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Orlando Health Sciences University Renamed to Honor Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel, Cementing Future as a World-Class Institution
The renaming honors the Patels' philanthropy and signals a new mission for the university to become a world-class health sciences center, with over 1,000 physicians graduated globally.
- Yesterday, the Board announced Orlando Health Sciences University officially changed its name to Kiran and Pallavi Patel University , the parent university of Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine.
- To honor the Patels' philanthropy, the Board said the new name recognizes Kiran and Pallavi Patel as major benefactors and signals KPGU's elevated mission in Central Florida.
- University leaders emphasized that Dr. Kiran C. Patel said he and his wife are profoundly honored, with Patel Institutes projected to produce 50,000 physicians impacting over 1 billion lives by 2076.
- KPGU officials said OCOM will continue as the foundational college while the university expects a landmark 2028 with the first OCOM class graduation and full accreditation.
- With a global vision, Dr. Kiran C. Patel projected that by 2076, Kiran and Pallavi Patel University could produce 50,000 physicians impacting over 1 billion lives annually.
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Orlando Health Sciences University Renamed to Honor Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel, Cementing Future as a World-Class Institution
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the organization formerly known as Orlando Health Sciences University (parent university of the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine (OCOM), Florida's newest medical school) proudly announced today that the…
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