Rajasthan University of Health Sciences


Rajasthan University of Health Sciences is a located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was established on 25 February 2005 under The Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (Act of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha), 2005 and started functioning in January 2006. It has its own college and acts as affiliating university to all Government & Society run and some privately run medical colleges in Rajasthan.

History

In 2005, Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha passed the act which replaced Rajasthan University as affiliating university to Government medical colleges in the western state of Rajasthan. Dr. P. P. S. Mathur, Senior Professor, Neurosurgery and Medical Superintendent, Sawai Man Singh Hospital, Jaipur served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the university. He was succeeded by Dr. Ashok Panagariya. It established its own university college in the year 2014 which goes by the same name. Earlier it functioned only as affiliating university.

Courses

The university runs the following undergraduate and postgraduate courses:
  • Medical courses: postgraduate education in medical studies, MBBS, Diploma courses.
  • Dental courses: MDS, BDS.GNM
  • Nursing courses: M.Sc., B.Sc. Nursing, Post basic B.Sc. nursing
  • Paramedical science courses
  • Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy courses, B.A.S.L.P.
  • Pharmacy courses: D. Pharma, B. Pharma and M.Pharma.

Affiliated colleges

The following are affiliated to the university: 8 Medical colleges, 10 UG Dental colleges, 4 Postgraduate dental colleges, 43 B.Sc. Nursing Colleges, 2 M.Sc. Nursing Colleges, 6 Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Colleges, 41 Pharmacy colleges, 27 Pharmacy, 30 Bachelor of Physiotherapy Colleges and 4 M.Pharma colleges, with Bachelor of Occupational Therapy College, B.SC. Radiation Technology College, Post Basic Diploma In Oncology Nursing College, B.SC., Ophthalmic Technology College. Notable colleges include:
;Government medical colleges
;Society Medical Colleges
Pharmacy Colleges
Attached Hospitals
  • RUHS Hospital of Medical Sciences, Jaipur
  • RDBP Jaipuria Hospital, Jaipur