welcome address for new UG and PG entrants

Dear New entrants,

We are delighted to welcome you all as our new undergraduate & postgraduate students (Batches of the Year 2021-2022) to Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. Congratulations on your remarkable achievement. As you are about to embark on your respective higher educational journey with us, we look forward to hand hold you in your process of learning, exploring and growing professionally.

Throughout the pandemic, you all have faced challenges and been called on to sacrifice significant rites of passage for the greater good of public health. During this time, we have appreciated your ability to adapt to an ever-evolving situation and to find opportunities for growth amidst many unprecedented challenges.

Even though, 2021-2022 academic year still holds some unknown elements for us in the light of the ongoing pandemic, we all have to remain understanding and flexible amidst this situation of uncertainty. Despite the unique circumstances, we are thrilled to have you on board and in your classrooms.

Even though the past two years amongst COVID pandemic, tested our resolve, we did more in these years than just to navigate the pandemic. We built and sustained momentum on a host of issues that are critical to our ongoing academic excellence. This included taking the medical education and our research activities to a different platform altogether, with more than 200 publications in good impact factor journals and working on various prestigious projects in collaboration with WHO, ICMR & other research bodies including playing an active role in number of vaccination trials for its fruitful implications on our future. I am deeply grateful to all the colleagues, who contributed to meaningful progress on these and other efforts this year.

The institute is aided by 710 bedded tertiary care teaching Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary (HAHC) Hospital, which has successfully undergone the final NABH accreditation assessment. We are proud to share that, HIMSR has achieved the top position amongst private medical colleges & sixth position amongst combined list of public & private medical colleges in National Capital Territory of Delhi, in NIRF ranking by Ministry of Education, Government of India.

State of Art infrastructure and high quality tertiary care facilities in the associated HAHC Hospital with its modular OTs, fully equipped ICUs with self-sufficient oxygen generators along with NABL accreditation of laboratories including BSL 2 plus molecular lab & full NABH Accreditation of Radiology department are available for providing safe and quality centric patient care, which has brought HIMSR & it’s associated HAHCH at a platform much higher than other medical colleges.

Our Lecture theatres with almost 200 seating capacity each with interconnectivity & advanced features like Facetik camera based attendance facility, provides students & faculty a collaborative learning experience. We are forerunners in implementing the updated curriculum to meet the needs of Modern Medicine by assimilating clinical and basic sciences in the curriculum, creating contemporary models for clinical education and broadening the exposure of our students, under the guidelines from NMC.

Paramount to the academic achievement and excellence at HIMSR, is our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. As an institution, we are dedicated to educating our future contributors and leaders, while providing you all a memorable experience during your stay at HIMSR and its delightful sprawling green campus.

At HIMSR, you are part of a strong campus community that values academic excellence and quality training. These core strengths allow us to provide a unique learning environment, where you all can pursue your dreams and reach your highest potential.

I wish you all a safe and a exhilarating experience and welcome aboard!!

Sincerely

Prof Mridu Dudeja

Dean