Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University is a state public university located in Dehradun, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It functions as the apex affiliating and regulatory body for medical, dental, nursing, paramedical, and allied health science education across the state. The university is named after Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, a prominent Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
| Name | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University |
|---|---|
| Type | State public university |
| Discipline | Medical education and allied health sciences |
| Location | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
| Named after | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna |
| Country | India |
The state of Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in November 2000. As medical and health sciences education in the new state expanded, the Government of Uttarakhand established a dedicated university to affiliate and regulate institutions offering courses in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and other paramedical disciplines. The university was created so that Uttarakhand-based medical colleges and health science institutions would no longer need to depend on universities outside the state for affiliation, examinations, and degree awards.
As a specialised health sciences university, its principal functions include:
The university is headquartered in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand, which also hosts several major medical and health-related institutions in the state.
The establishment of a dedicated medical education university has allowed Uttarakhand to consolidate the governance of its health sciences institutions under a single state authority. By bringing together affiliating, examining, and degree-awarding functions, the university supports the standardisation of medical and paramedical training across the hill state, which faces particular challenges in healthcare delivery owing to its geography.