Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS, French: Institut des sciences médicales de Pondichéry) is a tertiary care hospital and teaching institute at Kalapet in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The college has been approved for full recognition by MCI[1] for 150 seats for MBBS degree granted by the Pondicherry University. The PIMS is a unit of The Madras Medical Mission, a charitable society and hospital in Chennai promoted by the members of the Malankara Orthodox Christian community.
Institut des sciences médicales de Pondichéry | |
Motto | To reach the unreached |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2002 |
Director | Dr.Renu G Boy Varghese |
Location | , , |
Affiliations | Pondicherry University |
Website | www |
The Office-bearers of The Madras Medical Mission are:
The Hospital/Medical School is currently administered by Director-Principal Dr. Renu Gboy Varghese. Administrative Officers include:
PIMS has a Medical College, Multi-Specialty Hospital and a Nursing College.
PIMS Pondicherry offers more than 20 courses in medical stream including MBBS, MD, MS and M Ch in plastic surgery. All these courses include undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral courses. It also has post graduate diplomas in many fields.[2]
College of Nursing (French: Collège des sciences infirmières), Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences was established in 2004 and is affiliated to Pondicherry University. It offers BSc and Msc in nursing.[citation needed]
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