K.E.M Hospital is a teaching hospital attached to the B.J. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, and is affiliated to the University of Pune for Undergraduate and Postgraduate training in various subjects. Appointments of Lecturers, Resident House Officers, Tutors, Assistant Lecturers, Interns and Observers are also done through the Academics Department.

Seats are advertised twice in a year, on 1st June for the August term admissions and on 1st December for the February term admissions. Application forms are available in the Academics office from 9.30 am to 12.00 noon (except holidays) till the 1st week of July and the 1st week of January.A common entrance test (MBBS level) is conducted on the 3rd Sunday of July and January respectively, followed by subject-wise Oral Interviews.

The Merit list is put up on the Academics Office Notice Board within 2 days of the Interviews. The term commences from 1st August and 1st February each year.

D.N.B. seats are recognized through the B.J. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, in certain subjects like Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, Obst. & Gyn., Paediatrics, Pathology and Radiology.

Direct DNB accreditation is for D.N.B. Nephrology and DNB Neonatology - 2 seats per year quota DNB admissions are done as per instructions from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, after taking Interviews.

Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine-ICU- The KEM Hospital is recognized for conducting the ISCCM certificate course after Postgraduate qualification (MD/DNB) in Paediatrics, Medicine/Anaesthesia.

Duration: - One year- after MD/DNB, Two years after Diploma (DA).
Four candidates per year are enrolled for the same.
Candidates have to apply in December each year.

Medical/Physiotherapy and Nursing students from various countries like UK, USA, Netherland, Australia etc. come to KEM for Elective training.

Procedure: Candidates have to fill the Prescribed form given by the Ministry of Health, Government of India, New Delhi, and have to send 6 copies of the same with recommendatory letter from Dean/Principal of their Medical School, Passport Copy and Demand Draft of Rs. 500/- in favor of The Secretary, Medical Council of India, New Delhi, towards Elective Training charges. They need to submit all the documents at least 3 months prior to training as the Medical Council of India and the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, takes some time for according approval.
On joining, students have to pay processing fees as per hospital rules.

The KEM Hospital also offers a one year comprehensive Post Graduate Course in Emergency Medical Services. This course is of 12 academics months. The initial 9 months will be theory and hands-on practice. The last 3 months will be of internship, where rigorous training will be imparted at the KEM Hospital.

Admission notice is published in the month of February and July in the local dailies. The selection of candidates is done through an interview process. Application forms are available in the Administrative Block from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm.

The K.E.M. Hospital is a Registered Public Charitable Trust Hospital. It is a 550-bed, tertiary level multi-specialty teaching institution. KEM also runs a secondary level rural hospital at Vadu Budruk, Shirur Taluka, about 35 kms from Pune, called the Shirdi Sai Baba Hospital.

With a history spanning over 96 years, the KEM Hospital has all the major clinical departments such as Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Anesthesia, Pathology and Radiology. It also has super specialties such as Neonatology, High Risk Obstetrics, a Renal Unit, Intensive Care Units for adults, children, newborns, cardiac and neurology cases.

As a teaching hospital, KEM endeavors to provide student doctors and nurses the best of opportunities to learn, to practice and to become proficient in their chosen profession.

Philosophy:
The faculty of the KEM Hospital School of Nursing believes that the basic purpose of Nursing Education is to train students who, on completion of the education programme are able to plan and give comprehensive nursing care and health guidance to patients and their family members. The nurse must, therefore, be so trained that she is intellectually and morally enlightened and technically proficient. She needs to be competent in teaching, oriented to community health and research minded. It is important that she must have the necessary knowledge, basic skills and attitude essential for professional nursing practice.

We ensure that the students acquire all these during their training.

Aim:
The School prepares students for the 'A' grade Diploma Examination in Nursing and Midwifery conducted by the Maharashtra Nursing Council, Mumbai.

1. To enable development of skills in the use of problem solving method In nursing
2. To impart knowledge of the health resources in the community.
3. To develop inter-personal relationships.
4. To provide comprehensive health care nursing for the welfare of patients, families and the community.
5. To contribute to the professional and personality development of the student nurses.
6. To instill a positive attitude, self-awareness, self-direction and self-evaluation in the student nurses.

The Syllabus and the General Nursing Course outline, as prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council/Maharashtra Nursing Council, will be followed in the school. Classroom and Clinical lectures will be given by Nursing Tutors, Clinical Instructors, and Doctors. Lectures on specialties will be given by specialists in the field. Students are assigned hospital duties for clinical experience in various departments such as Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, other specialties, OperationTheatre, Community and Family Welfare Dept. as a part of their training.

