Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science

About Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka a premier Health Science University in India was established on 1st June 1996 at Bangalore by the Govt. of Karnataka through its enactment of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka Act 1994 to encompass all the existing health science colleges and institutions which were earlier affiliated to the conventional universities in Karnataka with a purpose of ensuring proper and systematic instruction, teaching, training and research in modern and Indians systems of medicine.

The phenomenal increase in the number of institutions and students admitted to various courses of medical and allied health sciences warranted the need to regulate, monitor and standardize the curricula as well as the evaluation systems. The product of medical and health science professional education was to meet the societal needs for better healthcare. Hence, RGUHS had the vision to bring in uniformity in the standards of teaching and have a common curriculum for the various courses offered in different colleges across Karnataka.The medium of instruction is only english.

RGUHS is considered one of the top universities offering the best medical education in India with initiatives to make its syllabi for different courses of world class quality taking it to the forefront of Medical education in India.

Based on the ever-changing scenario and also on the needs of the society it has been restructuring its programs and also starting new ones so that quality healthcare reaches the nooks and corners of the country.

VISION and MISSION:
Unique excellence in education, research and outreach for the protection, Restoration and Promotion of health, an objective of strengthening of health care to the world, strong commitment and the recognition given to its faculty, students and graduates for their outstanding educational, research and service activities. Focus on the delivery of healthcare in the context of the community and the population served; we look beyond at health care in its widest sense and not just focusing on treating illness and injury. Education Inspires, our research changes the world.

To become one of the nation’s providers of high quality teaching and excellence in research, we seek: Strong, in-depth preparation to become the next generation of outstanding leaders in health sciences.

• Achieve excellence in safe healthcare practices.
• Design and implement innovative educational methods to train students, educators and scientist with the multi-disciplinary scientific and engineering research to develop the latest healthcare technologies.
• Developing and capitalize on the strengths of all staff that provide the operational support for an academic health sciences center.
• Translate scientific discoveries which bridge biology, the physical environment, social, political, cultural and economic factors to discover, understand and improve the health of populations, communities and societies.