Amrita School of Medicine is a

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, affiliated with

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (or Amrita University) is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary, research-intensive private deemed university in India. It currently has 19 constituent schools spread across nine campuses in Amaravati, Amritapuri (Kolla ...

, a private

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. It is spread across two campuses in Kochi and

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. The Amrita School of Medicine is accredited by the

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(NMC) of India and the

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(WHO).

History

The first Amrita School of Medicine was founded in 2002 by

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, a spiritual leader and humanitarian in

, Kerala. The school was followed by school in

in 2022. The schools were established with the goal of providing high-quality medical education to students from all backgrounds.

Academics

The Amrita Schools of Medicine offer undergraduate and postgraduate medical programs. The undergraduate programs are five-year,

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programs that lead to the Doctor of Medicine degree. The postgraduate programs include MD, MS, and DM programs in a variety of specialties. The medical schools along with nursing, pharmacy, nursing and allied health sciences are attached to

Amrita Hospital, Kochi Amrita Hospital, formerly known as Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) is a multi-speciality tertiary care hospital based in Kochi, India. It is attached to Amrita University school of medicine and is one of the largest medical faciliti ...

and

Amrita Hospital, Faridabad Amrita Hospital is a private tertiary care hospital in Faridabad, NCR Delhi, India. It is the largest private multi-specialist and superspeciality hospital in Asia, and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It has 2,600 beds, 81 spe ...

Research

The Amrita Schools of Medicine have a strong focus on research. The schools have a number of research centers and institutes, including the Amrita Center for

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, the Amrita Center for Cancer Research, and the Amrita Center for

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. The Amrita Schools of Medicine have published over 10,000 research papers in peer-reviewed journals. The schools have also received over $100 million in research funding.

Social responsibility

The Amrita Schools of Medicine have a number of outreach programs that provide medical care to underserved communities. They have provided medical care to over 10 million people through their outreach programs. The schools have also trained over 10,000 doctors and nurses through their rural health programs.

Rankings and accreditation

In June 2023, Amrita School of Medicine is ranked the 6th best medical school in India by the

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in their annual

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rankings. It was ranked 8th in 2022 rankings. Amrita School of Medicine is the first institute in India to get accredited by

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. Also all its labs are accredited by

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. It is also accredited by

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