The KEM hospital has excellent clinical facilities with 300 beds in the General Wards, which include male and female Medical and Surgical wards, Pediatric, Obstetric and Gynaec wards. In addition, there are Operation Theatres and Intensive Care Units. Students are also sent to the following centers:

1. Kamala Nehru Hospital & Sonawane Hospital for Obstetric experience
2. Sassoon General Hospitals for Psychiatry and Skin & V.D. experience.

1. Rural Health at KEM's Vadu Hospital and at the PHC at Wagholi
2. Urban Health at the Urban Health Centre, Bhawani Peth, Pune.

1. H.S.C. (10+2 passed) from Maharashtra State with Marathi as one of the subjects. Preference will be given to Science (Physics Chemistry & Biology) subjects with an aggregate of 45% marks.
2. Age between 17 years completed to 25 years at the time of admission.
3. Admission is done purely on merit: 50% of H.S.C. marks, number of attempts + performance in personal interview and written test.
4. Medical Fitness: -
   a. Candidates must be mentally and physically fit.
   b. Students have to undergo a medical examination at the K.E.M. Hospital at their own cost.
   c. They will be considered for selection only after obtaining a Medical Fitness Certificate.

1. A candidate will have to fill up the prescribed form available at the Office of the Principal, Nursing School, K.E.M. Hospital, Pune.
2. Every candidate has to produce the required information and attested xerox copies of necessary certificates, as mentioned in the application form, along with the application.
   

1. Fees Structure is subject to change as per Hospital Policy
2. Any fees charged by affiliated hospitals for clinical experience will have to be paid by the candidate as per Government Rules.
3. Students will have to bear the cost of uniforms, books & stationery at actuals.
4. Mess charges of Rs. 12000/-p.a. will have to be paid by the students at the eginning of the academic year.

The Maharashtra Nursing Council Diploma will be issued only after successful completion of the entire course and training at the K.E.M. Hospital, Pune.

The KEM Hospital School of Nursing has a record of 100% results since its inception. The nursing education here is based on the concept of Comprehensive Nursing Care,

Many nurses trained from this institution have stood 1st in the State of Maharashtra in exams conducted by the Maharashtra Nursing Council Mumbai. Nurses trained from this institution are working successfully at KEM Hospital and at various other hospitals in Maharashtra and even abroad.

1. Students should complete the computer course MS-CIT at their own cost and submit the Certificate of the same before December during the 2nd year of the course.
2. The institution reserves the right to make any changes in the Prospectus.

The KEM Hospital has another feather in its cap with the inception of the Post Graduate Diploma Course in Hospital Management. The course is affiliated to the University of Pune. The course offers a one-year full-time (Monday to Friday) comprehensive training in Hospital Management.
An Admission notice is published in the last week of June or the first week of July.

Mrs. Sadhana : 020- 66037362

EMS Course:

Miss. Aarti: 020-66037408

Hospital Management:

Dr. Gojira : 020- 66037471.

The Department of Pediatrics strives for better child health through its activities in various clinical, academic and research activities. The department is headed by an eminent Pediatrician and Academician- Dr. Anand Pandit. Under his able and dynamic leadership, the department has evolved into one of the best Pediatric Departments in the country.

The Pediatric Department at KEM Hospital, headed by Dr. Anand Pandit has a glorious history of successful postgraduate students, with the first Pediatrician passing out in 1975. After that hundreds of students have become successful pediatricians all over the world.

The Research centre of the department has to its credit various prestigious national and international research projects and innumerable publications of the same.

The pediatric department caters to the needs of sick children from all classes of the society.
It aims to provide quality treatment at affordable prices round the clock.

The department is proud to have a dedicated PICU, a state of the art NICU, a well equipped Rehabilitation Centre, Liver and gastroenterology unit and other specialty services like Pediatric Cardiology, Haemato-Oncology,
Paediatric Epileptology and Clinical Genetics.

The pediatric department at KEM Hospital, Pune is the first of its kind in the city of Pune to start Pediatric Emergency Services. The aim of this initiative is to provide immediate life saving services to critically ill children, so as to save valuable time and many innocent lives.

Emergency Services - 24 hr service available at Pediatric ER, Next to Baby Ward, 1st Floor, Diamond Jubilee Bldg, K.E.M. Hospital, Pune.
Contact Nos. 020-66037351/ 66037391.