All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

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Overview

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna (AIIMS Patna), formerly known as Jaya Prakash Narayan All India Institute of Medical Sciences (JPNAIIMS), is a public medical college and medical research institute located in Phulwari Sharif, Patna, Bihar, India. It is recognised as one of the Institutes of National Importance in India.

The institute operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Its foundation stone was laid by then Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on 3 January 2004, and it began operations on 16 July 2012 following a series of observations by the Patna High Court.

Key details

Name	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna (AIIMS Patna)
Former name	Jaya Prakash Narayan All India Institute of Medical Sciences (JPNAIIMS)
Type	Public medical college and medical research institute
Status	Institute of National Importance
Foundation laid	3 January 2004, by Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Began operations	16 July 2012
Fully functional	2018
Location	Phulwari Sharif, Patna, Bihar, India
Affiliation/Oversight	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Governance	Autonomous

What readers should know

AIIMS Patna is among the AIIMS group of institutes designated as Institutes of National Importance in India.
The institute was earlier named after Jaya Prakash Narayan, with the abbreviation JPNAIIMS, before being known as AIIMS Patna.
Although its foundation was laid in January 2004, operations began only on 16 July 2012, after observations made by the Patna High Court regarding its commencement.
The institute attained full functionality in 2018.
It functions autonomously under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare rather than under a state university.

Background

AIIMS Patna was established as part of the broader effort to set up AIIMS-style institutions across India to expand tertiary healthcare and medical education. The foundation stone was laid on 3 January 2004 by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat during his tenure as Vice-President of India. The institute is sited at Phulwari Sharif in Patna, Bihar.

Following its foundation, the institute's commencement was the subject of observations by the Patna High Court, after which it began operating on 16 July 2012. By 2018, AIIMS Patna had become fully functional as a medical college, hospital and research institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

References

"All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna", Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Institute_of_Medical_Sciences,_Patna

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