Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, wardha

The Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) is India's first rural medical college, situated in Sevagram, a small village about 8 km from Wardha, Maharashtra. Established in 1969 during the Gandhi centenary year by Dr. Sushila Nayyar, it is managed by the Kasturba Health Society. Initially affiliated with Nagpur University (1969–1997), it has been affiliated with the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, since 1998. The institute offers MBBS (100 seats annually), MD/MS, and diploma courses in medicine and surgery, with admissions based on NEET-UG and NEET-PG since 2017. It runs the Kasturba Hospital, started in 1945, which has grown into a nearly 1000-bed teaching hospital providing tertiary care to rural patients. The institute conducts facility- and community-based research in maternal, neonatal, and child health, infectious diseases, and traditional medicine. It is also the lead center for State Level Monitoring of ICDS activities in Maharashtra. Campus life emphasizes Gandhian principles, including wearing khadi, practicing shram daan, vegetarianism, and prohibition of alcohol. Students participate in orientation camps, social service camps in villages, and the Re-Orientation to Medical Education (ROME) camp. Notable alumni include cardiologist K.K. Aggarwal and Harvard Medical School professor Mandeep R. Mehra.