GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (GITAM University)

GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, located at Rushikonda in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is the prestigious medical college of GITAM (Deemed to be University), offering comprehensive medical education and healthcare services that combine rigorous academic training with patient care and research in a modern infrastructure spread across a scenic campus overlooking the Bay of Bengal. Established as part of GITAM's expansion into medical education, the institute has rapidly developed into a center of medical excellence offering the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program, postgraduate medical degrees (MD/MS) in various specializations, and super-specialty programs, with a teaching hospital that serves as a major tertiary care center for the region.

The institute admits students through NEET entrance examination, attracting meritorious students from across India who seek quality medical education in a university environment that provides access to multidisciplinary learning, research opportunities, and exposure to modern medical practices and technologies. The MBBS curriculum follows the National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines, incorporating competency-based medical education (CBME) that emphasizes early clinical exposure, integrated teaching, skill development in clinical examination and procedures, community medicine practice, and professional ethics, preparing students to become compassionate physicians who can serve diverse populations.

The campus features a 750-bed multi-specialty teaching hospital equipped with advanced medical technology including modern operation theaters with minimally invasive surgery facilities, intensive care units (ICU, NICU, PICU), cardiac catheterization lab, dialysis unit, advanced radiology department with MRI, CT scan, digital X-ray machines, comprehensive pathology and microbiology laboratories with automated analyzers, blood bank, pharmacy, and all essential diagnostic and therapeutic facilities required for tertiary-level patient care.

The medical college building houses spacious lecture halls with audio-visual teaching aids, anatomy dissection halls with adequate cadavers for teaching, well-stocked museums with anatomical specimens and models, physiology and biochemistry laboratories with modern equipment for practical training, pharmacology lab, pathology museum, microbiology lab with culture facilities, community medicine department with urban and rural health training centers, and separate hostel blocks for male and female students.

The faculty consists of highly qualified doctors holding MD, MS, DM, and MCh degrees from premier medical institutions, serving as professors, associate professors, and assistant professors in clinical and pre-clinical departments, who are actively involved in teaching, patient care, research, and publications in medical journals, ensuring that students receive guidance from experienced medical educators and clinicians.

The institute maintains collaborations with leading hospitals and healthcare organizations, provides clinical rotations in various departments allowing students to gain hands-on experience in patient management, diagnostic procedures, surgical techniques, and emergency care under supervision of experienced consultants, and organizes continuing medical education (CME) programs, workshops on recent advances in medicine, and training in modern medical technologies.

Student life at GITAM Medical College is enriched through participation in medical symposia, quiz competitions, cultural events, sports tournaments, community health camps in rural and urban areas, blood donation drives, health awareness campaigns, and membership in medical student associations including the Indian Medical Association student wing. The institute holds recognition from the National Medical Commission (NMC), is part of GITAM Deemed to be University which holds NAAC A++ accreditation, and is working towards establishing itself as a leading medical institution in Andhra Pradesh known for producing competent medical graduates.

The institution provides comprehensive support to students including scholarship programs for meritorious students, educational loans facilitation, accommodation in well-furnished hostels with mess facilities providing nutritious food, transportation services, health insurance coverage, counseling services for academic and personal issues, digital learning resources through the university's learning management system, and career guidance for postgraduate entrance examinations and medical specialization choices.

The attached teaching hospital serves not only as a training ground for medical students but also as a major healthcare provider for the region, offering affordable quality medical care to patients from Visakhapatnam and surrounding districts, with outpatient departments seeing thousands of patients monthly and inpatient services across multiple specialties. With modern infrastructure, experienced faculty, access to GITAM University's research facilities and interdisciplinary resources, and a commitment to producing ethical medical professionals, GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research continues to grow as a center of medical education and healthcare, preparing future doctors who are clinically competent, research-oriented, and dedicated to serving society with compassion and integrity.