P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Palakkad, Kerala

KNOWLEDGE IS WISDOMP K Das Institute of Medical Sciences is a health care initiative by the Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust. The Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust was started in 1968 under the authorship of Late P K Das, a renowned chartered engineer, eminent academician ,industrialist and a philanthropist with the aim to bring in state of the art standards in the field of higher education both professional and non- professional.Under his able stewardship, the Educational Institutions established by the Trust blossomed in to centers of excellence in their respective fields. They are now the bench mark Institutions in their categories.THE PROMOTING BODYNehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust, established at an auspicious moment in the year 1968, with the primary objective of rendering selfless, dedicated and yeomen service to cause of higher education originally in the field of Aeronautical Engineering and subsequently in the field of rest of engineering branches, Management, Arts, Science, and Paramedical Sciences and has added feather after feather to its Cap. Its educational service to the poor underprivileged and downtrodden in the society is freely accessed and widely appreciated by the people, especially from Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Over the period of nearly four decades, it has established and patronized a number of prestigious Educational Institutions, all of which have grown to the stature of being accredited with ISO 9001:2000 certification by the International Certification Services. The Trust headquartered at Coimbatore has spread its wings to the neighbouring Kerala State too by establishing Educational Institutions of high reputation.CONSTITUTION OF THE TRUSTThe Trust was headed by Late P.K. Das, F.I.E., F.I. Mech. E., M.S. Engg., A.F.R.Ae.S. (London), C.Engg., Managing Trustee & Founder Chairman, who is a well known educationist with rich experience in meticulously planning in establishing and marvelously administering educational institutions. He is a great industrialist with overwhelming spirit of entrepreneurship and excellent business acumen–who is a philanthropist with utmost care and concern for the fellow human beings, suppressed and suffering – who is in nutshell humane in all his approaches. The Trust is headed by Adv. Dr. P. Krishna Das, Management Trustee, Dr. P. Krishnakumar – CEO & Secretary, Dr. P. Thulasi a Trustee beyond few more members.

CREATING TOMORROW`S HEALTHCARE LEADERS TODAYPK Das Institute of Medical Sciences is a reputed super specialty and general hospital with 750 beds situated at ottapalam in Kerala. the hospital is in close proximity to the city centres and located on a picturesque location near the banks of Nila, a river of great significance in Kerala`s history and culture.PK DAS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES is a state-of-the-art super- speciality and general hospital with 750 beds which aims to provide world-class healthcare at the least possible cost to all patients. A seal of medical excellence, PK DAS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES is named after its founder Late P. K. Das, F.I.E., F.I. Mech. E., M.S. Engg., A.F.R.Ae.S. (London), C.Engg. an academician par excellence, a renowned industrialist and a great philanthropist. The hospital is part of the Nehru Group of institutions, a name synonymous with quality higher education in south India. PK DAS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES offers a level of expertise and a standard of clinical excellence which are world class and at par with the topmost healthcare centers in India and abroad – attracting leading consultants from around the world and becoming the hospital of choice for both patients and healthcare providers

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SHRI P.K.DAS

Whenever we hear the name of Nehru College, immediately the name of our Founder Chairman late P.K.Das comes to our mind. Our Chairman's name is synonymous with Nehru Colleges which stand as Hall Mark of Quality in the field of Higher Education. Starting from scratch in 1968, this great leader, spent each ounce of his energy and sweat to establish 12 prestigious institutions in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Through his hard toil, sweat, firm determination and strict self discipline, he established Nehru College of Aeronautics and Applied Sciences at Kuniamuthur, Coimbatore. Besides this college, he established four engineering colleges, one Arts & Science college, one

