Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences

While working with the rural masses, Vithalrao Vikhe Patil realized the urgent need for organized activities in many social areas to build healthy, industrious and prosperous society. A comprehensive rural health care model was the natural consequence of this realisation. In a society where health care facilities were inadequate and inaccessible to the poor, the Pravara Medical Trust - the parent body of this DEEMED UNIVERSITY was established in 1972 in a village called Loni.

Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences University was established under Section (3) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act 1956 on 29th September, 2003 by Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development vide its notification No. F.9-11/2000-U-3.

The trust was founded with the objectives - to provide quality health care to the rural people, - to train medical and paramedical manpower in formal education, - to demystify medicine through training community groups to coup up with their health problems, - to conduct research leading to improving "quality of life" of people.

The University is unique in more than one way. It is specialised in Medical and Health Sciences with a dedication to serve the society as a Center of Excellence with emphasis on socially meaningful medical education, health care and research. The Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences - Deemed University at present offers various under graduate , post graduate and Diploma level programs.

This University has the same status as that of other statutory Universities in India. The degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded by the University have approval of the Government of India, Govt. of Maharashtra and other states as well as the University Grants commission (UGC), Medical Council of India (MCI) Dental Council of India (DCI), All India Physiotherapists Association (AIPA) Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) and Nursing Council of India (INC).

The infrastructure developed at the University Campus provides an opportunity to the meritorious students to become, appropriate and needbased health providers in their own environment. The vision and mission of the university is "IMPROVE THE 'PRODUCTIVITY' OF THE RURAL PEOPLE through increased 'QUALITY OF LIFE' by making health system more effective and responsive to the needs of the people." "SERVE THE RURAL PEOPLE, especially the poor, the downtrodden and the weaker sections of the society irrespective of caste, creed, race and religion."