14/02/2022
Dear members of the IISc community,
I am writing to share with you some exciting news.
Our founder, Jamsetji N Tata, envisioned that the Institute must engage in the pursuit of “all branches of knowledge”. For more than a century, IISc has pioneered research and education in science and engineering. As a third dimension, we now plan to establish a Postgraduate Medical School along with a Multi-speciality Hospital on campus. The academic centrepiece of this initiative will be an integrated dual degree MD-PhD programme aimed at nurturing a new breed of physician-scientists, who will be trained simultaneously in the hospital as well as in the science and engineering labs of the Institute.
Today, in a giant leap forward in achieving this goal, we entered into a historic partnership with philanthropists Susmita and Subroto Bagchi, and Radha and NS Parthasarathy, to establish the Bagchi-Parthasarathy Hospital. The couples will collectively donate INR 425 crore (equivalent to about USD 60 million) to help construct this 800-bed, not-for-profit, multi-speciality hospital. After its founding, this is the largest single private donation received by IISc.
The Bagchi-Parthasarathy Hospital will have advanced facilities for diagnostics, treatment, and research, and offer several specialities including oncology, cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, urology, dermatology and plastic surgery, organ transplant, robotic surgery, ophthalmology, and so on. In addition, according to National Medical Commission norms, students admitted in specific MD-PhD, MD/MS, and DM/MCh programmes will also be trained in appropriate sections of the hospital along with their classroom and lab training. The hospital will also implement advanced digital technologies and solutions, such as integrated Electronic Medical Record systems and a comprehensive telemedicine suite with haptics interfaces.
We are extremely grateful to Susmita and Subroto Bagchi, and Radha and NS Parthasarathy for their magnanimous gesture. The establishment of the hospital and medical school will be a turning point in the Institute’s history. As we embark on this exciting journey, we look forward to your continued support and well wishes.
Thank you.
- Rangarajan
Govindan Rangarajan
Director
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore 560 012
India
Tel: +91-80-22932222 or 23600690
Fax: +91-80-23600936
Prof. Govindan Rangarajan obtained an Integrated MSc (Hons) degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park, USA.