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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Medical school in Hubballi, India}}<br />
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| name = Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute <br />
| former_name = Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences <br />
| established = {{start date and age|August 1957}}<br />
| type = Public<br />
| director = Dr. Eshwar R. Hosamani<br />
| city = [[Hubballi]]<br />
| state = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| students = UG–800<br />PG–103<br />Nursing–100<br />Paramedical–100<br />
| faculty = 334<br />
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]]<br />
| campus_size = 100 Acres<br />
| affiliations = [[Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences]]<br />
| website = [https://hubballikims.karnataka.gov.in hubballikims.karnataka.gov.in]<br />[https://hubballikims.karnataka.gov.in/english hubballikims.karnataka.gov.in/english]<br />
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'''Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute''' ('''KMCRI'''), colloquially known as '''KMC''', is a [[medical school]] in [[Hubballi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It is affiliated to [[Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences]]. It is one of the oldest [[tertiary healthcare]] centers and the largest multi-specialty hospital in [[North Karnataka]]. In June 1997, the then Karnataka Medical College was accorded autonomous status and became '''Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences''' (KIMS), it was renamed to Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute in 2024.<br />
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==History==<br />
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi (KIMS, Hubballi), formerly known as Karnataka Medical College, Hubballi, was established in August 1957 and is one of Karnataka's oldest government medical colleges.<ref name=KIMS>{{Cite web |url=https://hubballikims.karnataka.gov.in/english |title=KIMS website |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120075144/https://hubballikims.karnataka.gov.in/english |url-status=dead }}</ref> The college was located in a building later known as J. G. Commerce College for the first year. The campus was subsequently shifted to the present location, which is {{convert|100|acre|km2}} of land on the [[National Highway 4 (India)|Pune – Bangalore National Highway]] near [[Vidyanagar]], Hubballi.<ref name=KIMS /><br />
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KIMS, Hubballi serves communities by providing tertiary health care services to the needy and developing the resources of health care providers. <br />
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The current objectives are:<br />
* 1) providing comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate medical and [[paramedical]] education and<br />
* 2) developing facilities for:<br />
** research,<br />
** training,<br />
** screening,<br />
** diagnosis,<br />
** treatment,<br />
** rehabilitation,<br />
** [[Palliative care|palliative]] care and<br />
** preventive care<br />
for society at large. It now has well-trained staff.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103085224/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-07/hubli/28189361_1_mbbs-seats-kims-forensic-medicine The Times of India: MCI team visits KIMS]</ref><br />
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There has been steady progress in the facilities and the health care services available at the institute. The institute is equipped to provide some specialty services like:<br />
* [[Cardiology]],<br />
* [[Nephrology]],<br />
* [[Endocrinology]],<br />
* [[Neurology]],<br />
* [[Neurosurgery]],<br />
* [[Urology]],<br />
* [[Plastic surgery]] and<br />
* [[Pediatric surgery]].<br />
The [[Management of HIV/AIDS|Anti-Retroviral Treatment]] Center at KIMS, Hubballi, has been recognized and is being developed as the nodal center for North Karnataka and the surrounding region.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kimshubli.org/ArtCentre.htm |title=KIMS website: ART Center |access-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127041811/http://www.kimshubli.org/ArtCentre.htm |archive-date=27 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Government of Karnataka has provided the institute with a [[cardiac catheterization]] lab and has pledged to renew it as a Regional Cardiology Center.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131224104850/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/08/stories/2007080851930300.htm The Hindu: Chief Minister to inaugurate cath lab facility at KIMS]</ref> The institute has also been accorded the status of Institute of Excellence and recognized as a Training Center for [[WHO]] Fellowship. The addition of new blocks, such as the Trauma Care Center and Maternal & Child Health Center<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202164314/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/16/stories/2006111607070300.htm The Hindu: KIMS to get cath lab, trauma centre by March]</ref> is expected to increase the popularity of the hospital in the region. [[Phototherapy]], [[dermabrasion]], and radio frequency have been newly added to the Department of [[Dermatology]]. The Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences at Hubbali was selected by the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] (ICMR), making the facility the only government-controlled body in Karnataka as a center of clinical trials. The center is among the handful of centers in the country that check the impact of any medicines or vaccines.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/kims-is-now-icmr-centre-for-clinical-trials/89300800 |title=Kims Is Now A Designated Icmr Clinical Trial Centre, Health News, ET HealthWorld |access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Teaching affiliates ==<br />
[[File:KIMS Photo.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of KIMS from the Archana ladies hostel]] <br />
* Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, Hubballi Hospital, KMCRI Campus, Hubballi <br />
* [[Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences]], [[Dharwad]]<br />
* Anti Retroviral Therapy Center, KMCRI Campus, Hubballi<br />
* District Tuberculosis Center, KMCRI Campus, Hubballi<br />
* Urban Leprosy Center, KMCRI Campus, Hubballi<br />
* Urban Health Training Center, Old Hubballi<br />
* Rural Health Training Center, Kundgol<br />
* Primary Health Care Center, Kalghatgi<br />
* Hubli Hospital for the Handicapped, Anandnagar, Hubballi<br />
* KMCRI Life Line Blood Bank, KMCRI Campus, Hubballi<br />
* Jaipur Center for Prosthetics, KMCRI Campus, Hubballi<br />
* Railway Hospital, Hubballi<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://hubballikims.karnataka.gov.in/english Official Website of Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120075144/https://hubballikims.karnataka.gov.in/english |date=20 January 2023 }}<br />
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