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{{Short description|Indian medical school in Karnataka}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
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| chancellor = [[Ramdas Pai]]
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| undergrad = 2480
| postgrad = 624
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'''Kasturba Medical College, Manipal''' and '''Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore''', together known as '''KMC''', are two private medical colleges in coastal [[Karnataka]] established by [[T. M. A. Pai|T M A Pai]] in 1953.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.manipal.edu/manipalsite/Users/Colsubpage.aspx?PgId=370&ID=1&collegeId=1 Manipal Education] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716033305/http://www.manipal.edu/manipalsite/users/Colsubpage.aspx?PgId=370&ID=1&collegeId=1 |date=16 July 2008 }}</ref> The colleges were established as a single unit and later became two colleges with their own teaching hospitals. KMC was the first self-financing medical college in India. Students from more than 50 countries have graduated from KMC and the degrees are recognized worldwide. The colleges are constituent units of [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education]], an [[Institutes of Eminence|Institution of Eminence]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAHE celebrates 'Institution of Eminence' tag - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/mahe-celebrates-institution-of-eminence-tag/articleshow/64925473.cms|access-date=2021-06-10|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==History==
The college started as a single institution in 1953 with the pre-clinical section at [[Manipal]] and the students had to go to [[Mangalore]] for their clinical training at [[Wenlock District Hospital]]. The first batch of students arrived in Mangalore in 1955 for their clinical training. The clinical program commenced at Manipal in 1969 with the setting up of Kasturba Hospital. The colleges were later separated with the establishment of a pre-clinical section in Mangalore. Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore is attached to three government hospitals and was the first medical college in India to be established as a [[Public–private partnership|public-private partnership]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Mar 13|first1=TNN /|last2=2015|last3=Ist|first3=05:07|title=PPP is a win-win for all: Mangaluru's KMC {{!}} Mangaluru News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/ppp-is-a-win-win-for-all-mangalurus-kmc/articleshow/46548438.cms|access-date=2021-04-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> KMC Hospital [[Attavar]] and KMC Hospital Ambedkar Circle were later established in Mangalore. KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore, along with other institutions in Manipal were consolidated to form the Manipal Academy of Higher Education. It was granted [[deemed university]] status in 1993 by the UGC.

== Campuses ==

=== Manipal ===
KMC Manipal is located in the university town of [[Manipal]], a suburb in [[Udupi district|Udupi]], Karnataka. It is situated within the sprawling 600 acre campus of Manipal Academy of Higher Education. The campus at Manipal has a large Health Sciences Library and a Museum of Anatomy and Pathology.

=== Mangalore ===
KMC Mangalore is located in the heart of Mangalore. The campus at Mangalore can be broadly divided into the Centre for Basic Sciences at [[Bejai]] and the main campus at Light House Hill Road. The Mangalore campus has a Central library and an indoor sports complex.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Mar 27|first1=TNN /|last2=2013|last3=Ist|first3=08:15|title='Marena' sports complex {{!}} Mangaluru News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/marena-sports-complex/articleshow/19234855.cms|access-date=2021-04-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

=== Connectivity ===
The colleges are {{cvt|60|km}} apart by road and are well connected. The nearest airport is [[Mangalore International Airport]] located in Bajpe.

==Academics==
=== Rankings ===
KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore were ranked 9th and 21st respectively among the medical colleges of India in the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]] 2020 Rankings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/MedicalRanking.html|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref> Manipal Academy of Higher Education was ranked 8th among universities in the NIRF 2020 Rankings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/UniversityRanking.html|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref>

Manipal Academy of Higher Education was ranked in the 351-400 rank bracket in Medicine in the [[QS World University Rankings]] 2021, the third in India after AIIMS, New Delhi and PGIMER, Chandigarh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Medicine|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2021/medicine|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Top Universities|language=en}}</ref>

===Admission===
KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore have an annual intake of 250 students each for the MBBS course. Admission is based on the All India Rank obtained in [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)|NEET (UG)]]<nowiki/>conducted by NTA. 20% of the MBBS seats in KMC Mangalore are subsidized by the [[Government of Karnataka]] for the state's residents. Admissions to postgraduate and super specialty courses are also based on National Entrance Exams. Admissions to nursing, physiotherapy, psychology and other allied health courses are based on the score obtained in the Manipal Entrance Test.

