Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences
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20°21′12″N 85°48′56″E / 20.353368°N 85.815437°E
| Type | Private |
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| Established | 2007 |
| Principal | maj gen Dr P K Pattnaik |
| Director | Suresh Chandra Dash |
| Location | , , |
| Affiliations | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology |
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) is the medical school of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology situated in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. This institute began offering MBBS courses in medical stream courses in 2007.[1]
Its sister institute offering dental courses is the Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences (KIDS).
History
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The idea of a medical college was conceived by Achyuta Samanta.[citation needed] Construction of the college building was completed in 2004, the faculties were appointed. Initially, the hospital was a makeshift facility in the Godown area of the former MAGNETIC company. This hospital was extended to take up more indoor patients and service was improved.[citation needed]
In June 2005 the new hospital building was complete. The hospital acquired new equipment like a CT scan.
2006 saw the beginning of the inspection processes by the MCI and in June 2007 KIMS was formally given permission to start MBBS course.
The institute was earlier affiliated to Utkal University, however in 2009 in came under the ambit of KIIT University. In 2013, KIMS got permanent affiliation from Medical Council of India (MCI).
Rankings
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences 32 overall in India in 2020 among medical rankings.[2]https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/MedicalRanking.html
References
- ^ "KIMS details at MCI". Medical Council of India. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.