AIIMS Jodhpur is one among the Six new AIIMS established by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) with the aim of correcting regional imbalances in quality tertiary level healthcare in the country and attaining self-sufficiency in graduate and postgraduate medical education.

AIIMS Jodhpur was the first among the six new AIIMS to start its academic session on 17th September 2012. The vision of the Institute is to establish as a Centre of Excellence in Medical education, training, health care and research imbued with scientific culture, compassion for the sick and commitment to serve the underserved. Teaching, Research, Patient care and Public health are the four pillars on which AIIMS Jodhpur is built.

Among the six new AIIMS established in 2012, AIIMS Jodhpur has the unique distinction of being away from the capital region of the state to provide quality healthcare at affordable cost to underserved population of this region along with developing medical education and research.

AIIMS Jodhpur provides advanced specialty and superspeciality care to the patients like These services were traditionally deficient in this region and there was a strong felt need for quality care in these super-specialties.  AIIMS Jodhpur is bridging the gap as far as the deficiencies in these specialties was present in the area. In other specialties also, AIIMS Jodhpur is providing much needed advancement in patient care. In short span of time, AIIMS Jodhpur has established itself as a Center for advanced Surgery and Complex advanced laparoscopic (minimal invasive) surgeries. It has the unique distinction of starting several firsts in Rajasthan like Robotic Surgery, first state of the art Blood Bank in the state of Rajasthan, advanced pulmonary care and interventions, specialized Pediatric Pulmonology, comprehensive workup and management of Cystic Fibrosis and Complex Neurointerventional procedures to name a few.