Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
| महात्मा गांधी वैद्यकीय संस्था | |
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| Motto | सत्य- धर्मं - प्रेम |
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| Type | Education and research institution |
| Established | 1969 |
| Endowment | Government of India(50%), Government of Maharashtra(25%) |
| President | Mr. Dhirubhai Mehta |
| Superintendent | Dr. SP Kalantri |
| Dean | Dr. K. R. Patond |
| Undergraduates | 100 per year (MBBS) |
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Sevagram, Maharashtra, India 20°44′22″N 78°39′39″E / 20.739369°N 78.660699°E |
| Contact | dean@mgims.ac.in |
| Affiliations | Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik |
| Website | www.mgims.ac.in |
The Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) (Marathi: महात्मा गांधी वैद्यकीय संस्था) is India’s first rural medical college, nestled in the karmabhoomi of Mahatma Gandhi, in Sevagram. It is managed by the Kasturba Health Society. The college was earlier affiliated to the Nagpur University (1969–1997) and from year 1998 it is now affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik. In the spirit of its Founder, the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram today is committed to the pursuit of professional excellence by evolving an integrated pattern of medical education and it seeks to provide accessible and affordable health care primarily to underprivileged rural communities.
The institute is located in Sevagram, a small village about 8 km from the city of Wardha. It is well connected with other parts of the country by rail and road links.
The MGIMS was born in 1969, the Gandhi centenary year. It is the first rural medical college in India. It was started by Dr Sushila Nayyar. The institute takes pride in the fact that its Kasturba Hospital, started in 1944, is the only hospital started by the Father of the Nation himself.
The courses offered by the institute are
The institute enrolls 100 students every year. Half of them are from the state of Maharashtra and the other half come from the rest of India. The institute has special reservations for students from rural areas of the country. The institute holds its own premedical test(PMT) examination, which includes a multiple choice questions test on Physics, Chemistry and Biology and a special theory paper on Gandhian Thoughts. The students are selected on the basis of the marks obtained in these exams.
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