K.S. Hegde Medical Academy

K.S. Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA) is a medical college in Deralakatte, near the city of Mangalore. It is managed by the Nitte Education Trust, which runs a number of professional colleges in the state of Karnataka. The college offers the MBBS course along with post-graduation courses. The Academy was affiliated to RGUHS (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) till 2009. Now it is affiliated to NITTE University.CampusThe KS Hegde Medical Academy is located at Deralakatte, a town about 13 km from Mangalore. The full-fledged academy is spread over 2.5acre of land.HistoryK S Hegde Medical Academy was established in 1999 by the Nitte Education Trust. The college is named after the visionary and founder, late Justice K. S. Hegde, former Justice of the Supreme Court of India and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha and social workerDepartmentAnesthesiologyAnatomyBiochemistryCommunity MedicineDermatologyOtorhinolaryngologyForensic MedicineGeneral MedicineGeneral SurgeryMicrobiologyNeuroscienceObstetrics & GynecologyOphthalmologyOrthopedicsPediatricsPathologyPharmacologyPhysiologyPsychiatryRadio diagnosis & ImagingTB, Chest and Respiratory Diseases