Pharmacy College, one Aviation Institute and one Super Specialty Hospital and three Management Colleges in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He was hardly 29 years of age in 1968, when he started his career as an Academician at Coimbatore.The meteoric rise of this great personality in the field of technical and higher education was phenomenal and great. A humble beginning was made despite innumerable difficulties and insurmountable obstacles he had to face with, he didn't budge an inch, but forged ahead with firm determination and iron will, to accomplish success after success. Year after year, he was reaping rich dividends and accolades. He was standing like Colossus. The flag ship institution namely Nehru College of Aeronautics and Applied Sciences, has emerged as a unique institution this country. This college is the only one with so many specializations in Aeronautical Maintenance Engineering. In the field of Applied Sciences, several branches for B.Sc degree courses in Aeronautical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science and Avionics and MBA in Air Line and Airport Management were started there. The quality maintained here speaks volumes about the Founder Chairman late P.K.Das.He added golden feather to his cap, by starting a huge and prestigious Nehru College of Arts and Science in a new campus at Thirumalayampalayam. There are two Engineering Colleges at Thirumalayampalayam and Kaliapuram, in the outskirts of Coimbatore. He started Nehru College of Engineering and Research Center and Nehru College of Pharmacy at Pambady in Kerala. In the year 2008, he started Jawaharlal College of Engineering and Technology and in 2010 Jawaharlal Aviation Institute was also started at Lakkidi. A Super Specialty Hospital named as P.K.Das Institute of Medical Sciences has been established at Vaniamkulam. All these have been conceived and nurtured under his close supervision. The efficient functioning and quality maintained in these institutions are testimonies to his diligence, greatness and success.Though he left us, in the year 2009, he has groomed his sons Adv.Dr.P.Krishnadas, the present Chairman and Managing Trustee and Dr.P.Krishnakumar,CEO & Secretary, Nehru Group of Institutions at Coimbatore into successful academicians and administrators. They have taken over the reins of administration of these institutions in an admirable manner. The Chairman had foreseen the birth of a great University in the name of Jawaharlal Nehru University.The might and strength of our beloved Chairman are etched deeply and are eloquently evident from the functioning of these institutions. He was a simple, humble, noble and straight forward person, with aristocratic behavioral traits. He was a tall, handsome and commanding personality not only physically, but also intellectually and behaviorally.
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING TRUSTEEGreeting and Felicitation from Nehru Group of Institution.India being the most populated geographical areas in the world has the largest number of medical colleges and our country rightly poses medical professionals of the highest medical expertise and acumen. As medical professionals engaged in the protection, promotion, improvement and enhancement of health of our fellow being, the responsibilities vested in health professionals increase manifold. The pedagogy of medical education also has taken a sweeping change in keeping with the specific requirement of society and to create doctors oriented to the real needs of the community. P.K.Das Institute of Medical Sciences is a real tribute to the great philanthropist, academician, industrialist, scholar Late P.K.Das the founder chairman of the Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust. The conglomeration of Institutions now called as Nehru Group of Institutions have been creating benchmark in the field of education and now in Medical education as well. P.K.Das Institute of Medical Sciences which is a reputed Super Specialty and General Hospital have been progressing in a big way and has started state of art infrastructure enabled Medical College from the academic year 2014-2015. After the successful starting of first MBBS batch, The able and efficient team under the Principal of the Medical College has been successful in planning and fine-tuning the entire requirement for second MBBS batch 2015-2016.The Vision of the college is to emerge into the most reputed and sought after Medical College by end of 2020 in research, medical education and excellence in patient care. It also envisions and aims to educate leaders of medical profession in patient centered, science driven, and team based high value health care. The Mission has been carved with a clear objective to surface into national leaders in the education and development of the next generation of doctors, nurses and paramedics. It also aims to attract medical professionals, teachers and Researchers of eminence and to develop centers of excellence in all specialties, empower and support students and faculty to realize their passion for discovery, healing, health and life and to improve the lives of the people and make a notable difference thereby contributing to the progress of this nation. We welcome, young students to the institution of excellence and wish them a successful tenure of learning where they will be molded to true knowledgeable citizens of tomorrow and into doctors of true value and ethics.

VISION

• To be among the top 10 Medical Colleges in India by 2020 in research, medical education, and excellence in patient care. P K Das Insitute of Medical Sciences aims to educate leaders of Medical profession in patient- centered, science- driven, team-based, high- value health care.

MISSION

• To be a national leader in the education and development of the next generation of Doctors, nurses and paramedics.
• Attract medical professionals and teachers of eminence and develop centres of excellence in all specialties.
• Support and empower its students and faculty to realize their passion for discovery , healing, health , and life.
• Provide cutting –edge, interdisciplinary and compassionate clinical care of the highest quality.
• Treat all patients with compassion, dignity and respect.
• And to improve the health of the communities we serve.

QUALITY POLICY

• We will strive to maintain international standards in treatment, laboratory services and prescribing and dispensing medicines