Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth)

About Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth)

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) is a Deemed University specialising in Medical Education. It is also known as Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University (KIMSDU). It is a Unitary University; it means it has a single campus, offers both postgraduate and undergraduate courses and strong emphasis on research. Krishna Charitable Trust is the sponsoring society of KIMSDU. KIMS was founded by Late Shri. Jaywantrao Bhosale who was philanthropist and social reformer who entered into the education field in 1964 with the establishment of Society for Promotion of Education in Farmers. Shri Jaywantraoji Bhosale made great efforts to allow private participation in the field of medical education. In 1984 medical education was the forte of government run institutions. It was his continuous efforts that he was able to persuade, the then Government of Maharashtra for private participation in the field of medical education. From there the journey of the university began. In the year 2005 the KIMS was declared as “Deemed University” by the MHRD of Government of India and new constituent colleges were added under it like - School of Dental Sciences, Krishna School of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Nursing Sciences, Krishna Institute of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and Krishna Institute of Pharmacy. The campus of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University is spread over 60 acres. The university conducted a Green audit of the campus and found that 65% of the campus is covered trees. The campus has about 2096 trees. KIMS is recognized by the Medical Council of India, Medical Council of Malaysia and is listed in the WHO's world directory of Medical Schools. Its MBBS and postgraduate degree/diploma courses in clinical and basic sciences in 17 disciplines are recognized by Medical Council of India. It is also a ISO 9001: 2008 certified University. It admits the international students from all over the globe for MBBS course.

Location of KIMS

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences is located in Western Maharashtra, India against the background of mountains and valleys and is well connected by national highway to Mumbai and Pune International Airport.

Faculties at KIMS

• Faculty of Medicine Sciences
• Faculty of Dental Sciences
• Faculty of Physiotherapy
• Faculty of Nursing Sciences
• Faculty of Allied Sciences

Facilities at KIMS

Teaching Hospital - The teaching hospital is 1100 bedded multi specialty tertiary care hospital with facilities for Critical Care, Endoscopic Surgeries, Dialysis, Cardiology, Cardio-vascular-thoracicsurgery, Oncology, Urology, Neuro surgery & Plastic surgery etc. It has fully equipped major operation theatres, minor theatres, labour rooms, blood bank, radio-diagnosis and radiotherapy, computerized medical records, counselling services etc. There are separate intensive care units like Medical, Surgical, Coronary care, Paediatric, Neonatal, Respiratory and Obstetrics. The neonatal ICU is recognized by Neonatology Forum of India. The radio-diagnosis department has facilities for MRI, colour doppler, mammography, DSA etc.

Hostels - The University has 10 hostels with single, double and triple accommodation. The hostels provide a bed, study table, chair and cupboard for each student. The hostels are well equipped with study room, common telephone facility, recreation facilities as well as television room. Every hostel has its own mess. An international hostel with air-conditioned rooms, Wi-Fi facility, attached toilets and shower cubicles; television room, laundry services is available for international students.

Library – The university has Central library and 4 institutional libraries besides 38 Departmental libraries with a cumulative space of 41590.80 sq.m., 31176 books, 247 journals, 17 E-journals. The Library also has a computer laboratory of 32 computers with internet connection.

MUHS Digital Library - Library subscribes to MUHS digital library which contains 2074 e resources on medical and allied topics. The Library has leased some medical animations from MARK IV Animation Studio Pvt.Ltd., Coimbatore.

Internet Facilities - The whole university campus has Wi-Fi facility delivered through a 1 Gbps lease line and all lecture theatres and hostels are E enabled. The university is a member of multi digital library and avails DELNET, INFLIBNET facility and NKN for use of ICT (NMC ICT).

Bank - Krishna Sahakari Bank has an extension counter of the bank on campus. This branch assist’s students and staff in various day-to-day banking transactions. There are also two teller machines of State Bank of India in the campus.

Pharmacy - All essential drugs are available in the pharmacy and provided at minimal prices.

Cafeteria - The University has its own cafeteria which serves food and beverage. The campus also has dedicated counters from Nescafe and Amul.

Water Treatment Plant - The water requirement of the university is huge. Drinking water is acquired from various sources and collected at the water treatment plant on the campus with storage capacity of 4,00,000 litres to meet the daily needs of soft and chlorinated water of the campus.

Patent Cell - Patent cell is established at central library. It provides information on patent filing formalities and procedures to make the faculty members, researches aware of the patent rights and help the inventor to prepare contents and specifications to be filed. About 22 applications for patent registration are in the process of being filed with patent office at Mumbai.

Transportation – KIMS has a fleet of 8 buses for the requirements of staff, students and university officials.

Departmental Stores – These cater to the needs of patients, students and staff at the campus. The store sells daily grocery items, packaged food, stationary and many other useful things.

Helpline - Staff and students of all constituent Colleges of KIMS Deemed University are can access 24 X 7 helpline as and when required.

Sports and Games – KIMS provides a number of outdoor sports facilities include badminton court, lawn tennis court, volley ball court, cricket and football ground. Indoor activities include carom, chess, dart board etc. There are two gymnasiums, one for cardio and other for heavy weights. There is also a special equipped gym for ladies and an aerobics class.

Museums – The University has museums with a large collection of specimens and models in Anatomy, Pathology, FMT, Microbiology, Pharmacology etc.

Community Activities - The hospital and the medical college are involved in several community projects like HIV/AIDS, cancer, family planning, prevention of blindness, tuberculosis control, detection and prevention of malnutrition, diagnostic camps, school health check-ups and blood donation camps.

Research - The University has established a Directorate of Research with full time faculty and trained technicians. Research methodology workshops are held every year for sensitizing and training postgraduate students for research. Writing research grant proposals is covered in one special session during the workshop. There are various laboratories under it.

Some of these are:

• Molecular Genetics Laboratory
• Lead referral Laboratory
• Virology Laboratory

The Lead Referral Laboratory is one of its kind in Maharashtra state. Molecular and human genetics laboratory is involved in research and services for Thalassemia, Dushene's Muscular Dystrophy etc.

Guest House – It has total of 12 rooms including 3 V.I.P rooms. These rooms are equipped with air conditioners, television sets intercom etc.

Auditorium – The air-conditioned auditorium is facilitated with all the contemporary facilities and a seating capacity of 1000 people.