| Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences | |
| Other Name: | SKIMS |
| Established: | (under the current name) |
| Director: | Dr. Mohd. Ashraf Ganie |
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Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (ur|شیر ای کشمیر انسٹیٹیوٹ آف میڈیکل سائنسز|Śer e Kaśmīr Insṭīṭyūṭ āf Meḍīkal Sāinsiz), often abbreviated as SKIMS, is the largest medical institute under State Legislature Act in Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] [2]
SKIMS is the only medical university of the union territory of J&K, headed by a Director who is also the Ex-officio Secretary to the Government. The Director holds the rank equivalent to a Secretary-level Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is the Chairperson of the SKIMS governing body that performs the role of the cabinet for the semi-autonomous super-speciality hospital and the deemed university. In addition to the main hospital, the institute comprises the State Cancer Institute, Maternity Hospital, Nursing college, Paramedical college, and an affiliated medical college & hospital which is on the city outskirts at Bemina.
The construction commenced in the year 1976. The institute was partially commissioned on 5 December 1982. On 19 August 1983, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences was granted University like status by Institute under State Legislature Act status. Every year the institute celebrates 5 December as its foundation day that coincides with the birthdate of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.
On 25 June 2024, Mohd Ashraf Ganie was appointed as new director of SKIMS.[3]
SKIMS has 5000+ employees working for it and incorporates more than 50 departments, including medicine and allied, surgery and allied, and other departments.The medical faculty of each department consists of Professors, Additional Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and Senior and Junior residents where the senior-most professor functions as the head.
D.M (Doctorate in Medicine)
M.Ch (Magister Chirurgia)
DrNB (Doctorate of National Board)
Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy)
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MS (Master of Surgery)
M.Sc (Master of Science)
B.Sc (Bachelor of Science)