Alluri Sitaram Raju Academy of Medical Sciences was named after the famous freedom fighter Alluri Sitaram Raju. The Medical College and the attached Teaching Hospital were established in 1999 as a non profit society.

The Medical College was started with an annual intake of 100 MBBS students. Necessary permissions from Medical Council of India, Government of India and Government of Andhra Pradesh were obtained. The College is affiliated to Dr YSR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Post graduate courses in all Broad Specialties were started in 2007. All Medical and surgical super specialties are being added. The MCI has permitted for increase in annual intake of MBBS students to 150 from the Academic year 2009-10.

The college has gone for enhancement of MBBS intake in the year 2021 from 150 to 250 after approval of National Medical Commission and at present having 2 batches of 250 students in ASRAM Medical college.