Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Maher University, Kanchipuram

About Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute was founded in the year 2001. The college offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in Medical Science Meenakshi Medical College and research Institute (Deemed to be University) is a constituent college of MAHER and recognized by Medical Council of India, New Delhi. Located in the temple city of Kancheepuram of Tamilnadu, the college is dedicated to training doctors of various branches of medicine as experts in clinical skills and knowledge thereby applying it for welfare of the community. Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute is a private, non-profitable, self-financing Medical Institution, pledged to the service of the community, catering to the health care needs of the people in general and especially to the needy, under privileged and downtrodden section of humanity in particular. Since its inception in 2003 by late Thirumathi Meenakshi Ammal, a Philanthropist, Meenakshi Medical College has been committed to excellence in medical education, research, patient care and community service. Under the leadership of late Mr. A.N Radhakrishnan Chancellor-Meenakshi University, Meenakshi Medical College continues to move into the twenty first century. The Medical school offers a full spectrum of under graduate and post graduate specialty programs in various descriptions. The College and Hospital Complex have been raised in an area of 39 acres, with 1110 patient beds with 24 hours Hi-Tech trauma care facility. It is provided with state of art infrastructure in terms of its blocks of buildings, with well-furnished departments, laboratories, classrooms for students, separate quarters for staff and nurses. Free medical service is given to the poor and needy people. Separate rural and urban health training centers have also been established. The college offers under Graduates course in medicine (M.B.B.S.), postgraduate degree (M.D/M.S) in 19 medical disciplines and super specialty courses (M.Ch/DM) in 4 disciplines. The sanctioned annual intake to the M.B.B.S. programme is 250 students per year..