All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot
Mottosarve santu nirōgyaḥ
vidyā amṛtaṃ śrute
TypePublic
Established2020
PresidentP. K. Dave
DirectorC.D.S. Katoch
Location
Rajkot
,
Gujarat
,
India
Websitewww.aiimsrajkot.edu.in

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot (AIIMS Rajkot) is a public medical school and hospital based in Rajkot, Gujarat, India, and one of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMSs). The first academic session of AIIMS Rajkot began on 21 December 2020.[1] On 31 December 2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the institute.[2]

Academics

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan virtually inaugurated the first academic batch of MBBS students 21 December 2020 for the 2020-21 batch.[3] The institute became operational with the first batch of 50 MBBS students, one of the four AIIMSs to become operational in academic year 2020–21. In 2021 the institute functioned from a temporary campus at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College with AIIMS Jodhpur mentoring it.[3]

References

  1. ^ "First academic session of AIIMS-Rajkot begins from Monday". Times of India. The Times of India. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Prime Minister Narendra Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of AIIMS Rajkot". NDTV. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Health Minister Harsh Vardhan virtually inaugurates first MBBS batch at AIIMS, Rajkot". EDEX. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.


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