About the Institute:
The Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, colloquially known as P G Hospital (Presidency General Hospital) or SSKM Hospital is a tertiary referral government hospital for the state of West Bengal, India and is a national research institute. Today, the institution is best known for study of undergraduate, post graduate and post doctoral level medical courses, specialist medical degrees and diplomas, para medical courses, nursing courses in UG, PG and Under school level and is known as the Bethlehem of advanced medical research.For long, IPGME&R remained solely a superspeciality referral hospital and post graduate medical institution. New landmark sections were added over the years, such as Respiratory Care Unit, The Bangur Institute of Neuroscience. The institute of Psychiatry. Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences. A nursing school in school level and a Nursing College for UG and PG level nursing courses were set up. The institute in the present century turned into Multi Superspeciality hospital with induction of advanced neo natal department, Human Milk Bank, Genomics, Neuro Medicines and School of Digestive and Liver Diseases.
Vision:
•To train medical under graduates, graduates and post graduates to become the future public health care providers, teachers and research workers.
•To organize postdoctoral courses and PhD to the successful post graduate students.
•To foster spirit of research in fundamental and applied problems in medicine and also to train young post graduates in the spirit and methodology of research.
Mission:
•To encourage the development of different medical specialties in coordinated way and to offer facilities for practical and advanced training as specialized branches.
•To arrange refresher courses for medical practitioners and for service personnel.
•To establish a forum for the continued progress in all branches of medical sciences by coordinating the resources available in various hospitals and institutions in the state of West Bengal and also for providing additional facilities for research in various institutions.
•To conduct courses for nursing in under graduate and school level.
•To conduct courses on para medical specialities.
