Yenepoya Medical College
and Research Institute was set up in the year 1999. The private institute for medical studies
is located in Deralakatte on the outskirts of Mangalore in Karnataka. The
institute started functioning with an initial batch of 100 students and
was affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS),
Bangalore. The institute is recognized by the Medical Council of
India (MCI), New Delhi.
In 2005 the
institute gained permission from the Medical Council of India to
conduct post graduate courses in the medical stream. In the
year 2009 the institute became a constituent college of Yenepoya
University.
The institute was
established with the ambition to produce outstanding medical professionals
by providing quality education. The institute offers the best of
facilities for the purpose of education and research activities.
Campus
Yenepoya Medical College
and Research Institute stands on a sprawling green campus that spreads over an
area of 31.24 acres of land. The campus houses all pre clinical and para
clinical departments, library, lecture halls and examination hall. The campus
is attached to a well equipped 700 bed teaching hospital that provides
practical knowledge to the students.
Courses
Offered
Yenepoya Medical College
and Research Institute offers under graduate program leading to MBBS degree and
post graduate programs leading to MD/MS degrees. Apart from these programs,the
institute also offers post graduate degree in Hospital
Administration. The courses offered by the institute are:
Under Graduate Course
- MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) – 4
½ years program with compulsory rotatory internship of 1 year (Including 3
months community medicine)
Post Graduate Course
Doctor of Medicine
(M.D) and Master of Surgery (M.S)
·
MD
(General Medicine)
·
MD (Paediatrics)
·
MD (Pathology)
·
MD (Anesthesia)
·
MD (OBG)
·
MS [Orthopaedics)
·
MS (General Surgery)
·
MS (Ophthalmology)
·
MS (ENT]
MD (TB & Chest)
The institute also
offers programs in:
- Masters in Hospital Administration – 2 years program
- M. Sc. in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology,
Pharmacology and Microbiology – 3 years program
- PG Diploma in Medical Ethics – 1 year program
Eligibility
Criteria and Admission
To be eligible for
admission into the MBBS course of the institute, a candidate must have
passed the 2 year pre-university examination in Karnataka or its equivalent
examination. The candidate must also have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December
of the academic year of admission. The candidate must have secured at least 50%
aggregate in the Science subjects in the qualifying examination and must have
passed in the English language examination. For candidates belonging to the
scheduled caste and scheduled tribe categories the minimum aggregate is 40%.
To be eligible for
admission into M.D or M.S courses a candidate must possess MBBS degree from a
recognized institution.
To be eligible for
admission into the Masters in Hospital Administration program a candidate must
have passed the MBBS, BDS, B.Sc Nursing, B.Pharmacy or B.Sc. in Allied Health
Sciences examination from a recognized university with minimum of 50% marks.
For candidates belonging to the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe categories
the minimum percentage of marks required for admission is 45%.
Infrastructural
Facilities
Yenepoya Medical College
and Research Institute is equipped with infrastructural facilities that are
adequate to provide the best of education to the students. Among the many
facilities at the institute are:
- Research laboratories
- Students laboratories
- Demonstration Halls with audio visual aids (LCD
Projectors, Over Head Projectors and slide Projectors apart from the
traditional black board and chalk)
- State of the art library cum Digital Information Centre
spread over 2340.74 sq m and stocked with more than 11,746 medical
books, 134 journals, 21 periodicals and 471 CD-ROM
- Printing, scanning and photocopying services available
at the library at minimal cost
- Spacious and fully air-conditioned lecture halls having
excellent seating arrangements and latest audio visual equipments like
sound amplifier system, overhead projection, 35 mm slide projection and
LCD projections and facilities for E-learning
- Large Examination Hall under CCTV surveillance
- State of the art museums in all pre and para clinical
departments
- Separate recreation rooms for boys and girls
- Large Seminar Room
- Medical Illustration & Photography unit
- Fully air-conditioned modern indoor auditorium equipped
with audio visual aids
- Sports complex having facilities for various kinds of
sports
- Hostel complex having all modern facilities for a
comfortable stay
Research
The institute encourages
research activities by the students and the faculty members. It provides
support for all kinds of medical research endeavors.