=== Examinations ===
The examinations at KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore are conducted by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education according to guidelines laid down by the [[National Medical Commission]]. All exams are paperless and are written on a biometric secured tablet using a stylus.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-19|title=E-pad and stylus are overtaking pen and paper at universities|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/e-pad-and-stylus-are-overtaking-pen-and-paper-at-universities/story-yUu96Pzci9ahuDOcLRyi1J.html|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

== Teaching hospitals ==

=== KMC Manipal ===

* Kasturba Hospital, Manipal<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-12-22|title=Kasturba Hospital gets WASH certification|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kasturba-hospital-gets-wash-certification/article33389324.ece|access-date=2021-04-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Dr. T.M.A Pai Rotary Hospital

=== KMC Mangalore ===

* District Wenlock Hospital<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-04-01|title=KMC asked to provide more staff to Wenlock and Goschen|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/kmc-asked-to-provide-more-staff-to-wenlock-and-goschen/article34209871.ece|access-date=2021-04-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Lady Goschen Hospital
* KMC Hospital, Attavar
* [[KMC Hospital, Mangalore|KMC Hospitals]], Ambedkar Circle
* Regional Advanced Pediatric Care Centre

== Notable people ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of notable people associated with Kasturba Medical College including alumni and faculty
!Name
!Notability
|-
|[[Devi Shetty]]
|Cardiac Surgeon and founder of [[Narayana Health]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=December 26|first1=Raj Chengappa New Delhi|last2=January 4|first2=2020 ISSUE DATE|last3=December 28|first3=2021UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2020 16:19|title=When I did a 100 heart operations in 1989, I knew it was possible to start a revolution in cardiac surgery: Dr Devi Shetty|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary/story/20210104-when-i-did-a-100-heart-operations-without-a-single-fatality-1753003-2020-12-26|access-date=2021-06-19|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ramdas Pai]]
|Doctor and Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Chairman {{!}} Manipal Education & Medical Group|url=https://www.manipalgroup.com/memg/about-us/chairman.html|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kamala Selvaraj]]
|Obstetrician and Gynecologist who pioneered the first IVF in South India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Kamala Selvaraj {{!}} WEF {{!}} Women Economic Forum|url=https://www.wef.org.in/kamala-selvaraj/|access-date=2021-06-13|website=WEF|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[C. N. Ashwath Narayan|C N Ashwatnarayan]]
|[[List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka|Deputy chief minister]] of Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-07|title=Biography|url=https://drashwath.in/biography/|access-date=2021-06-13|website=Dr. Ashwath Narayan C N|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Belle Monappa Hegde|B M Hegde]]
|Cardiologist and recipient of [[Padma Vibhushan]] and [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-08|title=About|url=https://drbmhegde.in/about/|access-date=2021-06-13|website=Dr. B. M. Hegde|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor]]
|Astronaut and orthopedic surgeon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor {{!}} Malaysian orthopedic surgeon|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sheikh-Muszaphar-Shukor|access-date=2021-06-13|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Annapoorna Kini]]
|Cardiologist and assistant director at [[Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|Mount Sinai School of Medicine]], New York.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Puttur-born Dr Annapoorna Kini chosen for 'Gifted Educator' award in USA|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=654568|access-date=2021-06-13|website=www.daijiworld.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[H. S. Ballal|H S Ballal]]
|Radiologist and Pro Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Udupi: MAHE pro-chancellor Dr H S Ballal on corona situation, future|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=722552|access-date=2021-06-23|website=www.daijiworld.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[H. Sudarshan Ballal|H Sudarshan Ballal]]
|Nephrologist and chairman of [[Manipal Hospitals India|Manipal Hospitals]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Print}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Medical Council of India]]
[[Category:Medical colleges in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Manipal Academy of Higher Education schools]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1953]]
[[Category:1953 establishments in Mysore State]]
[[Category:Udupi]]
[[Category:Private medical colleges in India]]
[[Category:Memorials to Kasturba Gandhi]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Udupi district]]

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