Kasturba Medical College, Manipal


Kasturba Medical College, Manipal is a medical college based in Manipal, Karnataka, India. Established by T.M.A. Pai on 30 June 1953, KMC was the first self-financing medical college in India. Today, students from 44 countries have graduated from KMC, and the medical degree is recognized worldwide, including by the General Medical Council, ECFMG, Australian Medical Council and Malaysian Medical Council among several others. KMC was under the purview of the Mangalore University. In 1993, the government of India granted Deemed University status to Manipal University which saw KMC coming under its wing. KMC has exchange programs with Loma Linda University, United States, Operation Eyesight Universal, Canada, Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States and Maastricht University, Netherlands.It is recognized as top 10 medical universities in India.

History

The college started with the pre-clinical section at Manipal and the students had to go to Mangalore for their clinical training. With the clinical program commencing at Manipal in 1969 with the setting up of Kasturba Hospital, it became a full-fledged independent college and Mangalore becoming a separate constituent college, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
Today the colleges are clubbed together under the name Kasturba Medical College and share a common entrance exam, chancellor and several facilities among other things, with the colleges 45 minutes apart by road.
The degree certificates are provided under the name of Kasturba Medical College to students of the colleges at a common graduation ceremony held at the T M A Pai Convention Centre in Mangalore.

Location

Manipal is in the rocky hinterland of the Malabar Coast of southwest Karnataka, about 8 km from the Arabian Sea. The town gets its name from the Lake "Mannupalla" which has been anglicized to Manipal. On a plateau, a few kilometers from the temple town of Udupi, it commands a stunning view of the Arabian Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east.
It is a center of academic learning, healthcare, industry and finance. The township includes two universities, 24 professional colleges, affiliated institutes and numerous primary and high schools. It boasts of more than 90,000 students from over 30 countries thus being one of the most preferred choices of students, faculty and industry alike. Manipal University campus covers of land with 15,000 inhabitants and is built on laterite rock.

Rankings

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal was ranked 13 among medical colleges in India in 2020 by India Today eighth by The Week in 2019, and tenth by Outlook India in 2019.

Accreditation

The college is recognized by the Medical Council of India since the first graduating batch of KMC in 1958.

Admission to undergraduate courses

Admission to Kasturba Medical College is through NEET conducted by the National Testing Agency. All seats in Manipal are based on NEET rankings and there are no management seats.

MAP (Museum of Anatomy and Pathology)

Started in the early 60s by Godbole, the collection, of about 3000 original specimens, is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The museum also displays cross sectional specimens, radiographs, skeletons of human and other vertebrates, radiographs and developmental anatomy models.

Renovation

The renovated anatomy and pathology museum of Manipal University was inaugurated by Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri, director general, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi on 10 November 2012. The museum gets a name and will be known by the acronym MAP – Museum of Anatomy and Pathology. For students, it is a learning aid and for the visitors, MAP is a storehouse of knowledge. The specimens have been there for close to 40 years. The renovated museum with its new ambiance will be an added attraction for hundreds and thousands of visitors.
The museum is divided into two main sections: Anatomy and Pathology. The anatomy section displays specimens of normal human body parts and organs in manner which makes it easy to understand. Each organ system of the human body can be explored as a separate entity. Every bit of the body is displayed from head to toe from different sections.
There is a section on comparative anatomy, where large collection of animals, their skeleton and bones are displayed. The museum of pathology displays diseased body parts and organs. The section on lifestyle related diseases displays specimens of diseases that occur in humans. In addition to the specimens, there are graphics and other information to read and understand.

Teaching hospitals

Karnataka