Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) is a deemed medical college located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.It was founded in 2007 and offers MBBS and MD courses with a capacity of 100 seats. The institute has two units - the hospital and the medical college. The nearest airport to KIMS Bhubaneswar is Bhubaneswar Airport, which is approximately 14 kms away and takes 16-20 mins to reach the campus. Students can hire a cab or book an auto from the airport to reach the campus.

KIMS Bhubaneswar offers 250 MBBS seats along with courses under specialization and superspecialization such as Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Medicine, ENT, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Cardiology, Neurology, etc.

Its sister institute Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences (KIDS) offers courses in Dental Science.

The idea of a medical college was conceived by Achyuta Samanta. Construction of the college building was completed in 2004, the faculties were appointed. Initially, the hospital was a makeshift facility in the Godown area of the former MAGNETIC company.

In June 2005 the new hospital building was complete. The hospital acquired new equipment like a CT scan.

2006 saw the beginning of the inspection processes by the MCI and in June 2007 KIMS was formally given permission to start MBBS course.

The institute was earlier affiliated to Utkal University, however in 2009 in came under the ambit of KIIT University. In 2013, KIMS got permanent affiliation from Medical Council of India (MCI).