishes The National Medical Journal of India, among India's most prestigious clinical journals.[11] Its impact factor is the highest among Indian journals after the Indian journal of Medical Research (published by the Indian Council of Medical Research).

[edit]Medical

services

As per the AIIMS Citizen's Charter,[12] doctors & staff at AIIMS strive to provide comprehensive, high quality tertiary care services including specialty and super-specialty services to all without consideration of caste, creed, religion, sex, economic status or disability. However, there may be some deficiencies due to extreme patient load and finite resources. Acquiring newer equipment for investigation, research and patient care is expedited as it is not constrained by funds.

[edit]Speciality

centres at AIIMS

There is a separate cardiothoracic and neurosciences centre (CNC) offering superspeciality level patient care, training and research in the respective fields.

AIIMS CDER, and in foreground, hostels and the basketball court

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences is a 300 bed ophthalmic (eyes) speciality centre designated as the apex eye referral centre for India, and is the WHO collaborating centre for ophthalmic programs. Recently Dr. BR Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital's construction has been completed. It specializes in medical, radiation and surgical oncology. Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre is India's first full-fledged centre to treat victims of trauma. It is located about 1 KM west from the main campus.[13] CDER, the Centre for Dental Education and Research, located adjacent to the Hostels, is AIIMS' newest speciality centre. AIIMS also runs the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at Ghaziabad, one of Delhi's suburbs. The Centre for Community Medicine at AIIMS maintains a teaching and treatment facility at Ballabgarh, which is a periurban area outside Delhi, it also provides comprehensive services to 84000 population. Faculty members from AIIMS are posted there by rotation.

[edit]Residential

facilities

AIIMS is a residential university where the faculty members, staff and students live on either the main campus or one of the several campuses which form a part of the Institution. There are five hostels for male undergraduate students (Hostel No.1-5) and a single hostel available for female undergraduate students (Hostel 10). These six hostels together can accommodate 850 students. For Post-graduate students, there are three hostels available for the men students and married couples(Hostel No.6-8) and a single hostel for the women students(Hostel No.9). Additional hostels for Nursing students and Post-graduate students are

available at a facility in the Masjid Moth area, situated near to the main AIIMS campus. Hostels for MBBS/ MD / nursing students are also located at Ballabgarh, Dayalpur and Chainsa used during Ballabgarh posting.

[edit]Student

life and academics

MBBS life in AIIMS has a distinctive laid-back character. Attendance was not made compulsory until a few years ago, with students being given full liberty to organize their own study patterns.

AIIMS students educating residents of a Delhi slum about preventing mosquito-borne illnesses

The limitation of class size to just 77 per year ensures a close-knit student community of just about 400 people. The student body is predominantly male, with men forming approximately 80% of every batch. This is in contrast to the situation with most other medical colleges, where women are represented in larger numbers. Hostel life centers around the Quadrangle in the Gents' hostel, where most students can be seen lounging or studying. AIIMS has a cosmopolitan student body, owing to its location in the national capital, as well as its countrywide reputation. Students from Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Mauritius and other nations add some of their own flavor. Exchange students from several Indian and international medical schools also mix with the existing crowd. The students are represented by the AIIMS Students' Union, headed by an executive committee that is elected every year from students of 6th semester. Students of AIIMS involve themselves in extra-academic movements, including Pulse, the annual, inter-college festival hosted by AIIMS. Pulse is easily India's largest medical fest, with daily attendance ranging from 5000 to 15000. A large, well-equipped students' gym, swimming pool and courts for tennis, basketball, volleyball, squash and soccer provide ample recreational opportunities. Prayatna is a student organization that arranges blood donation camps for the fulfillment of perpetual shortage of blood at the AIIMS blood bank.[14]

[edit]Achievements

AIIMS is the first Indian center to perform a successful cardiac transplant. The surgery was performed by Dr. P. Venugopal, the ex director of AIIMS in 1994.[15]

AIIMS is a leader in Stem Cell therapy, especially Cardiac and Neurological.[16][17][18]

AIIMS has India's first and only minimally invasive surgery training centre, under collaboration with Germany.[19]

It is a pioneer of robotic surgeries in India, particularly the Da Vinci system for urology, and robotic CTVS.[20][21]

The first in-vitro fertilisation facility in the public sector set up at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in February 2008.[22]