About

SNOWL is how CIMAS teaches.

The Chikara Institute of Medicine and Allied Sciences (CIMAS) was founded by Dr Ankur Chikara to teach clinical medicine the way it is practised: clearly, from first principles, and with the confidence that comes from asking questions. SNOWL is the institute's learning platform, and soon its app.

The name

Snow + owl.

The snowy owl is calm, sharp-eyed and awake when everyone else is asleep, which is roughly when most medical students study. Dr. Snowl, our owl, is the companion who sits with you through the night before the exam. Depth of knowledge, carried lightly.

The people

Dr Ankur Chikara

Internal medicine physician, diabetologist and medical educator. Founder and lead faculty of CIMAS. Every SNOWL course, question bank and live lecture is built from his clinical teaching.

What we teach

Six series, named after the people who built Indian medicine.

Every course on SNOWL belongs to a series. The name tells you how you will learn, and honours someone worth remembering.

Charaka Series

Clinical medicine lectures. Charaka, author of the Charaka Samhita, is the father of Indian medicine.

Sushruta Series

Cases, viva and Q&A. Sushruta, the father of surgery, taught by demonstration and questioning.

Madhava Series

Question bank, MCQs and flashcards. Madhavakara wrote the Madhava Nidana, the classic text on diagnosis.

B.C. Roy Series

Careers, interviews and exams. Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, physician and Bharat Ratna, is remembered every National Doctors' Day.

Subbarow Series

Research and public health. Dr Yellapragada Subbarow's work gave the world folate therapy, methotrexate and tetracycline.

Anandi Series

Curriculum and foundations. Dr Anandibai Joshi was the first Indian woman to earn a degree in Western medicine.

Where this is going

One platform, growing in the open.

NOW

Launch

Recorded courses, notes, question banks, webinars and discussions, and live lectures on a regular cadence.

NEXT

The SNOWL app

Home, Courses, Live, Community and My Learning, the same five places you already know from the website.

THEN

Allied sciences

Nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy and laboratory sciences, taught with the same clinical seriousness.

The institution

Who stands behind SNOWL.

Platform
SNOWL, the learning platform and forthcoming app.
Institute
Chikara Institute of Medicine and Allied Sciences (CIMAS).
Company
Ekaayi Healthcare Private Limited, Delhi, India. GSTIN 07AAICE1964G1ZL.
Support
helpcimas@gmail.com  ยท  +91 89208 08926