The Kerala University of Health Sciences came into existence through the Kerala University of Health Sciences Act 2010 for making sure of systematic and proper teaching and instruction, research and training in different types of medicines like modern medicine, Indian system of medicines like unani, naturopathy, yoga, sidhha, ayurveda and homoeopathy. The university aims to have uniformity in different educational programmes in medical and allied subjects in the state of Kerala.

The university is located in the city of Thrissur and it is mandated to affiliate all institutions and college in the state of Kerala for imparting professional education in the field of health care. Presently, more than 200 colleges in state of Kerala offering education in the faculty of medicine are affiliated to this university.

The courses offered by the Kerala University of Health Sciences is classified under different faculties of medicine and related fields like nursing, pharmacy, sidha, homoepathy, Ayurveda, dental sciences, medicine and allied health sciences. The list of courses offered by the Kerala University of Health Sciences in different faculties is given below:

Medicine:

UG Course:

• MBBS

PG Courses:

• Diploma in

o Anaesthesiology

o Clinical Pathology

o Dermatology and Venerology

o Obstetrics and Gynaecology

o Opthalmology

o Orthopaedics

o Oto-Rhino Laryngology

o Child Health

o Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

o Psychological Medicine

o Public Health

o Radiodiagnosis

o Medical Radiotherapy

o TB and Chest Diseases

• MS in

o Oto-Rhino Laryngology

o General Surgey

o Ophthalmology

o Orthopaedics

o Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• DM in

o Cardiology

o Medical Gastrroentrology

o Neurology

o Nephrology

o Neurosurgery

o Paediatric Surgery

o Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

o Surgical Gastroentrology

o Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

o Urology

o Medical Oncology

• MD in

o Anaesthesiology

o Anatomy

o Biochemistry

o Community Medicine

o Dernmatology Venerology and Leoprosy

o General Medicine

o Microbiology

o Paediatrics

o Pharmacology

o Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

o Psychiatry

o Radiodiagnosis

o Radiotherapy

o Respiratory Medicine

o Transfusion medicine & Immunohaematology

o Physiology

o Forensic Medicine

o Pathology

Dental courses:

UG Course:

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery

PG Courses:

• Master of Dental Surgery in

o Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

o Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

o Periodontology

o Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

o Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

o Oral Pathology and Microbiology

o Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

o Oral Medicine and Radiology

o Public Health Dentistry

Ayurveda Courses:

UG Course:

• Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medical Sciences

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Ayurveda)

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (Ayurveda)

Homoeopathy Courses:

UG Course:

• Bachelor of Homeopathic Medical Sciences

PG Course:

• MD in Homeopathy

Sidha Courses:

UG Course:

• Bachelor of Sidha Medical Sciences

Pharmacy Courses:

UG Course:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy

PG Courses:

• Master of Pharmacy

• Pharm D – Post Bacclaureate

• Pharm D

Nursing Courses:

UG Courses:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

• Post Basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing

PG Course:

• Master of Science in Nursing

Allied Health Sciences:

UG Courses:

• Bachelor of Speech Language Pathology

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy

• Bachelor of Science in Optometry

• Bachelor of Science in Medical Lab Technology

• Bachelor Degree in Cardio Vascular Technology

• Bachelor of Science in Prefusion Technology

PG Courses:

• Master of Speech Language Pathology

• Master of Physiotherapy

• Master of Science in Medical Physiology

• Master of Hospital Administration

• Master of Science in Medical Lab Technology

For getting into these courses, candidates must meet certain eligibility requirements with certain specific percentage of marks and candidates meeting the eligibility requirements can apply for appropriate courses and admission will be done based on the merit secured by the candidates in the entrance examination. For almost all these courses, candidates must have completed their higher secondary in science stream preferably from the state of Kerala or even other state candidates can apply to these courses. The university is functioning with due approval from the state government of Kerala and with association with the Medical Council of India. Medical and allied education courses are of great importance among the students of the nation and particularly in the state of Kerala with higher literacy rate in the nation medical education always have a very good scope and the university makes great contribution towards the stability of medical education in Kerala.