Adichunchanagiri Medical College Bellur

Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, also known as AIMS, located near Balagangadharanatha Nagara, Mandya District, Karnataka, was established in the year 1986, under the aegis of Sri Adichunchanagiri Shikshana Trust (regd.), as a premier medical educational institution for rural areas with a mission to cater health needs to the rural community in the preventive, curative and rehabilitative manner. The trust started working in the year 1973. It is envisioned to render social, charitable, educational & medical services to thecommunity. Their services are blended with spiritualism and reflect the philosophy of "Seva Mano Bhava".AIMS was inaugurated by the then Honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri Ramakrishna Hegde in 1986.Since then it has been providing medical education to the medical aspirants of rural communities andgenerating future's confident, knowledgeable and socially responsible health care professionals. Communityconsciousness is an integral part of this institution. Students are trained to serve the community with socialjustice and integrity. Unlike other private medical colleges, this one put major emphasis on social participationand development.

Adichunchanagiri Medical College Bellur offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses of medicaldomain affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and Adichunchanagiri University, approved bythe Medical Council of India. Handpicked teachers deliver courses with responsibility and precision. Itpossesses 8 different departments for its 1 undergraduate, 18 postgraduate and 8 diploma programs.The institution is the registered member of the committees like Institutional Ethics Committee (IAC), InstitutionalAnimal Ethics Committee (IAEC) etc. Expert faculty members are involved in continuous research anddevelopment intervention and publish their work worldwide. Students are benefited by the extensive and fruitfulnetwork of the college.

The college has established Medical Educational Units (MEUs) as per the regulations of the Medical Council ofIndia for the purpose of keeping professors updated regarding contemporary medical practices. CME(Continuing Medical Education) Programs offered by the institute aims to maintain, develop and increase theprofessional skills and responsibilities of a doctor in their students. The college is striving hard to become acentre of excellence for medical students and to raise the standard of medical education in India.