AMALA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, THRISSUR

Amala Institute of Medical Sciences is a private medical college situated near Amalanagar in Thrissur city, Kerala state, India. It is recognized as a Christian minority institution, established and administered by the Devamatha Province of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), an indigenous religious congregation that was founded in 1831. Amala was established in 1978 as a nonprofit, charitable institution with the primary aim of providing treatment and management for Cancer patients in the Thrissur region. The institution was formally inaugurated on 25 April 1978 by the then President of India, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, marking its official start of operations. The hospital complex itself is situated on the slopes of the Vilangan Hills, and the campus spreads over a considerable area of 40 acres (160,000 m2). Amala Institute of Medical Sciences continues to serve as a medical education and healthcare institution rooted in its charitable origins, with its history closely tied to the Carmelite congregation's mission in the region.