Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Medical College & Hospitals, Salem was started in the year 1995, situated in the Salem – Coimbatore Highways. Initially the institution was affiliated to The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai. It became a Constituent college of VMRF-DU in the year 2004. The institution is located in the rural area of Salem, Tamilnadu, South India in a vast area of 69.71 acres with an annual intake of 150 seats for MBBS Degree Course with 21 teaching departments and 96 seats for Postgraduate in 20 disciplines with established departments duly recognized by the Medical Council of India / National Medical Commission / Government of India, New Delhi. The college name listed in WHO Directory of world Medical Schools. The institution has a vision of providing service to humanity at large by making available the best form of health care to the local community taking the health services to rural doorsteps by arranging frequent free medical camps. It provides able governance and leadership to translate this vision into action through its high quality medical education and advancement of medical programmes to achieve national and international health goals. The hospital has 748 beds with best of world-class facilities at an affordable cost to the community with all innovative and sophisticated state-of-the-art Medical equipment and highly reputed and experienced teaching faculties. The hospital has consultancy services and tie-ups with the Govt. of Tamilnadu. The Institute has comprehensive facilities for teaching, research and patient care. Teaching and research are conducted in clinical departments that practically manage all types of disease conditions with support from the Pre & Para-clinical departments. The institute also provides adequate Clinical Material as envisaged by National Medical Commission. The institute has a fully developed NABL accredited Central diagnostic laboratory in Biochemistry, Microbiology & Pathology. A well trained senior faculty supervises in this lab. The efficient and effective emergency department is well equipped with intensive care therapy, Diagnostics, Radio-Diagnostic including Ultrasonography, Mammogram, CT Scan, MRI and Haematology and fully equipped modular operation theaters manned by eminent professionals and experts round-the-clock.
- The Central Library with 16046 books and National & International journal subscriptions periodically.
- The campus is enabled with Wi-Fi for the convenience of staff and students.
- Fully automated with online access in the library.
- Well equipped indoor Auditorium for conducting various Events and co-curricular programs.
- Excellent Indoor and outdoor sports facilities.
- Separate Hostel with all facilities available for Boys and Girls in the campus with 24x7 CCTV Monitoring Provisions.
- Transport facility available for students.