Type of The Institution: Institute
Name of the Institution: Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences
Name of the Head of the Institution: Dr V K Mehta
Institutional Address: 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim- 737102
State: Sikkim
Phone: +91 3592 270 535
Fax: +91 3592 231 496
Contact email: dean@smims.smu.edu.in
About the Institution: Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS) is a constituent college of Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) established in the year 1997 as Central Referral Hospital. The first batch of MBBS students were enrolled in the year 2001.
Exhibiting a unique combination of Sikkimese style and modern architecture, SMIMS is spread in a sprawling area of 25 acres of mountainous land. The Institute provides a very congenial environment for academic activities with lecture theatres well equipped with all modern audio visual amenities All courses run by the university are approved by the regulatory bodies like Medical Council of India (MCI), Nursing Council of India, Indian Association of Physiotherapy.
The Sikkim Manipal University of Health Medical and Technological Sciences (Amendment) Act No. 13 of 2009 was passed by the Sikkim Legislative Assembly on 12 Dec, 2009 and received the assent of The Governor of Sikkim on the 22nd of January 2010. Vide Notification No. 13/LD/P/2010, Dated: 08/04/2010 of Sikkim Government, Sikkim Manipal University of Health Medical and Technological Sciences was changed to Sikkim Manipal University.
According to the said Act the University would be able to disseminate advanced knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities for promoting interdisciplinary studies in the University.
Name of Departments/Centres in the Institution: 1. Anesthesiology Department
2. Anatomy Department
3. Biochemistry Department
4. Biotechnology (Medical) Department
5. Community Medicine Deptt
6. Dental Surgery Depart
7. Dermatology Department
8. Ear, Nose, Throat, Head & Neck Surgery Department
9. Foensic Medicine & Toxicology Dept
10.Medicine Department
11. Microbiology Department
12. Obstetrics & Gynecology Department
13. Ophthalmology Department
14. Orthopedics Department
15. Pathology Department
16. Pediatrics Department
17. Pharmacology Department
18. Physiology Department
19. Psychiatry Department
20. Radio-diagnosis Department
21. Respiratory Medicine
Department Details
Total Intake Capacity Per Year: 184
Any Award/Recognition Owned by the Institution: NAAC “B” Certificate
Resource Developed:
Resource Name URL (if online) Use of the Resource
Sikkim Manipal University: I T Department http://www.smu.edu.in Internet communication to all the staffs, intra & Inter departmental and also, external communication and Clinical Videos Discussions with other academic Institutions.