Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research (MIMER) Medical College and Dr. Bhausaheb Sardesai Talegaon Rural (BSTR) Hospital, Talegaon Dabhade, Pune, was established in the year 1995 by visionary educationist Prof. Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad, Founder President and Managing Trustee of Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Educational Research (MAEER) Pune. The sole objective was to meet the long-felt need for Comprehensive Healthcare Services at the doorstep of the people of rural Maval, with the firm belief that “The Union of Science and Spirituality alone will bring Harmony and Peace to Humanity” as said by Swami Vivekananda. This Institute has been providing all possible humanitarian medical services to the rural masses for the last 28 years! The institute is situated on 42.55 acres of land and has a state-of-the-art infrastructure consisting of various spacious buildings measuring 54753.87 sq. m. of built-up area.