Ayurveda student to study MSc in evidence-based medicine at Oxford University

Dr Arshath Jyothi from the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has become the first-ever Ayurveda student to get selected to Oxford University to study MSc in evidence-based medicine.

Amid the growing popularity and acceptance of Ayurveda and other AYUSH related treatments, Dr Arshath Jyothi from the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has become the first-ever Ayurveda student who has been selected for pursuing MSc in evidence-based medicine from Oxford University.

Ayurveda works on the principle of restoring the balance between body, mind and spirit and is the oldest health care system in India which dates back to 3000 years.

The opportunity to study Ayurveda specifically as an evidence-based medical field is expected to help Dr Jyothi break common myths against Ayurveda, as reported by India Today.

Dr Jyothi pursuing research fellowship from AIIA

After completing his degree in Ayurveda from AIIA, now he is pursuing a research fellowship from the same institute with the goal to bring in a synergy between Ayurveda and the latest technology. 

He is all set to join Oxford University from September 2022. Reportedly, it was David Nunan, Course Director at Oxford University’s MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care, who called Dr Arshath Jyothi as “the first Ayurveda student” in Oxford.

Dr Jyothi is currently working as a research fellow in the Department of Kayachikitsa, in a public health initiative project entitled ‘Musculo Skeletal Pain Management Through Ayurveda Intervention’, coordinated by AIIA Director Prof (Dr) Tanuja Manoj Nesari.

“Even though Ayurveda had been here since the Vedic period, contemporaneous research are not enough to establish evidence in global platforms. Upgrading the current research trends requires global standard care,” said Dr Jyothi.

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