One of the two medical colleges in India to promote rural services in its
graduates, St. John's Medical College has the distinction of being the only
college worldwide that can claim that more than 25% of its graduates have chosen
to permanently live in remote, inaccessible areas and serve community even after
completing their post graduation studies. The merit-based entrance test to the
College programs comprises of written test and interviews that assess the commitment
and aptitude of the students seeking admission in its programs, to the
profession of medicine and its humanitarian purpose.
St. John's College and CMC Vellore have rightly earned the reputation of
perhaps being the only Indian private medical colleges that have been able to
keep away from bribery and such malpractices in their admission processes. They
have been quoted as one of the few minority educational institutions that are
committed to academic excellence, social justice and...
One of the two medical colleges in India to promote rural services in its
graduates, St. John's Medical College has the distinction of being the only
college worldwide that can claim that more than 25% of its graduates have chosen
to permanently live in remote, inaccessible areas and serve community even after
completing their post graduation studies. The merit-based entrance test to the
College programs comprises of written test and interviews that assess the commitment
and aptitude of the students seeking admission in its programs, to the
profession of medicine and its humanitarian purpose.
St. John's College and CMC Vellore have rightly earned the reputation of
perhaps being the only Indian private medical colleges that have been able to
keep away from bribery and such malpractices in their admission processes. They
have been quoted as one of the few minority educational institutions that are
committed to academic excellence, social justice and spiritual culture by Swami
Agnivesh, a famous Hindu social activist.
The list of specialty departments situated on campus include those of General
Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Surgery, Pediatrics (Medical),
Thoracic Surgery, Nephrology and Genito-Surgery, Endocrinology, Cardiac Surgery,
Dermatology and Venerology. The St. John's Medical College is one of the four
institutes of St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, the other three
being St. John's College of Nursing,St. John's Medical College Hospital and St.
John's Institute of Health Management and Paramedical Studies. The College
campus has a number of operation theatres and its alumni are placed all over the
world in some of the most famous hospitals and medical institutions.
Five years after it was established, the St' John's Medical College moved
into a huge 160-acre campus in June 1968. The present site of the campus is
situated on the outskirts of Bangalore, better known as the Silicon Valley and
Garden City of India. The campus houses a teaching centre with lecture theatres,
pre-clinical departments, para-clinical departments, students' hostels, workshop and staff
quarters.
Along with student hostels, staff quarters and
lecture theatres, the huge St. John's campus at Bangalore houses a 800-bed
hospital along with staff quarters for resident nurses and medical professionals. The
hospital has expanded since 1973 to include another wing, a department
for outpatients, a number of specialty departments and medicinal facilities.
St John's Medical College
Sarjapur Road
Bangalore - 560034
India
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