All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal explained

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal
Motto:Sanskrit: Shareera Madhyam Khalu Dharma Sadhanam
Mottoeng:A healthy body is the means of fulfillment of dharma that is duty
President:Sunil Malik[1]
Director:Ajai Singh[2]
Postalcode:462020
Faculty:225 Medical College, 11 Nursing College[3] [4]
Students:687[5]
Undergrad:498
Postgrad:174
Doctoral:15
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Campus:Urban
Campus Size:170 acres

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (AIIMS Bhopal) is a medical research public university and Institute of National Importance, located in the Saket Nagar suburb of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.[6] It is one of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY).

History

In 2003, Central government decided to set up new AIIMS at Rishikesh, Bhopal, Patna, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar and Raipur Though the announcement was made in 2003 during Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure, the project was delayed owing to the power shift at the centre. AIIMS Bhopal launched its first academic department, community and family medicine (CFM) in September 2012,[7] formed its Institute Body (IB), in July 2013[8] and started post graduation courses in January 2017.[9]

Achievements

A BSL3 lab was set up in 2019.[10]

AIIMS Bhopal is the 12th institute in India to be designated as Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Rare Diseases.[11]

Research Activities

A Research Based Translational Medicine Department was established in 2019 focussing on areas like Bioinformatics, Tissue Engineering, Molecular Diagnostics, Infectious Diseases, Precision Medicine.

Metagenomics Lab, Cancer Biology Lab, Ethnomedicine Lab, BSL3 Lab, Virology lab etc. have been also established

Memorandum of Understanding have been signed with various institutes like IISc Bangalore,IIT Kanpur, IIT Indore, IISER Bhopal, CSIR-AMPRI, NIT Bhopal to facilitate research activities

7 Patents were filed by Faculties of AIIMS Bhopal in year 2023 and about 300 Pubmed Indexed Papers were published by faculties of AIIMS Bhopal in year 2023 alone

Undergraduate Research Forum and Journal Club was established in 2023 to promote research among MBBS Students in Basic Sciences and Clinical Subjects

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gazette Notification . PMSSY . 8 May 2023.
  2. News: Jun 26, 2022 . Dr Ajai Singh appointed new AIIMS-Bhopal executive director . The Times of India 09:57 IST . Jun 30, 2022.
  3. Web site: medical College Faculty List . AIIMS Bhopal.
  4. Web site: Nursing College Faculty List . AIIMS Bhopal.
  5. Web site: NIRF 2021 . AIIMS Bhopal.
  6. Web site: Contact Us. aiimsbhopal.edu.in. 5 September 2017. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905232658/http://www.aiimsbhopal.edu.in/contact_us.aspx. dead.
  7. Web site: Vishakha Sharma . AIIMS-Bhopal to launch department of community and family medicine from September. https://archive.today/20130103132350/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-20/news/33286729_1_aiims-like-institutes-cfm-mbbs-students . dead . 3 January 2013 . 20 August 2012 . . 14 September 2012.
  8. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/AIIMS-Bhopal-forms-crucial-institute-body/articleshow/21260262.cms AIIMS Bhopal forms crucial institute body
  9. News: एम्स में पीजी पाठ्यक्रम शुरू, मेडिकल छात्रों ने दी दस्तक. patrika.com. 13 October 2017. hi.
  10. Web site: 25 March 2019. Biosafety Level 3 TB laboratory inaugurated. live. 2021-06-04. The Pioneer. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604161810/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/biosafety-level-3-tb-laboratory-inaugurated.html . 4 June 2021 .
  11. News: 19 November 2023. AIIMS Bhopal : Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Rare Diseases. 2023-11-19. The Times of India. en.