All India Institute of Medical Sciences

The honourable Supreme Court of India, stated that reserving 33 per cent seats for institutional candidates was in effect 100 per cent reservation for subjects, which was declared ultra vires the Constitution, and, hence, was struck down. [ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1543278.cms Supreme Court Judgment regarding 33% reservation] The quota has been quashed by the Supreme Court as per its Judgment in the year 2001.

Caste Based Quota

AIIMS students joined in the nation-wide protests which took place in May, 2006. During the strike all the medical services were shut but parallel OPDs were started after the strike had been carried out for a long time. The strike continued till 31 May when the doctors called off their strike after the Supreme Court of India orders. [ [http://in.news.yahoo.com/060516/43/64apa.html Anti-quota stir continues as Arjun refuses rollback] ]

There is also a minuscule section of AIIMS students and doctors under the banner Progressive Medicos and scientists Forum (PMSF) who have traditionally taken a pro-reservation stance on the basis of social justice. [ [http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=325970&sid=NAT&ssid= Zee News - AIIMS chief accused of caste oppression ] ] Eventually the Supreme Court found sanctity in the voice raised by RDA-AIIMS and the NGO YouthForEquality [http://www.youthforequality.com] through a PIL. The hon'ble SC stayed the OBC reservation bill on ground of being politically mooted and its judgment is awaited.

2006 Controversy over AIIMS' autonomy

AIIMS doctors again went on a flash strike in June-July 2006 over the issue of increasing political interference in the institution by the Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss. cite web

url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=70535|title="Sacked Venugopal 'stunned n' Upset'"|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=2006-07-07] The doctors decided to go on strike following the controversial sacking of P. Venugopal, the former director of AIIMS. Venugopal challenged his sacking in the court of law, cite web |url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=70602|title="Venugopal seeks Ramadoss' disqualification"|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=2006-07-07] and the strike ended following the Delhi High Court's decision staying Venugopal's sacking on July 7, 2006. cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1715008.cms|title="Delhi HC stays Venugopal's dismissal; doctors to resume work"|publisher=The Times of India|accessdate=2006-07-10] However, Ramadoss filed an appeal in the Supreme Court of India against the stay on the removal of AIIMS Director on the same day. cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1715358.cms|title="Ramadoss to move SC against Venugopal"|publisher=The Times of India|accessdate=2006-07-10] On July 25, the government offered to withdraw its order sacking Venugopal but would raise charges against him before a single-bench court. cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060726/main4.htm|title="Govt offers to withdraw Venugopal’s sack order"|publisher=The Tribune|accessdate=2006-07-29] During this controversy some patients of AIIMS died due to lack of treatment. cite web
url=http://72.14.235.104/custom?q=cache:NxdedybOvdUJ:ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp%3Fid%3D89910+%22AIIMS+orders+inquiry+into+patient%27s+death%22&hl=pa&ct=clnk&cd=3 |title="AIIMS orders inquiry into patient's death (Google Cache)"|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=2006-07-07]

Clinical trials

In response to Right to Information Act query, AIIMS released information that as many as 49 babiesmany below one year of age have died at the institute while being subjected to clinical trials for testing new drugs and therapies over the years between January 2006 and August 2008. 4,142 babies, 2,728 of whom were below the age of one were enrolled for clinical trials by the institute's department of paediatrics. [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/49_babies_die_during_clinical_trials_at_AIIMS/articleshow/3374492.cms 49 babies die during clinical trials at AIIMS] ]

Notable faculty and Alumni

*Professor P. Venugopal, Padma BhushanApart from being one of the longest-serving doctors at the institute, he is also credited with being the first Indian to perform a heart transplant.
*Dr.L.K.Bhutani, ex-Dean & Director, A.I.I.M.S.Dr Pankaj Jay Pasricha, Chief,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,Stanford School of Medicine.
*Professor J.N. Pande (Former Head of Dept. of Medicine)
*Professor G.P. Talwar
*Professor V. Ramalingaswami (Former Director), Padma Vibhushan, first Director-General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
*Professor Samiran Nundy, Padma Shri, Former Head of Dept. of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Founder of National Medical Journal of India
*Dr. S.N. Mehta (Former Head of Dept. of Surgery) Senior Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
*Dr. KS Reddy, Padma Bhushan, Head of Public Health Foundation of India
*Prof. T.P.Singh, (Distinguished Biotechnologist, DBT)
*Dr. Deepak Chopra (popular spiritual Guru)
*Dr. Sanjeev Chopra (Dean of CME, Harvard Medical School)
*Dr. Abul K. Abbas (Chair Pathology Dept. UCSF, Author or Abbas Immunology, Editor of Robbins' Pathology 7th edition)
*Dr. Anoop Misra - Director and Head, Department of Diabetes and Metabolism, Fortis Group of Hospitals, Padma Shri
*Dr. Neerja Bhatla - Editor of Jeffcoate's Gynaecology
*Dr. [http://thorax.us/Thoraxus_about_ramesh_kaul.html Ramesh Kaul] , Pulmonologist and Founding chairman of [http://thorax.us/ American Journal of Biomedical Research]
*Dr. AK Hemal, Padma Shri
*Dr. NP Gupta, Padma Shri [http://mha.nic.in/Padma/Padma2007-E.pdf]
*Dr. Randeep Guleria, Physician to the Prime Minister of India, noted Pulmonologist
*Dr. K.K Talwar, former Professor in Dept. of Cardiology, present Director of PGIMER Chandigarh
*Dr. Maharaj K Bhan - Former Professor of Pediatrics, presently Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
*Dr. VS Mehta- Padam Shri, Former head of department, Neurosurgery, and Chief- Neurosciecnes Centre. Acclaimed cerebrovascular surgeon, Director of Neurosciences, Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
*Dr. PN Tandon, Former head of department of Neurosurgery and Chief-Neurosciences, AIIMS. Acclaimed Neuroscientist, surgeon and researcher; various national and international honours and awards, Founder President of National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, Haryana.
*Dr AK Banerji. Former head of department of Neurosurgery and Chief-Neurosciences, AIIMS. Acclaimed Cerebrovascualar surgeon; various national and international honours and awards. Former head of Neurosciences at VIMHANS Hosptial, New Delhi.

Recipients of SS Bhatnagar Award for Medical Research

Several present and former faculty members from AIIMS have won the SS Bhatnagar awards for Science and Technology. Given by the CSIR, they are among India's most prestigious research awards.
*B. K Anand - Physiologist
*V. Ramalingaswami - Pathologist
*Pradeep Seth - MIcrobiologist, developed HIV vaccine
*M. K Bhan - Pediatrician, worked on diarrhea
*Shashi Wadhwa - Neuroscientist
*N. K Mehra - Immunologist
*Y. D Sharma - Biotechnologist
*S. K Panda - Pathologist specializing in Viral Hepatitis

ee also

* PGI Chandigarh
* Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS Lucknow
* NEIGRIHMS Shillong
* JIPMER

References

External links

* [http://www.aiims.edu/ All India Institute of Medical Sciences Website]
* [http://www.aiims-usa.com AOA (Aiimsonians of America), An alumni association of AIIMS graduates in America]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/usaiimsonians/ Yahoo group of AIIMS graduates in America]
* [http://www.su-aiims.co.in/ The Students’ Union of AIIMS]
* [http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=126159 AIIMS defies Minister, certificates issued without his signature ]
* [http://www.nhindia.net Neem-Hakeem , Forum of Students' Union AIIMS ]
* [http://www.healthy-india.org Healthy-India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India]