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JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institue of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research) is a medical college in Pondicherry , India . INSTITUTION JIPMER is a premier Medical Institute in India. It is located in Pondicherry which is a Union Territory in Southern India off the coast of Bay of Bengal. JIPMER traces its origin in 1823 when a medical school called "Ecole de Medicine de Pondicherry" was established by the French government. In November 1956, the Government of India took over the college in the wake of the ‘de facto’ transfer of Pondicherry. The college was upgraded as a Regional Centre and named as Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) on July 13,1964. JIPMER is under the direct administrative control of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Three main functions of this institute are to impart quality education in undergraduate and postgraduate medical and paramedical courses, to be a trend-setter in medical research and to offer patient care of high order. JIPMER campus is located in the western entrance of Pondicherry and spread over 195 acres of sloping land. The hillock on which the campus is situated is known as ‘Gorimedu’. The picturesque campus is self sufficient in many ways having well laid roads, lush green trees and plants. The institute is affiliated to the Pondicherry University and conducts a number of medical and paramedical courses. Admission to the courses are made on all India basis and strictly on the basis of merit through entrance examinations. The institute is also active in research in various fields of modern medicine & health and medical education. A research council at the institute looks after the research activities and there is a scientific society which provides forum for presentation of the research work. A number of conferences, workshops, seminars and training courses are conducted by the institute every year. Funds for research come from mural and extramural sources like ICMR, UGC, DBT, WHO, etc. A number of research papers are published by the residents and faculty staff every year in journals of national and international repute. Also, quite frequently a number of awards and fellowships are won by the faculty. Important national Journals like Indian Journal of Pharmacology are published from JIPMER. Many text books have been authored by the faculty members. The institute is headed by Director, as its Chief Executive charged with overall responsibility of running the institute and hospital administration. The Dean, helps the Director in co-ordinating all academic activities of the institute including teaching and research. There are 28 academic departments headed by Professors. Ancillary hospital service units are supervised by respective technical heads. EXTERNAL LINKS |