Namo Medical Education & Research Institute

NAMO Medical Education & Research Institute, Silvassa has been developed under Ministry of Health and family welfare Government of India.

College campus is spread over 14.48 acre lush green areas on Sayli road at beautiful city Silvassa. Silvassa is the capital of Union territory Dadra & Nagar Haveli which is formerly under Portuguese rules. It is well connected by air (Nearest airport Surat 138 kms), railways (Nearest railway station Vapi 17 kms) and road transport (Nearest city Vapi 17 kms). College campus houses medical college building, central library, residential quarters, boys’ hostel, girls’ hostel and intern hostel. Institute has capacity of annual intake of 177 medical students.

Medical college is associated with Shree Vinoba Bhave Civil Hospital Silvassa. Shri Vinoba Bhave Civil Hospital, Silvassa earlier known as Cottage Hospital was started in the year 1952 and it has gradually grown to a 650 bedded hospital (will be upgraded to 1250 bedded hospital).

Vision:

We envision the department of psychiatry at NAMOMERI to become a pioneering center of prominence, excellence and innovation for education in field of mental health, with focus on specialized clinical care, research, training, and patient advocacy.

Misson:

We strive to improve the lives of people and families affected by mental illness and substance use in our community and the surrounding regions.

Department Services

1. Provide education to undergraduates (UG) to ensure they have the foundation acknowledge to deliver services that support psychiatric care by,

a) Ensuring adequate exposure to psychiatry in the UG curriculum

b) Advocating for and enhance curricular content in psychiatry and medical students’ exposure to the discipline of psychiatry through training.

c) Aligning with the shift to competency and evidence based medical education.

2. Foster interest in psychiatry among UG students.

3. Provide the highest quality specialized patient care to children, adolescents and adults in the region.

4. Support and build capacity of current departmental researchers to conduct pioneering and innovative research and adapt evidence-based interventions to populations in the region.