Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Ayurvedic Medical College,Udupi

Address: SDM College of Ayurveda and Hospital,Kuthpady, Udupi

Estd. Year:1958
Accreditation: CCIM
Affiliation: Rajeev Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore

About College:
SDM College of Ayurveda & Hospital, Udupi was established in 1958 to revive Ayurveda as a modern science. It is an institution that represents the best of traditional knowledge and contemporary excellence, managed by SDME Society ®, Ujire. Padmabhooshana Dr.D.Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshethra Dharmasthala and the President of S.D.M. Educational Society is the inspiration behind the success of the College, with his commitment to human Welfare and Social Development through Education.
Ever since 50 years of inception, the Institution has rendered Yeomen Service to the public by providing health care, as well as to the students a qualitative value based ayurvedic education. The period from 1st July 2007 – 2008 has been recognized as Golden Jubilee Year.
The Institution provides Ayurvedic education at Graduate and Post graduate levels which are regulated by the statutory Apex body Central Council for Indian Medicine (C.C.I.M.) affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, Bangalore.

VISION

व्याधेः तत्व परिज्ञानम् ।
मैत्री कारुण्यमार्तेषु ।
Evidence based knowledge of the disease.
Goodwill and compassion towards the suffering.

MISSION

Establishment of the facts of the disease through evidences.
Pratyaksha, Anumana, Shabda and Upama are the evidences considered.
Thorough training of students by efforts of regular practice of Ayurveda & interaction by utilizing current information of Medicine.
Classroom teaching and clinical training are modulated.

The Institution is situated in a unique campus which is 5 kms away from Udupi, adjacent to the National Highway 17 towards Mangalore. It has an area of 21 acres comprising College, Library, Digital Library, Audio Visual Library, Pharmacy, Hospital, Boys & girls Hostel, Auditorium, Herb Garden, Dissection Theater, Staff Quarters and Play ground. It has spacious building with sufficient number of class rooms as stipulated norms by apex body for Didactic lecture for both PG & UG.

There are qualified and experienced staff in the 14 departments of U.G. course as per norms of CCIM according to admission in take.

Library is computerized to provide a better utility to the student. It has good number of Reference books, Journals, Magazines, dailies and circulating books.

Audio-Visual Library & Seminar Hall : Teaching & Training is imparted by using multimedia. For this exists a seminar hall with 150 seating capacity. A fully functional Audio-visual library with broadband internet facility helps the students to keep pace with day to day scientific developments.

Herb Garden : The Institution has well maintained Herb garden with more than 400 species of medicinal plants including rare species for practical demonstration to students. The area is about 5 acres.

Pharmacy : GMP and ISO certified pharmacy manufacture various ayurvedic formulations. It prepares more than 150 varieties of Guggulu compounds, choornas, Asava, Aristas, Lyehas, gutikas, taila ghrita etc., to meet the demand of the hospital and practitioners of ayurveda. The students are trained in preparing various kinds of classical ayurvedic medicine.

Boys & Girls Hostel : The Boys & Girls are provided residential facilities and well equipped Mess and a congenial environment for stay and study as well.

Staff Quarters: The staff members from outside are provided with quarters with all the amenities so that staff can contribute and concentrate on better teaching and training.

Clinical pathology Lab: The students are trained to carry out various varieties of physiological and pathological investigations as per the curriculum.

Dissection Theatre: This provides the needed facilities to learn Anatomy in depth.Dissection Theatre: This provides the needed facilities to learn Anatomy in depth.

SDM Ayurveda Hospital
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Ayurveda Hospital was established at Udupi in 1958 with its Golden jubilee year in 2008. Since its inception the hospital has developed an environment where the original ayurvedic therapies are administered in contemporary infrastructural facilities. Other facilities include surgical, maternity, pediatric, physiotherapy and yoga sections. There is an intensive care unit for in house patients. The total bed strength of the hospital is 350 with 160 beds in general 35 beds in semi special 145 beds in special and 10 beds in deluxe categories. All services are economically priced. The medicines used in the hospital are manufactured at its own pharmacy.

Courses Offered:

UG:

• BAMS