Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences was conceived with the objectives to provide facilities of specialized medical care and particularly develop super specialties that would provide tertiary health-care. To provide need oriented education in medical sciences and clinical research and to develop a referral linkage between the primary, secondary and tertiary health-care Institutions of the State to achieve an optimum health delivery system.

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences is a Post Graduate Institute for training, research and patient care. With this objective, various committees appointed by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir identified the specialties in which postgraduate and post doctoral courses would be undertaken. By an Act of Legislature on 19th August 1983, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences was granted a Deemed University status.

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar has completing its 32 years in full bloom. SKIMS being a Deemed University and premier medical center of India is engaged in providing high quality patient care, academic courses to produce trained and skilled manpower for the whole state, and need-based biomedical research to provide better patient care with modern and sophisticated equipments and to address the diseases peculiar to the people of Jammu & Kashmir. SKIMS is engaged in providing quality patient care and there has been progressive and remarkable increase in number of OPD attendance. Similarly, other vital hospital statistics show noteworthy increase. The other vital hospital statistics are also comparable to National Institutes of repute.

SKIMS has been serving as an industry for production of highly qualified doctors, nurses and paramedical personnel’s. It awards a variety of medical courses such as Post-doctoral (D.M./M.Ch. Program), Doctoral (Ph.D. Program), Postgraduate (MD/MS Program), Undergraduate (MBBS), B.Sc. and M.Sc. (Medical/Laboratory/Operation Theater/Radiation Oncology/ Radio-diagnosis and Imaging/Nuclear Medicine/ Neonatal Technology programs), M.Sc. / B.Sc. in Nursing Education and need based biomedical research.

We are dedicated to providing quality patient care with unrelenting attention to clinical excellence, patient safety and an unparalleled passion and commitment to assure the very best healthcare for those we serve. SKIMS hospital strives to be the leader in providing quality services to the people.

We respect each person as a member of the hospital community. Involvement and team work determine our future. We are committed to international standards of service and dedicated to exceed the expectations of those we serve. We accept personal accountability for the work we do. We consistently strive to provide the highest quality. We promote open communication that enhances timely, effective and appropriate responses. We are committed to a supportive environment that encourages new ideas to creativity. We are dedicated to creating the safest hospital for all.