The Indian Institute of Management, Raipur, has signed a first of its kind Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur on Wednesday.
IIM officials informed that this co-operation between both the institutions would help in extending research and academic activities between the two organisations in the fields of Primary and Secondary healthcare management, Health Economics and Finance, Human Resource Management in healthcare, Marketing and Advertisement of Policies and Services, Health Programme Management and Evaluation, Community Healthcare Planning, Information Technology in healthcare and Hospital Administration. The MoU also aims to start an integrated course (short and long term) on healthcare management by utilising the expertise and resource of both the institutes. The Mou was signed in presence of Prof. BS Sahay, Director IIM Raipur and Dr NM Nagarkar, Director AIIMS. AIIMS Deputy Director (administrators) Neeresh Sharma, Dr Ajay Nabi, Medical Superintendent, AIIMS, Dr Anu Nagarkar, Gr. Capt. Vivek Dubey, Chief Administrative Officer, IIM were also present on the occasion.
Prof. BS Sahay described that this MoU is the first of its kind, signed by any IIM with AIIMS. There is a growing recognition in academia that a true creative society is only possible by linking various social capitals together to attain prosperity, he said.
Dr. Nagarkar talked about the outcome of this relationship. He said that coming together of the two reputed institutes would serve as a strong platform to tackle issues of national and international importance. He was of the opinion that this MoU would help both the institutes in advancing knowledge for mutual benefits as well as for the benefits of the society. IIM Raipur and AIIMS Raipur shall collaborate to conceptualise certificate/ diploma courses in Healthcare/ Hospital Management, develop their course content and modules, and award co-branded certificates in the area of healthcare and hospital management.
IIM Raipur and AIIMS Raipur have agreed to collaborate on academic issues like organising specially-designed short-term trainings, consulting, advisory and consulting services in the various areas of healthcare management in the state. This includes policy analysis, organisational restructuring and operational efficiencies in hospitals to ease out the plight of the patients.