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'''Amala Institute of Medical Sciences''' is a private medical college near Amalanagar, in [[Thrissur]] city, of [[Kerala]] state. It is a [[Christians|Christian]] minority institution established and administered by the Devamatha Province of the [[Carmelites of Mary Immaculate]] (CMI), an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831. At present Amala is home to a [[Medical College]], [[College of Nursing]], Nursing School, Super Speciality Hospital, [[Teaching Hospital]], Cancer Hospital, Cancer Research Centre, [[Amala Ayurvedic Hospital & Research Centre|Ayurvedic Hospital & Research Centre]], a Homeopathic Hospital and Research centre, a Pharmacy Production Unit and Bethanygram (A home for the aged).<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.amalaims.org
|title=Home
|publisher=Amala Institute of Medical Sciences
|access-date=2011-07-15| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110623160444/http://www.amalaims.org/| archive-date= 23 June 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.amalaayurveda.org
|title=Home
|publisher=Amala Ayurveda
|access-date=2011-07-15| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722101309/http://www.amalaayurveda.org/| archive-date= 22 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==History==
Amala was established in 1978 as a nonprofit, charitable institution aimed at treatment and management of Cancer in [[Thrissur]]. The institution was formally inaugurated on 25 April 1978 by the then [[President of India]], [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]. The hospital complex was situated on the slopes of the [[Vilangan Hills]], spreading over a {{convert|40|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus.

==Departments==
The hospital includes the following departments
:<ref>[http://amalaims.org/departments.php Departments]</ref>
# Oncology
# Cardiology
# Anaesthesiology
# Community Medicine
# Dentistry
# Dermatology
# E.N.T
# General Medicine
# General Surgery
# Obstetrics & Gynaecology
# Ophthalmology
# Orthopaedics
# Paediatrics
# Psychiatry
# Pulmonology
# Radiodiagnosis
# Nephrology
# Neurology
# Neuro Surgery
# Maxillofacial Surgery
# Gastroenterology
# Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
# Nuclear Medicine
# Anatomy
# Biochemistry
# Physiology
# Forensic Medicine
# Microbiology
# Pathology
# Pharmacology

==See also==
*[[Azeezia Medical College]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Amala Institute of Medical Sciences}}
* [http://www.amalaims.org/ Official Website]

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[[Category:Medical colleges in Thrissur]]
[[Category:Colleges affiliated with the Kerala University of Health Sciences]]
[[Category:Catholic universities and colleges in India]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Private medical colleges in India]]