23/11/2025
It was with great pleasure to visit "Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), Kakryal, Katra, District Reasi, Jammu, J&K (UT), take a round of the Medical College complex and the affiliated hospital, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital. The medical college has been brilliantly structured and fully digitalized and will be a star teaching institution under the able leadership of Executive Director Prof. Yashpal Sharma. The hospital is a state-of-the-art tertiary care facility with a wide range of specialties and a high level of patient care. I met the faculty of the Institution and had beneficial discussions. A lecture on the Discovery of hepatitis E: A remarkable human interest story was well received.
Date: 20th Nov 2025.