About Us

The Department of Medicine was established at Sri Devaraj Urs medical college on March 1988 under guidance of Dr. Mohamed Noor Uddin as first Head of the department with vision of excellence in academics, research and clinical care. The department has 150 graduate admissions. The department is upgraded to postgraduate department with 3 post graduates in 1997 and later to 6 in the year 2003.In 2013; MD general medicine seats increased to 8 per academic department is upgraded with 8 post graduate admissions. Both undergraduate and post graduates are well trained to acquire knowledge and various clinical skills through audio visual teaching and e-learning,Bed side clinics, And exposure to simulation and skill labs. Both undergraduates and postgraduate students are guided by well experienced teachers and will be exposed to present their scientific research work at various state, national and International level conferences. The advanced learners are sent to various state and national level scientific events. Department is involved in teaching Allied health science courses- like Physiotherapy,Dialysis Technology. Department has well trained faculty with rich research experience in their respective thrust area. Faculty is actively involved in research projects and completed projects are published in reputed indexed, peer reviewed Journals.

Department of Medicine encourages graduate students in Research activities like ICMR- STS projects, our academy funded projects and publish them in indexed journals. The department is well supported by various super specialities like Oncology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Pulmonology. The department has largest and state of art ICU in the rural area of Kolar district providing best health care facilities to rural folk, As well training both graduate and postgraduate students. Medicine department regularly conduct various outreach programs in rural areas in and around Kolar for screening communicable and non-communicable diseases like diabetes screening etc. Department actively takes part in all national programmes. Department of general medicine is actively involved in level-3 care for COVID-19 patients. At present the department is running with 5 units.

Head of department’s message

Dr. VidyasagarProfessor & HOD

The Department of General Medicine provides medical care with Compasion, with holistic Approch to manage on all medical emergencies, and chornic medical deseases and also our department encourges our faculty and students to envolve in research activities. Genral medicine departments links with all other department to provide maximum paitent care. Our Department has an a excellent seniors professors more than 20 years experience, and also we have senior resident and post graduate traniee. Our Aim and Motivation to provide Maximum paitent care and research activity.