Bhubaneswar: The Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS) on Thursday signed a number of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with prominent national and international institutions for enhancement of healthcare education, clinical practices and research in the state.
The MoUs were signed in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling.
With these MoUs, the OUHS has established partnerships with AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, Sri Sri University, IIT-Bhubaneswar and Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)-Bhubaneswar.
These collaborations are expected to bring significant advancements in medical education, healthcare innovation, and research in the state.
In addition to these MoUs, the OUHS has already initiated lines of consent with several other renowned healthcare institutes including PGIMER-Chandigarh, JIPMER-Puducherry, SGPGI-Lucknow, AIG-Hyderabad and NISER-Bhubaneswar.
Some internationally-renowned institutions also joined the programme on virtual mode and agreed to sign MoUs with the OUHS within a few days.
The partnerships reflect OUHS’s growing influence in global healthcare education. Many eminent faculty members from across India and internationally renowned scholars also joined the event, further enhancing the scope of these collaborations.