Smt GR Doshi and Smt KM Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Ahmedabad

Smt GR Doshi and Smt KM Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Ahmedabad, is a very specialised medical institution that came into being in 1997. The location of this co-educational institute permitted by the National Medical Commission, NMC, is situated in the Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad. This institute is located in a 3.

7-acre campus and imparts education in three superspecialty courses on nephrology, urology, and anesthesiology. The institute has a faculty strength of 48 members and is recognised for providing advanced medical studies and research opportunities in kidney-related specialities.

The Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences and the Somnath Doshi and Kantilal Murji Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC-ITS) are affiliated with the Gujarat University of Transplantation Sciences (GUTS). It is well equipped with all necessary facilities for its academic and research pursuits.

One of the excellent facilities available to students and faculty members is the library, which provides a wide array of medical literature and research materials. Departmental laboratories at this college are well equipped with modern technologies, allowing students to get practical experience in the relevant branches.

The college also believes in a balanced routine and therefore has facilities for sports to keep physically fit. At the same time, this institute has also made provisions for excellent IT infrastructural facilities, ensuring that students get the latest digital resources and technologies that are quite vital for contemporary medical education and research.

Smt GR Doshi and Smt KM Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre imparts three types of full-time super-speciality courses to students, each of three years duration. They are MD Anaesthesiology, DM Nephrology, and M. Ch Urology. The total intake capacity across these programmes is 13, which indicates the focused and high-quality imparting of specialised medical education.

Course Name Total Number of Seats MD Anaesthesiology 6 DM Nephrology 4 M. Ch Urology 3 The process of admission to Smt GR Doshi and Smt KM Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre is primarily based on entrance examinations. The institute specifically states that admission to the DM Nephrology course shall be done based on an Entrance Examination.