It is my distinct pleasure to invite the future leaders of healthcare in India to AIIMS Mangalagiri on behalf the leadership of the institute. While each student will and must familiarise oneself with the objectives as laid down in AIIMS Act, I wish to enunciate some salient principles. We will develop each one of you to become life- long learners , along with the qualities of professionalism, empathy, inclusiveness and humility. Health, as defined by WHO is “ a state of complete physical ,mental and social well-being,and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” . This includes spiritual health as part of social well being. You will learn the pillars of health care delivery right from the onset, to include Access,Equity, Quality and Cost while you go through the subjects of anatomy, physiology,biochemistry, community Medicine etc right in the first year. We hope to become the paragon of pedagogic innovations in order to impart knowledge and will develop many teaching-learning methods to optimise learning at personal and group levels.
Individual excellence is a must, but it will be in the context of team work , accountability and transparency, so as to deliver patient- centered care. We will create communities wherein each citizen’s healthcare needs are met . Welcome again for a rewarding experience for the next few years at AIIMS wherein we are preparing to train professionals to be among the global best ,in Mangalagiri!!
Retired Director JIPMER and
formerly Director cum VC of SVIMS,
took over as President on 02-Nov-2018
Dr. TS Ravikumar is currently engaged in global health initiatives, after serving in the U.S for over 36 years in various capacities; the overarching goals of his current work are: (i) Service in public health sector for the underserved; (ii) System design for establishing centers of excellence and emphasis on Quality & Patient Safety; and (iii) Testing models for Universal Health Care. He completed his M.S in Surgery from Madras Medical College, India and completed American Board of Surgery in addition to FRCS from Canada & Edinburgh. He is a fellow of American College of Surgeons.
