Medical Surgical Nursing is a nursing specialty area concerned with the care of adult patients in a broad range of settings. The students are posted for training in inpatient and outpatient areas of PIMS such as Medical, Surgical, Ortho, Neuro, ENT, Ophthalmic, Gynecology ward, Operation theatres, Emergency, CCU and other Critical care areas. Students also visit Aravind Eye Hospital, Puducherry and Adyar Cancer Research Institute, Chennai to fulfill their learning needs.

Students also participate in the important health days like World Health Day, AIDS awareness day, TB awareness day, World Heart day, Kidney day, Disability day by performing role play, poster presentation, mass health education, etc to create awareness to the patients and public visiting the hospital. Periodical Continuing Nursing Education Programmes are conducted relevant to Medical Surgical Nursing.