Dr Anna Ruddock's interview
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences is India's premier tertiary healthcare facility and teaching hospital. Daily it caters to more than 10,000 patients who come here for affordable but high quality medical care. AIIMS enjoys an elite status in India. Getting into AIIMS is an extremely prestigious achievement for any medical aspirant. Medical anthropologist, Dr Anna Ruddock, in her book 'Special Treatment: Student doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' says that though AIIMS performs an important public function, its medical education sustains the inherent inequities and social hierarchies found in India's healthcare. In an interview with News9, she explains what lies behind the sheen of this elite institute.
