Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
شیر ای کشمیر انسٹیٹیوٹ آف میڈیکل سائنسز | |
Other name | SKIMS |
|---|---|
| Type | Semi-autonomous Institute under State Legislature Act |
| Established | 1977 December 5, 1982 (under the current name) |
| Chairperson | Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Principal | Dr. Fazlul Qadir Parray |
| Director | Dr. Mohd. Ashraf Ganie |
| Location | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India 34°8′8.4156″N 74°48′4.1976″E / 34.135671000°N 74.801166000°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC, NMC, INC, AIU |
| Website | skims skimsmc |
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, often abbreviated as SKIMS, is the largest medical institute under State Legislature Act in Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
SKIMS is the only medical university of the union territory of J&K, headed by a Director who is also the Ex-officio Secretary to the Government. The Director holds the rank equivalent to a Secretary-level Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is the Chairperson of the SKIMS governing body that performs the role of the cabinet for the semi-autonomous super-speciality hospital and the deemed university. In addition to the main hospital, the institute comprises the State Cancer Institute, Maternity Hospital, Nursing college, Paramedical college, and an affiliated medical college & hospital which is on the city outskirts at Bemina.