NTR University of Health Sciences – NTRUHS University

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The Government of Andhra Pradesh has the distinction of establishing the first University of Health Sciences fulfilling the recommendations of several committees.Thus the Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences? was established by the Act.No. 6 of the Andhra Pradesh legislature and was inaugurated on 9 – 4 – 1986 by the late Sri N.T. Rama Rao, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.The NTR University of Health Sciences started functioning at Vijayawada from 01 – 11 – 1986. After the death of its founder Sri N.T. Rama Rao the NTRUHS University was named after him as NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh with effect from 2.2.98 vide Act No.4 of 1998.

The NTRUHS University was established with the objectives of

• To improve the standards of Medical Education including Research
• By conducting a common entrance examination to the courses in all the institutions affiliated thereto
• By implementing uniform curriculum in all courses.

The NTR University of Health Sciences office was temporarily accommodated in the Siddhartha Medical College building and functioned in that limited space till March, 2002. In April, 2002 it moved into its building which is having spacious accommodation for the office and staff, and waiting area for students and other visitors. Separate counters for admissions, examinations etc., are provided in the hall.

There is a library and computer center from where the library network is operated. Guest house facility is available with different categories of accommodation for the faculty, examiners etc. The Examination section is housed in a separate area with special security. Because of electronically controlled access, the examination section is accessible only to authorized staff and officers working in the section. Bio – metric Electronic Attendance recording is also installed.

The NTRUHS University is governed by the Executive Council, the Finance Committee, the Boards of Studies, the Academic Senate and the Planning Board. The NTR University of Health Sciences has Graduate, Post Graduate Degree and Diploma and Super Specialty courses in Modern Medicine, Graduate and PG Degrees Courses in Dental Surgery, Nursing, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, and Unani, Graduate degree courses in Naturopathy, Physiotherapy and Medical Lab Technology and PG course in MSc Applied Nutrition.

The total number of colleges affiliated to the NTRUHS University at the time of its establishment was 27. Now the affiliated colleges has now gone up to 316.

The Degrees awarded by the NTRUHS University are recognized by the Statutory bodies like the Medical Council of India , the Dental Council of India, the Central Council of Indian Medicine and the Central Council of Homoeopathy and Indian Nursing Council .

MOU : The NTR University of Health Sciences has a MOU with the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine ( SIUSOM ) Springfield. Illinois, USA. As a part of the MOU a highly successful International Conference on Medical Education and Technology was held in January, 2002 in collaboration with the SIUSOM. Further, as a follow up to that, workshops have been conducted in several Medical Colleges in which the faculty participated with great enthusiasm, and derived great benefit.

As a part of the MOU three members of the faculty have been given a placement in that University for training in Medical Education Technology under an ECFMG FAIMER Fellowship.

NTR University of Health Sciences is conducting interactive Program on Research Methodology which will focus on Medical Research with the following objectives.

• Identify the potential areas for research in their field of specialization.
• Effectively guide the research scholars in the preparation of project proposals, monitor the research project work and guide them in successful completion of research project.

The NTR University of Health Sciences has introduced PhD Courses for those having PG degree in subjects of Modern Medicine and is planning to start the same in Unani and Nursing faculties soon.

In the faculty of Modern Medicine even the students possessing MBBS, MSc Medical Sciences or MSc Science groups of pre clinical and para clinical subjects may be considered for admission to PhD based on performance in an Entrance Examination specifically conducted for the purpose.

The qualifying marks shall be 60% since this provision is intended only to encourage the excellent candidates without MD, MS, DM or MCh degree to pursue research in the field of Modern Medicine. For other than in – service candidates a grant of fellowship from CSIR, NET, ICMR, UGC etc. is a pre requisite. Duration of the PhD Course will be two years for candidates with MD, MS, DM or MCh degree, while it will be 4 years for candidates having MSc  and MBBS 3 years for candidates having MPhil.

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