Dr. Kamakshi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
AERB Recognised Center
Admissions Open For 2024-25
Dr. Kamakshi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research announces the opening of Admissions for the academic 2024-25. Interested Candidates aspiring for UG, PG and Diploma courses may pay the application fee by clicking the link below, fill up the application form online with payment details and submit the same. Selected candidates will be informed by with further instructions.
Courses
Bachelor of Science Programs
Duration: 3 Years + 1 year internship
Master of Science Programs
Duration: 2 Years
Diploma Programs
Duration: 2 Years
About Dr. Kamakshi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
The Dr. Kamakshi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (KIMSR) was established in the year 2010 by Dr.T.G.Govindarajan with a vision of generating required human resources for the healthcare industry. It is a unique academic institution that is committed to academic excellence. The institute is an additional facility of Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2005, with a vision “to serve and deliver every patient with the ultimate excellence and devotion, as we care for our loved ones”. The hospital is a 300 bedded Multi Super Specialty hospital at Pallikaranai, situated in the southern part of Chennai, spread over 60 ground land and 75000 square ft building area.
The KIMSR is affiliated with The Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R Medical University under the Allied Health Sciences stream. The various courses conducted are B.Sc Radiography and Imaging Technology (RIT), B.Sc Radiotherapy technology (RTT), and B.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT). The courses are of 4-year duration, including a 3-year course and a one-year internship. The departments are headed by highly experienced teachers with rich clinical experience as well as in technology. The RIT and RTT courses are duly approved by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Govt. of India, so that our students can work throughout India. As of 2019, 185 students have graduated, including 118 from Radiography and Imaging Technology, 52 from Radiotherapy technology and 15 from Medical laboratory Technology. All the students have got good placement both in India and abroad and earning several thousand to lakhs INR as a perk.
The KIMSR is also conducting Diploma in National board courses (DNB,2011) on Radiodiagnosis and Family medicine and so far 11 candidates have successfully passed the DNB courses and all are well employed. The institute is also approved by Anna University, Chennai, as an R&D institute, to conduct research on Medical physics speciality. At present, 3 students are presuming their PhD program in the University. In addition, the institute offers implant training, short and long term training programs for Biomedical Engineering, Nursing, Medical physics students of various other institutions and colleges in and around Chennai. In Medical Physics itself, about 48, 35, 8 students of various Universities have completed their implant training, project dissertation and one-year internship, respectively.
Recently, the institute has started M.Sc., Radiology and Imaging Technology course under The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, and many more such courses are in the pipeline. Similarly, few more DNB courses will be started shortly on rare specialities.
Mission
Dr. Kamakshi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research aims at improving health and lifestyle of various communities by offering excellent education and training programs in allied health sciences.
Vision
- Highly effective and innovative educational and training programs.
- Excellence in consistently achieving outstanding levels of performance while upholding the highest standards of ethical behavior, intellectual honesty and professional conduct.
- Innovation in promoting creativity and the development of ideas that stimulate improvement in our intellectual and operational endeavors.
Facilites
Hands on Training
- Linear accelerator
- Pet CT Scan
- CT Scan 16 slice
- 1.5 MRI
- Doppler
- Ultrasound
- Digital Radiography
- Mammogram
- State of the art CathLab
- HDR Brachytherapy
- Dual Energy Linear Accelerator
- Blood Bank
- Well Equipped Lab
Class Room
Staff
Library
Laboratory
Chairman's Message
My dear students, parents, families, staff and alumni,
I believe in certain values of life; honesty, equality, Justice, dedication, courage, loyalty, Integration and Commitment. These qualities are inbuilt within all of us. You have to only join Dr. Kamakshi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research to bring out the above-said qualities and to expertise and identify the innate talents within you.
To follow the footsteps of my teaches and great medical professionals, we should follow the following tenets:
- The safety, esteem and welfare of your patients come first every time
- Safety, esteem and welfare of your Command comes next
- Safety, self-esteem and welfare of your own come last.
