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Rajasthan University of Health Sciences

Coordinates: 26°47′51″N 75°49′36″E / 26.7975°N 75.8266°E / 26.7975; 75.8266
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Rajasthan University of Health Sciences
Rajasthan University of Health Sciences
MottoSvāsthya sevā - rāṣṭra sevā
Motto in English
Health Service is National Service
TypePublic
Established2005; 19 years ago (2005)[1]
ChancellorGovernor of Rajasthan
Vice-ChancellorDr. Dhananjai Agrawal
Location
Jaipur
,
Rajasthan
,
India

26°47′51″N 75°49′36″E / 26.7975°N 75.8266°E / 26.7975; 75.8266
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websiteruhsraj.in
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Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS) is a State university 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 (Act No. 1 of 2005) and started functioning in January 2006.[2] It has its own college and acts as affiliating university to all Government & Society run [Also supports them in academic and research purposes][2] and some privately run medical colleges in Rajasthan.

History

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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

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The university runs the following undergraduate and postgraduate courses:[3]

  • 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.(Bachelor in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology)
  • Pharmacy courses: D. Pharm, B. Pharm and M.Pharm.

Affiliated colleges

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The following are affiliated to the university: 8 Medical colleges, 10 UG Dental colleges (BDS), 4 Postgraduate dental colleges (MDS), 43 B.Sc. Nursing Colleges, 2 M.Sc. Nursing Colleges, 6 Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Colleges, 41 Pharmacy colleges (B. Pharmacy), 27 Pharmacy (D. Pharma), 30 Bachelor of Physiotherapy Colleges (BPT) and 4 M.Pharma colleges, with Bachelor of Occupational Therapy College (BOT), B.SC. Radiation Technology College, Post Basic Diploma In Oncology Nursing College, B.SC. (HONS.), Ophthalmic Technology College. Notable colleges include:

Government medical colleges
Society Medical Colleges


Pharmacy Colleges

  • Regional College of Pharmacy, Jaipur

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "About Us, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences". Rajasthan University of Health Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Rajasthan University for Health Sciences". www.ruhsraj.org. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Courses". Ruhs. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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