The total infrastructure construct of the institution has been made at different levels of the land , Disturbing the land minimum also the design in such a way that good airflow as well as light are made available in the entire buildings minimise the energy cost
Campus
Spread in 11.5 acres of land in a hillside, Ashtamgam campus is situated in the lush greenery of Vavanoor in Nagalassery Panchayath surrounded by the historical villages of Koottanad, Thrithala, Mezhathoor, Peringode and Chathanoor. Famous for a number of legendary Vaidya families like Vaidyamodhom, CNS, Poomully and the like, this cluster of villages form the corner stone of Kerala’s unique ayurvedic legacy.
Chikitsalayam (the Hospital)
- The Chikitsalayam of Ashtamgam is a full-fledged teaching hospital complying fully with the regulations of the central council. The highlights of Chikitsalayam include-
- Fully functional Out Patient Departments
- In Patient Facility
- Panchakarma Theatre complex
- Operation Theatre complex which has Major OT, Minor OT, Post-surgical recovery unit, Salakyatanthra OT and Labour room, with state-of-the-art facilities.
- Monthly Consultation by Panel of experts
- Nursing stations in each floor
- Casualty Department
- Physiotherapy Unit
- Sports and Rehabilitative Medicine Department
- Podiatry Department
- Pharmacy with own medicine
- Laboratory
- Yoga and naturopathy division with In-Patient facility
- Hi-tech hygienic canteen with healthy vegetarian dishes
Clinical Details
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Vidyapeedham (The Medical College)
Ashtamgam Vidyapeedham is designed in such a way as to provide the students with the best-in-class ayurvedic learning experience in a fully residential facility. A team of committed faculty will stay with and guide the students as full-timers wherein the formal academic timetable will become a mere formality. The highlights of the Vidyapeedham include
- Dedicated team of faculty
- ‘Mentor-learner’ pattern of endorsement to all students throughout the study period
- Off-campus learning facility
- Guest lecture of eminent personalities
- Intensive hands-on training in all departments
- Unique way of starting classes at 8 AM
- Daily sessions of Swadhyayam
- Smart class room
- State-of-the-art lab facility
- Spacious dissection hall
- Museums
- Library with a vast collection of all classical texts and the latest books and publications, audio-visual facility, manuscripts, and digi-library
- Department libraries
- Graffiti model common expression area
- Internet facility with moderated Wi-Fi
- Publication of own peer-reviewed, indexed journal (in the pipeline)
- Facility to learn all traditional Indian knowledge systems like Vasthusasthram, Jyothisham, Yogasasthram, samskritham, darsanam, and art forms like sangeetham, kalaripppayattu etc.
- Herbal garden in a natural setting with more than 400 types of medicinal plants
- Separate residential facilities for boys and girls under the direct supervision of teachers
- Hygienic vegetarian mess
- Indoor and outdoor play areas
- Seminar hall and auditorium
- Hygienic toilets
- Insurance coverage for all students for the entire course period
Facilities
- Academic facilities:
Ashtamgam has an intake capacity of 60 students in a batch per year. The classrooms are equipped with modern amenities for better understanding and grasping of topics. Clinical classrooms also provide space for practical and hands on training for small groups of students at a time. - Clinical teaching/ training:
Clinical exposure is encouraged from 1st year itself. Practical and hands on training in a range of area such as dissection, laboratory workups to clinical practical sessions and assisting in parasurgical and in panchakarma procedures. - Hostel:
Separate gents and ladies hostels are provided with spacious rooms. An area is also provided for studying and also for indoor recreational activities. - Canteen:
Canteen ensures excellent quality vegetarian food at affordable rates. - Ground:
A large ground is set up for students to engage in outdoor sports such as cricket, football, handball, badminton. - Library:
Ashtamgam offers an exhaustive collection of academic as well as non academic books. Internet and computer facilities are also provided for extra reading. - Out postings:
Out postings are provided to reputed institutes such as Sevana modern hospital for surgery training, Parassinikadavu hospital (specialized in snake bite treatments), court postings and palliative care training. - Yoga Kalari training:
Yoga and Kalari training is provided under expert guidance. (Yoga instructor course (YIC) under S- VYASA University is also offer to students which could help students in job placements.) - Scope for innovation and entrepreneurship:
Ashtamgam innovation incubation hub provides training in collaboration with Young Innovators Programme (YIP) under Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC) and conduct periodic training to interested students to develop innovative ideas and entrepreneurship skills. - QR code enabled Botanical garden:
Botanical garden with both essential and rare plants are provided within the campus, with QR code enabled boards to get all necessary information about the plant.