Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences is an Indian medical college in Sikkim. It is a constituent college of Sikkim Manipal University. SMIMS was started in 2001, with its first batch of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery students joining on 10 October 2001. SMIMS was started as a joint venture between the Sikkim government and the Manipal Group.AcademicsApart from MBBS, the college awards degrees in paramedical courses like BPT, MSC, BSC nursing and DMLT in medical fields. The first batch consisted of 100 students, which came down to 50 in the 4th batch. It has now been recognised by the Medical Council of India.Medical school programSMIMS offers individual attention to all students: All students are allotted to “Teacher Guardians” who monitor academic progress and guide and counsel them. Lectures are held in halls equipped with modern audio-visual teaching aids. Students are provided with firsthand clinical experience and ward exposure, starting from the second year of medical schooling.