KS Hedge Medical Academy (KSHEMA) is a renowned name in the academic circles of Karnataka. The medical academy was established in the year 1999. It became a constituent of Nitte University in the year 2009. The institute was founded by Late Justice K S Hegde, former Justice of the Supreme Court of India and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
The institute is located in the picturesque town of Deralakatte, about 13 km from the city of Mangalore in Karnataka. The institute offers both under graduate and post graduate courses in the medical stream. The degrees offered by the institution are recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI).
Since its inception, the institution has made rapid progress towards being recognized as a medical school of excellence. The academy lays emphasis towards delivering quality health care while developing a sense of social responsibility among the students. While the institute provides every kind of infrastructural facility for imparting quality education to the students, the highly qualified faculty members thoroughly guide the students and encourage them in their academic pursuits.
Campus
The campus of KS Hedge Medical Academy (KSHEMA) stands on 40 acres of land. Equipped with all modern facilities, the serene and peaceful campus provides an ideal learning atmosphere for the students. The campus is well connected by buses and is easily reachable from any part of the town.
The institute stands attached to Justice K.S. Hegde Charitable Hospital, a 1000 bed teaching hospital that offers complete health care and super specialty services. The hospital provides excellent training opportunities to the students of the institution.
Courses Offered
KS Hedge Medical Academy offers under graduate course leading to MBBS degree and post graduate courses leading to MD/MS degrees. Apart from these programs, the institute also offers B.Sc. degrees in a few selected subjects. The courses offered by the institute are:
Under Graduate Courses
- MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
- B.Sc. (Medical Imaging Technology)
- B.Sc. (Operation Theatre Technology)
Post Graduate Courses
Doctor of Medicine (M.D) and Master of Surgery (M.S)
- M.D (Anaesthesiology)
- M.D (Dermatology)
- M.S (E.N.T)
- M.D (General Medicine)
- M.S (General Surgery)
- M.S (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
- M.S (Ophthalmology)
- M.S (Orthopaedics)
- M.D (Paediatrics)
- M.D (Pathology)
- M.D (Radiology)
- M.D (Anatomy)
- M.D (Biochemistry)
- M.D (Microbiology)
- M.D (Pharmacology)
- M.D (Physiology)
- M.D (Community Medicine)
- M.D (Psychiatry)
Facilities
The institute is well furnished with all modern facilities required to carry out academic pursuits by the students of the medical stream. The major facilities at the institute are:
- Large auditorium having seating capacity for 500 people and equipped with all modern amenities
- Six gallery type ICT enabled lecture halls having seating capacity for 180 to 350 students
- Examination hall having capacity to accommodate 350 students
- A huge central library having more than 12000 books and access to more than 800 journals
- A central computer facility that is equipped with internet and has Wi-Fi network
- Demonstration rooms in each department
- Spacious dissection hall in the department of Anatomy
- Well maintained museums in many departments
- Well equipped laboratories
- Power backup at all times
- Safe and secure hostels providing comfortable shelter
- Three cafeterias that offer food at subsidized rates
- Sports and recreational facilities for the students
- Facilities for outdoor games like basketball, volleyball, tennis, shuttle badminton, etc.
- Facilities for indoor games like table tennis
- Gymnasium to promote a healthy lifestyle among the students
- Transport vehicles for the conveyance of the students
Research opportunities
The institute encourages students to carry out research activities. It has collaborations and research connections with several renowned international and national organizations like the University of Toronto in Canada, the Wake Forest University in USA, BARC Research Centre of Mangalore University in India and St. John’s Research Institute in India. Students belonging to both, under graduate programs as well as post graduate programs are encouraged to pursue and participate in research related studies and activities.
Contact Information
K.S. Hegde Medical Academy
P.O. Deralakatte,
Mangalore – 575018
Karnataka, India
Phone: +91 824 2204 490 /1 / 2
Fax: +91 824 2204 162
Email: dean.kshema@nitte.edu.in
Website: www.nitte.edu.in/kshema
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