On the occasion of 107th birth anniversary of politician Biju Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has declared the formation of a health university in the state.
to a notice issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department, under the Odisha University of Health Sciences all the medical and allied health science colleges and institutions will stand affiliated. This will begin from the 2023-24 academic session.
The announcement comes on the birth anniversary of Biju Patnaik who served as Odisha Chief Minister twice. He was also a Union Minister.
“All colleges offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in health sciences, including modern medicine, ayurveda, homoeopathy, nursing, pharmacy, and physiotherapy, will now come under the ambit of the varsity from the 2023-24 academic session,” an official said.
“The Odisha government had earlier decided to set up the health university to streamline the medical education system as many such institutions have been coming up in the State,” he said.
The Odisha University of Health Sciences Act was passed in the Assembly in October 2021 and notified by the government on August 14, 2022.
“The establishment of the health university will enhance the quality of medical education, patient care and research in the State,” the official added.
