ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The indigenous system of medicine comprises of diversified interdisciplinary sciences like Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy and Sowa Rigpa (the Himalayan medicine) collectively known as AYUSH. The department of AYUSH, AIIMS Bhubaneswar was established in the year 2016 with aim of mainstreaming AYUSH and to provide clinical services in different systems of AYUSH. Subsequently on appointment of regular AYUSH doctors in the department strengthened the clinical services. Currently the department comprises of 4 regular medical officers from both the streams of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy and a regular Yoga instructor. The department cater services to different category of patients like arthritis, piles, neuromuscular diseases, skin and hair diseases, PCOS and palliative care to cancer patients. Cross-referral of patients, collaborative and integrative patient care are the values and ethos of the department. The department is relatively young and committed to provide highest standard of services in the preventive, promotive and curative clinical care in the available facilities of Ayurveda, Yoga and Homoeopathy. In future endeavors the department is ready to innovate and foster interdisciplinary research. Further in the process of continuous development the department will augment specialty services like Panchakarma, Ksharasutra for anorectal diseases and Yoga services for wellbeing and health promotion. Patient based learning and relevant solution through integrative model approach are followed in the department. The main objective of the department is to prepare and establish the department from the baseline to make future ready to provide highest standard of clinical services and involve in integrative research through equity in knowledge sharing and harnessing the potential of all the AYUSH systems available in the department.