Integrative medicine is embedded in the definition of health. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Integrative medicine is a combination of mainstream (conventional) of medicine with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), for which there is a high quality scientific evidences of safety and effectiveness.
Department of Integrative Medicine was established in the year 2014. Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar is the first University to introduce Yoga in the medical and nursing curriculum.
All the health care services are provided under one roof. Hospital is in a serene atmosphere of Sri Devaraj Urs Medical college campus having lush green cover and away from the urban area.