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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences<br />
| native_name = شیر ای کشمیر انسٹیٹیوٹ آف میڈیکل سائنسز<br />
| image = Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Logo.svg<br />
| other_name = SKIMS<br />
| established = {{start date and age|1977}} <br />{{start date and age|1982|12|5}} (under the current name)<br />
| chairperson = [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| director = Dr. Mohd. Ashraf Ganie<br />
| city = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|8|8.4156|N|74|48|4.1976|E|region:IN-JK_type:edu|display=inline,title}}<br />
| type = [[Semi-autonomous]] <br /> [[Institute under State Legislature Act]]<br />
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Medical Commission|NMC]], [[Indian Nursing Council|INC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]<br />
| website = {{url|skims.ac.in}}<br>{{url|skimsmc.edu.in}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''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 (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kashmirs-dream-hospital-has-seen-12860-deaths-in-last-5-years-cag/article4585689.ece|title=Kashmir's dream hospital has seen 12,860 deaths in last 5 years: CAG|newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 April 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref name="greaterkashmir">{{cite web|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/Dec/5/skims-medical-college-students-suspend-classes-57.asp|title=SKIMS Medical College students suspend classes|author=GreaterKashmir.com (Greater Service)|publisher=greaterkashmir.com|access-date=2014-08-07}}</ref><br />
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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.<br />
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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]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Construction began in 1976. The institute was partially commissioned on 5 December 1982. On 19 August 1983, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences was granted University like status by Institute under State Legislature Act status.{{cn|date=December 2024}}<br />
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On 25 June 2024, Mohd Ashraf Ganie was appointed as the director of SKIMS.<ref>{{Cite web |author=GK Web Desk |date=2024-06-25 |title=Dr. Mohd Ashraf appointed as Director SKIMS |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/health/dr-mohd-ashraf-appointed-as-director-skims/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[90 Feet Road]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{official|http://skims.ac.in/}}<br />
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[[Category:Institute under State Legislature Act]]<br />
[[Category:Medical and health sciences universities in India]]<br />
[[Category:Medical colleges in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Regional Cancer Centres in India]]<br />
[[Category:Srinagar district]]<br />
[[Category:Research institutes in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:1977 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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