The objective of the Institute is to lay a foundation and create advanced academic and research environment for medical and other health science manpower that would identify and deal effectively with peculiar problems faced in implementing a comprehensive rural health care package in the country. Appropriate, relevant and up-to-date knowledge and skills are made available to grass roots level community members to post doctoral research workers in medical and health sciences.
The Institute has emerged as an alternative to traditional medical and health care programs through internationalization, innovation in academic and research studies and attained Deemed University status in 2003.
There are five main study programs with in the PIMS: medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, nursing, and para-medical (medical laboratory technology, x-ray technology, dental technology, and dental hygiene).
These programs gain insights into each other’s skills and abilities.
To promote a team attitude among health care professionals in a unified group all the programs are offered in a single campus. At present the only one of its kind in India. Medical Program
The Rural Medical College since its inception in 1984 – first of its kind in India, is dedicated to serving society as a center of excellence with emphasis on socially meaningful medical education, research and health care.
It was the culmination of determined efforts of Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil. The idea was to provide an opportunity to the rural meritorious children to become quality, appropriate and need based health providers in their own environment.
Added advantage was improved accessibility of tertiary and critical care to the rural poor.
The college offers undergraduate course in medicine (M.B.B.S) and postgraduate degree (M.D/M.S) and diploma programmes in 20 medical disciplines. The sanctioned annual intake to the M.B.B.S programme is 125. The courses offered is a perfect blend of community oriented, problem based learning with high quality clinical reasoning.
The college was permanently affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik as well as University of Pune till it became a constituent unit of this University in 2003. The College as well as the undergraduate and postgraduate course offered was recognized by Medical Council of India. They are also recognized by General Medical Council, U.K and listed by World Health Organization, Geneva. The College has promoted international collaborations in all the thrust areas – medical care, education and research.
Pioneer in Problem Based Learning (PBL)
The College is a pioneer in the country to introduce Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in undergraduate medical programme. The PBL curriculum is being developed and implemented under the guidance and collaboration of Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Sweden. College Faculty has undergone training in PBL at Linkoping. Educational experts from Linkoping regularly visit the institute to conduct workshops/training programmes for the Faculty.
The institute has been in the process of blending the ongoing teaching methods such as Community Oriented Medical Education (COME), integrated teaching, micro teaching, and project based learning, into the PBL. The institute is planning to extend the PBL to other health sciences programs like dentistry, physiotherapy, nursing and para-medical.
Focus on Community Oriented Medical Education
To understand the peculiar nature of the problems encountered while delivering health care services to the rural masses, it is very important to look beyond the medical sciences and employ an integrated approach.
Community & Academic Partnership (CAP) Programmes
They are aimed at fostering health and promoting partnership between communities and faculty associated by students to build each other’s strength, confidence as well as capabilities. The programmes includes allotting five families from adopted villages to each student to study during the entire course, celebrating all the public health and socially important occasions like World Health Day, World Women’s Day etc, in the villages and involve community and students in all epidemiological and other health projects/surveys.
Learning through attending “Out-reach” programmes
A group of students from each faculty are attached to regular “out-reach” programmes in far-flung areas, organized in partnership with local community and public health staff, to learn socio-clinical aspects of the patients. Students are also involved in health education and social communication activities during the camps.
Project based studies & surveys
Need based selection of the topics is done by students such as HIV/AIDS, health problems of migratory workers etc. Students and community are also involved in epidemiological surveys like investigation of the hepatitis epidemic, gastro-enteritis epidemic and various projects involving the public health staff.
Learning at Peripheral Health Centres
Students assigned to each faculty are taken to peripheral health centres including PHCs and other Primary Care Clinics to impart training and skills while examining the patients. Students posted to the Department of Community Medicine learn aspects related to environmental, social, cultural, economic factors influencing the health of the community.
Extended home care and learning Program
The students along with the teachers visit houses of chronically ill patients to provide extended home care and study the cases. It provides an opportunity for the students to learn the subject in home settings.
Education, Communication and Media Center (ECMC)
The Institute has promoted a well-equipped ECMC to facilitate conducting advanced presentation methods with the support of educational, media and information technology. The Center is equipped with advanced computer systems with Internet and Multi-media projection systems like LCD Projectors, VCD Players, Digital Cameras and necessary software for preparation of Computer slides, CDs etc.
Medical Education Unit (MEU)
Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences University was established under Section (3) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act 1956 on 29th September, 2003 by Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development vide its notification No. F.9-11/2000-U-3.
The Pravara Medical Trust is the parent Organisaiton of the University and was established in 1972 in a small village Loni of Ahmednagar District (Maharashtra State) by a visionary Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil,the founder of Co-operative movement in India.
In 1976 the Trust started providing primary and secondary level medical care with establishment of a modest hospital of 100 beds and over a period of time the hospital grew in to 800 beds multi-disciplinary, superspeciality medical institute with state of art facilities.
The following institutes under the ambit of the University
Rural Medical College & Hospital, Loni
Rural Dental College & Hospital, Loni
College of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Center, Loni
College of Nursing, Loni
Centre For Social Medicine, Loni
Center for Biotechnology, Loni
The University is unique in more than one way. It is specialised in Medical and Health Sciences with a dedication to serve the society as a Center of Excellence with emphasis on socially meaningful medical education, health care and research.
The trust has received accolades from His Excellency Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India for the pioneer work done in the field of integrated rural Development and appreciated the participative model of Integrated Rural Development followed at Loni as Role Model for the development of Rural India and has been referred by his Excellency as operative model of PURA- Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Area.
The Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences – Deemed University at present offers various under graduate , post graduate and Diploma level programs.
This University has the same status as that of other statutory Universities in India. The degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded by the University have approval of the Government of India, Govt. of Maharashtra and other states as well as the University Grants commission (UGC), Medical Council of India (MCI) Dental Council of India (DCI), All India Physiotherapists Association (AIPA) Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) and Nursing Council of India (INC).
The infrastructure developed at the University Campus provides an opportunity to the meritorious students to become, appropriate and needbased health providers in their own environment.
The Rural Medical College since its inception in 1984 – first of its kind in India, is dedicated to serving society as a center of excellence with emphasis on socially meaningful medical education, research and health care. for more details click here…..
In order to bridge the gap between the ever increasing demands of Dental personnel in rural areas and wide spread oral diseases and dental problems, the PMT established Rural Dental College and Hospital in 1989. for more details click here…..
It is a constituent college of PIMS University, Loni. It was established in 1986. The college is located in the Pravara Rural Hospital Campus with an exclusive two storied building having all infrastructures that are required to prepare a competent nurse.for more details click here…..
The Department of Physiotherapy was established in 1976 at Pravara Rural Hospital to cater to the preventive, curative, therapeutic and rehabilitation needs of the rural people. Need was felt to impart the much needed physiotherapy, vocational and rehabilitation training programme. College of Physiotherapy was established in 1997 to achieve this objective. for more details click here…..
The Center for Biotechnology was established in the year 2000 with a basic intention of facilitating the initiation of young students in the field of medical biotechnology , by imparting them quality education and further training… for more details click here…..
The CSM was set up in the year 2001, outside the confines of a medical, dental, nursing and physiotherapy colleges so that it could enrich itself through wider interaction with the various disciplines of medicine, allied health sciences, natural and social sciences and community groups. for more details click here…..
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