An AIIMS in Raebareli was cleared in 2009[1] as "Phase-II" of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative.[2] Following the approval of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012[3] the institute was officially established via a Gazette notification in 2013.[4] In 2018 outpatient department (OPD)[5] services became operational. The institute has March 2020 as target day of completion.[2] It operates under the mentorship of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)[6] with the director Prof. Jagat Ram.
Academics
It started operation with the first batch of 50 MBBS students in 2019, one of the six AIIMSs to become operational in 2019.[7] Arvind Rajwanshi was appointed executive director in March 2020.[8]
AIIMS Raebareli's main campus is located in Munshiganj, Dalmau Road, Raebareli. The main campus is spread into different locations containing the OPD block, main hospital block, medical college, administrative wing, hostels, faculty and staff quarters.
AIIMS Raebareli's Residential complex, staff quarters, hostels, mess building, hospital, medical college etc. construction was completed as of March 2021.