Our constant endeavour is to create an ambience in the campus propitious for the academic development of the students. The Institution is a “Smoke-Free Zone” and strict discipline is maintained within the campus. We firmly believe in excellence and discipline, which is not an act, but a habit working as perhaps catalysts and facilitators of development. Blessed are also the parents who have sent their wards to our prestigious institution, which would be the envy of many because this institution imports the kinds of knowledge and education which many of us strive for. Our strong desire is to provide a comprehensive educational system rather than just producing graduates. I can proudly say that our students will graduate with good knowledge and values. I extend my best wishes to all those seeking admission to this institution and assure all of them that their stay in this institution will be highly rewarding, both academically and spiritually.
Afilliations
About Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Group of Hospitals
Vision
To serve, and deliver every patient, ‘the ultimate’ quality of health care service with utmost excellence and devotion, as we care for our loved ones.
Mission and Values:
- Commitment and personal responsibility in every patient’s wellness
- Inventiveness and furtherance in every aspect of medical services.
- Ethical and reliable in every act of work.
Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital is a 300 bedded multi-super speciality hospital at Pallikaranai, Chennai, established in 2005. It is situated in a sprawling 60 grounds land with 75000 Sq.ft building. The guiding principle of the hospital is to offer the latest in health care facilities on Par with international standards (obviating the need to go abroad for treatment) and also make them available to increasing numbers of our population. To meet the stringent demands of quality health care the services of several talented and dedicated medical professionals (both within the country and overseas) has been and a huge investment made in infrastructure and medical equipment.
Apart from its outpatient and daycare service, the hospital caters to all strata of people by offering inpatient services in general wards, non a/c, a/c rooms, deluxe and super deluxe rooms. The hospital has five well-equipped intensive care units, one of them exclusively for cardiac and post-cardiac surgery patients. The hospital has seven major theatres and one minor theatre.
Department of Radiology and Imaging sciences
The department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences is fully equipped with Digital Radiography, Mammography, Bone Mineral Densitometer, Ultra sonogram, Multislice CT scanner and 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner. All interventional procedures are carried out at ease in the department. The cardiac catheterization lab is equipped with the latest GE Optima IGS 320 machine in which all cardiac interventions are carried out.
Department Laboratory Sciences
The NABL accredited laboratory is fully computerized and it is an automated laboratory, equipped to perform 3000 unique investigations spanning across
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Pathology
- Cytology
- Serology
- Microbiology
- Hematology
- Molecular Biology, and
- Histopathology.
Transfusion Medicine (Blood bank) deals with the transfusion of compatible blood and its components. It also involves the study of blood groups, blood requirement of patients and thereby providing safe transfusion for needy patients.
Exclusive machine for plasma separation – Aphaeresis is an added feather to the cap of the transfusion department. The department of offers an active round the clock service meeting up to the NACO standards, emphasizing hygienic and infection-free blood transfusion. Each unit of blood and blood component is tested for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis and Malaria.
Department of Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics
The Department of radiation oncology is headed by a team of Radiation Oncologists, Surgical oncologists, Medical oncologists and Medical Physicists. The aim is to provide focused and comprehensive oncology care. Dr Kamakshi Memorial Hospital believes that treating the whole person; mind, body and spirit, instead of the disease, may pay better outcome. To enable the patients to receive the most technologically advanced Radiation therapy, the hospital has brought in the state-of-the-art “Primus” Digital Linear Accelerator (Siemens) with the capability of generating dual-energy photons (6MV and 15MV X-rays) and electrons of six energies initially (2005). The latest Elekta (Synergy) Infinity linear accelerator, recently commissioned, is the advanced state of art facility with 6,10,15 & 6FFF photon energies and five electron energies, capable of delivering high precision radiotherapy techniques like SRS ( Stereotactic Radio Surgery ),SRT ( Stereotactic Radiotherapy ), SBRT ( Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy ), VMAT ( Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy ) and DCAT ( Dynamic Conformal Arc Therapy ) along with ABC ( Active Breathing Co-ordinator) gating and KVCBCT ( Kilo voltage Cone Beam Computed tomography). 3D-Conformal Radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) has revolutionized western countries in the treatment of cancer, which is also available at the Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Group of Hospitals. The hospital also has a High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy which is another form of radiotherapy. It will provide Intracavitary, surface mould, Intraluminal and interstitial implant treatment at an affordable cost.
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Address
Academic Administrative Office,
New Building 4th Floor,
Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital Campus,
No:1 Radial Road,Pallikaranai,
Chennai-600100,
Tamilnadu, India