Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), centered in Bangalore, India, is a public, affiliating university set up in 1996 by the government of Karnataka, India, for the regulation and promotion of higher education in health sciences throughout the state of Karnataka. RGUHS is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK.[1]

This article is about the university in Bangalore, India. For other uses see Rajiv Gandhi University (disambiguation)

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಗಳ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ
RGUHS logo
MottoRight for Rightful Health Science Education
TypeGovernment
Established1996
ChancellorHonorable Governor of Karnataka
Vice-ChancellorDr Sacchidanand
Students39,487
Undergraduates33,270
Postgraduates6,217
Location
Jayanagar, Bangalore, Karnataka
,
India

12°55′34.04″N 77°35′33.15″E
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.rguhs.ac.in

Colleges affiliated to RGUHS has been consistently ranked as top medical, dental, and paramedical colleges of India.[2][3] It is the largest health sciences university in India.

Notable alumni
  • Hans Rosling was a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker. He was professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet and co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation, which developed the Trendalyzer software system.
  • Kavery Nambisan is an Indian doctor and novelist. Nambisan's The Story that Must Not Be Told was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2012, as well as the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2008.
  • Brian J.G. Pereira is a nationally recognized expert on kidney disease and nephrology. He is currently president and CEO of Visterra, Inc.

References
  1. "ACU Members - Asia - Central and South". Acu.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. "India's Top Dental Colleges" (PDF). Dpu.edu.in. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "Top 25 Medical Colleges in India (Medicine/MBBS)". Successcds.net. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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