K S Hegde Medical Academy ranked 20th among 300 Medical colleges

K S Hegde Medical Academy ranked 20th among 300 Medical colleges

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, May 25, 2012 : K S hedge Medical Academy is ranked 20th among 300 Medical colleges in the country as per the nationwide survey conducted by ‘The Pioneer’, a national English daily. The survey was based on stature and facilities provided by the institutes in health education.  K S Hegde Medical Academy, a constituent unit of Nitte University has been ranked 20th among 300 medical college in the all India ranking.

 

 

K S Hegde Medical Academy was established in 1999 by the Nitte Education Trust. The college is named after the visionary and founder, late Justice K S Hegde, former Justice of the Supreme Court of India and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

K S Hegde Medical Academy is now a constituent unit of the Nitte University and is recognised by the Medical Council of India, Government of India. KSHEMA has signed an agreement of co-operation with the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, USA for co-operation in research on diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. The college has established a state-of-the-art regional research centre on communciable diseases in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Sciences, on the campus. The Institute also has a staff exchange and training programme with Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, USA.

 

 

The Institute started admitting students to the undergraduate course, MBBS from the year 1999-2000 and to postgraduate courses like MD, MS and DNB from 2006. Students are offered the best of opportunities for both theoretical as well as practical training with the help of state-of-the-art facilities, valuable clinical material and guidance by experienced teachers and researchers. The Institute is attached to the K S Hegde Hospital so adequate infrastructural support is available for patients and student training.

The Pioneer national survey placed KSHEMA in the top 20 among 300 medical colleges in the country. Ranking was based on assessment of infrastructure, brand image and opinions from academicians and medical professionals.