About Us

The Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) is a Medical Institute of Ranchi University in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, India. The college is an autonomous body established under an act of Jharkhand Assembly and is one of the premier medical colleges in the state and India.
The institute was established in 1960 and was originally called Rajendra Medical College Hospital after Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. The Medical College Hospital came into existence in February 1965.Dr N.L. Mitra was the first principal of the college. Dr. K.P. Shrivastava was the first director of the Institute after it was renamed.Currently RIMS is in news for its up gradation. The Institute provides free medical service to the patients along with essential drugs.

The college is 1500 bedded Multi-Speciality Hospital with Advanced Diagnostic Tools. There is Oncology centre with the latest Radiation Machinery, a 100 seated Dental College. The college also has a 14 bedded Trauma centre, the first of its kind in Eastern India.
The intake every year previously was 90 students for the undergraduate course. As per the new regulations of the MCI (Medical Council of India) it has increased its seats to fill a new number of 150 undergraduate students. The college provides post graduate education in almost all the departments which constitutes around 150 intake admission every year. The Neurosurgery Department offers M.Ch. (Master chirurgiae or Master of Surgery) degree. About 15% of the total seat is filled through Central Quota & rest through (JCECE Board) Examination. Under PMSSY scheme, a 240 bedded Super Specialty Hospital Oncology, Cardiology, Urology and Paediatric Surgery Related Diseases will be dealt with all modern facilities.

VISION

• “To deliver medical services of the highest standard where excellence, compassion and innovation set the standards, where interests of the patients and their families hold top priority, where technology is state-of-the-art, where our faculty, students and staff experience an efficient and cooperative atmosphere and where today`s education and research leads to tomorrow’s cure”.

MISSION

• We are dedicated to provide excellent and affordable health care services to the people we serve. We care for the sick and believe in treating all with respect and dignity which comes from compassion and collaboration of our doctors, staff and students.

We demonstrate our mission by:

• Excellence - We give in our best to provide the highest-quality care for our patients and families. Innovation and continuous improvement keeps us unbeaten.
• Compassion - We strive to understand the needs of each of our patients and treat them with respect, dignity and passion. We put forth the interests of our patients above our own.
• Collaboration - We have built a work environment where each & every person is valued, respected and is given an opportunity for personal and professional growth. We have and we will keep building healthy relationships with other hospitals and institutions.

From the Director’s Desk…

Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) is the premier institute of the state of Jharkhand established by an Act of its Legislative Assembly. The establishment of this institute is an expression of the dream of the people of Jharkhand to develop a leading centre of excellence in the region dedicated to the mission of patient care, education, research, and community service of the highest order. Though in existence since 1959, the transformation of RIMS in 2002 from a College cum Hospital to an Institute emphasized the grand vision of the state to upgrade science, scholarship, and innovation to improve health of the people of this region.
To realize this vision, RIMS encompasses one college each of medical, dental, nursing, and paramedical courses. It has approximately 1000 medical, 200 dental, 400 nursing, and 300 paramedical students. There are nearly 500 junior residents, 150 senior residents, and 238 faculty in the institute dedicating themselves to patient care. The current attendance of out-patient department is ~2500 while that of in-patients is 1500. The institute constantly strives to increase these number to serve the ever-increasing number of patients who need in-patient or out-patient services from the institute.
RIMS considers that its prime societal contribution is to transform students entering its portals into competent, sincere, and dedicated health professionals. It aims to inculcate in them the values of evidence-based practices, life-long learning, service before-self, sensitivity to their patients and trustworthiness and willingness to take responsibility for the patient with honesty, sincerity, and transparency.
We strongly believe that research is the lifeblood of any institute. It fosters professional excellence in faculties and equips them to deliver outstanding education to students. Our commitment is to pursue translational and collaborative research relentlessly to solve the regional, national, or international problems. We strive to engage our students and residents in multidisciplinary research to foster critical thinking skills and prepare them well to face the challenges and opportunities of the future. For this we have initiated PhD programs, Central Research Facility, multiple course-works and certification courses and regular seminars and conferences round the year to sustain a vibrant research atmosphere. We are working in multiple projects in collaboration with local institutes like Birla Institute of Technology-Mesra, Ranchi University, Central Institute of Psychiatry and other national institutions.
RIMS is also committed to serving the community at large by serving not only those who come to its campus, but it also has an extensive outreach program in form of community services. Through these community programs we travel to far and distant corners of the state and try to understand the health problems specific to certain communities and implementation of various state and centre sponsored projects.
The best example of RIMS best foot forward in these trying times of the novel corona virus pandemic is dedication with which it used its expertise and resources towards COVID-19 testing using both RT-PCR and non-PCR based methods and caring for patients affected by this virus in COVID wards and active participation in the national vaccination program.

We are continuously engaged in adapting ourselves to meet the ever-changing needs of a premier health care institution by incorporating newer technologies and expanding our facilities. We strongly believe in collaboration and partnership and seek cooperation of the people of the state of Jharkhand to achieve our mission of patient care, education research, and community service.
Prof. (Dr.) Kameshwar Prasad
Director and Chief Executive Officer, RIMS

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