The objective of the Institute is to lay a foundation and create advanced academic and research environment for medical and other health science manpower that would identify and deal effectively with peculiar problems faced in implementing a comprehensive rural health care package in the country. Appropriate, relevant and up-to-date knowledge and skills are made available to grass roots level community members to post doctoral research workers in medical and health sciences.

To emerge as Centre of Excellence for Multi-disciplinary and Intensive Healthcare Teaching, Training and Research, in continuous pursuit of Quality, by providing globally competent higher education and to evolve accordingly to the changing needs of time with the focus to serve the rural society with global perspective.

Mission:
To promote value-based education and research driven health care
To facilitate the development and empowerment of human resources
To facilitate the provision of health professional education, training, research and extension, at all levels of healthcare : primary, secondary and tertiary
To serve the ruralpoor and disadvantaged
To promote holistic development of HR
To facilitate provision of multi-disciplinary higher education and research