Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences also known as RGUHS, centered in Bangalore, India, is a public, unitary university set up in 1996 by the government of Karnataka, India, for the regulation and promotion of higher education in health sciences throughout the state of Karnataka. RGUHS is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK.^[1]

Colleges affiliated to RGUHS has been consistently ranked as top medical, dental and paramedical colleges of India.^[2][3]

Notable alumni

• Hans Rosling- Is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker. He is the Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet and co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation, which developed the Trendalyzer software system.
• Kavery Nambisan- Indian doctor and Novelist. Nambisan's The Story that Must Not Be Told was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2012, as well as the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2008.
• Brian J.G. Pereira- Is a nationally recognized expert on kidney disease and nephrology. He is currently President and CEO of Visterra, Inc.

References

1. ↑ https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/asia-central-south?country_id=102&items_perpage=20&pageID=6
2. ↑ http://www.dpu.edu.in/Forms/Dental-Colleges-First-Rank.pdf
3. ↑ http://www.successcds.net/Top-Colleges/Medicine-MBBS-Top-25.htm

External links

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