76% of India’s rural population lacks access to doctors and specialists.
New medical graduates opt for urban jobs due to financial obligations, leaving rural India with 1 doctor for every 11,000 patients, far below the WHO recommendation of 1 doctor for 1,000 patients.
High costs in private medical institutions limit rural students to just 10% representation in a country where 70% of the population is rural.
World-class, values-based medical education for rural and underprivileged students who will graduate to serve rural geographies where healthcare accessibility and availability is scarce.
The President of India, Her Excellency Smt. Droupadi Murmu, expressed her deepest appreciation to the Institute for the compassionate education provided to rural students, which will positively impact rural healthcare through India's first Free Rural Medical College.