Kasturba Medical College Mangalore

About 

• Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, is a prestigious medical institution with a rich history and a reputation for excellence in medical education. Founded in 1955, the college initially utilized the clinical facilities of the Government Wenlock Hospital and Government Lady Goschen Hospital. In 1961, the preclinical section was started in Mangalore.

• Over the years, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, has become an independent unit with a hospital attached to the college - the KMC Hospital, Attavar - established in the late 90s. The hospital has more than five hundred beds and provides students with hands-on training in a real-world clinical setting.

• The college's infrastructure is comparable to international standards, with seven large, air-conditioned lecture halls fitted with modern audio-visual teaching aids, including multimedia projectors. Currently, Dr. B. Unnikrishnan is heading the college as the Dean, along with highly competitive and efficient faculty members.

Highlights

Infrastructure and Facilities

The KMC Mangalore campus spans 31 acres and provides students with the greatest facilities for comfortable living. Among the facilities are:

Hostels: The institute has fifteen hostels on campus, with nine devoted to girls and six dedicated to guys. A completely air-conditioned library includes over ten thousand medical volumes and annually subscribes to over 350 publications.

Medical Education Unit: This unit provides orientation for interns, students, and postgraduates, as well as assistance with resource material for teaching instructors.

Laboratories: Clinical Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Pathology Laboratories are available at KMC Mangalore.

State Reference Laboratory: NACO has designated the microbiology laboratory as the State Reference Laboratory for HIV testing. 

The college also issues Eplite – which is published twice a year.

Clinical Rotations: students are interned at different affiliated hospitals for clinical rotations or in shifts as the case can be.

They are also asked to assist the doctors in actual surgical operations conducted by them.

Scholarship

• Kasturba Medical College Mangalore offers scholarships to deserving and economically weak students. The scholarship assists with various expenses, such as tuition, accommodation, etc. scholarship is initially for those students who are deserving and economically unable to aid their aspirations.

• These scholarships are provided by various organizations and individuals to support students who are pursuing medical education at KMC Mangalore. It entirely depends upon the donor to fix a scholarship amount and eligibility criteria. some of the scholarship programs include:

• Kalam-Pai, Freeship and Scholars Scholarship for MBBS & BDS Programs

• Merit Scholarship for Post Graduate (PG) Medical / Dental and Super Specialty (SS) Programs

• Freeship, Scholar and Achiever Scholarship for BPharm

• Postgraduate and undergraduate programs have Scholar and Achiever Scholarships 

• Scholarships for Academy of General Education Students (SAGES)

• Merit Scholarships for International Students

• Merit Scholarship for Children of MAHE Manipal Alumni

• Scholarship Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Education Loans for MAHE Students

• AICTE Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW) and PG Scholarships.

Financial Aid to Indian Students 

• Vidya Lakshmi is a unique initiative aimed at providing financial aid to Indian / Domestic (General Category) students who are seeking an education loan to pursue higher studies. The portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services (Ministry of Finance), the Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development), and the Indian Banks Association (IBA).

• The Vidya Lakshmi portal is the first in India and has been developed and maintained by NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited. The portal is a convenient platform for students to view, apply, and track education loan applications to banks anytime, anywhere.