Yenepoya Medical College was instituted in the year 1999, with a batch of 100 students. Currently, the first four batches have successfully completed their Internship. By the year 2005, postgraduate courses in eight clinical branches and also in Pathology, were commenced. The UG & PG courses are recognized by the Medical Council of India and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore.
The Yenepoya Medical College Hospital comprises a 722 bed, fully functional hospital providing general and specialist care, either totally free or in some cases at heavily subsidized rates. It caters to the health care needs & community care of the regions of Dakshina Kannada & Northern Kerala.