Type Public Administrative staff 426 Rector Khin Maung Lwin Phone +95 9 523 6634 | Established 1954 Students 2086 Total enrollment 3,840 (2002) | |
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Motto ဥပဌာနံ၊ အနုကမ္ပာ၊ ဒယာ
(Pali: upaṭhānaṃ, anukammā, dayā) Motto in English Service, Sympathy, Humanity Address 30th Street, Between 73rd and 74th street, Chanayetharzan Township,, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) Notable alumni Sai Mauk Kham, Zaw Myint Maung, Myint Naing, Ye Lwin Similar University of Medicine, University of Medicine 1 - Yangon, University of Medicine 2 - Yangon, Mandalay General Hospital, Yadanabon University Profiles | ||
The University of Medicine, Mandalay (Burmese: ဆေး တက္ကသိုလ် (မန္တလေး), [sʰé tɛʔkəθò (máɴdəlé)]; formerly Institute of Medicine, Mandalay), located in Mandalay is one of five medical universities in Myanmar. The university offers Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) degrees and graduate studies (diploma, master's and doctoral) degrees in medical science. The university is one of the most selective in the country, and accepts approximately 350 students annually based solely on their University Entrance Examination scores.
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University of Medicine, Mandalay is one of five schools in Burma recognized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
History
The University of Medicine, Mandalay began as a Branch Medical Faculty (BMF) of Yangon University in 1954, which in 1958 became the Faculty of Medicine, Mandalay. In 1964, it became an independent Institute of Medicine, Mandalay, offering an undergraduate M.B.,B.S. program to a class of 36 students. Graduate programs began in 1968 with a master's degree program in physiology. The formal name, Institute of Medicine, Mandalay, was changed in 2005 as the University of Medicine, Mandalay. Today the University now offers a number of graduate diploma, master's, and doctoral programs.
The departments were established in phases:
Campus
The university has been at its present site in Chanayethazan since 1955. The current building complex was completed in 1991. The Mandalay General Hospital (MGH) and the Mandalay Workers' Hospital have been the university's main teaching hospitals since the beginning. Today, the university also uses a 300-bed Teaching Hospital and five specialist hospitals in the city of Mandalay, and five regional general hospitals around the city - 13 hospitals in total.
Admissions
The University of Medicine, Mandalay is one of the most selective schools in the nation as the medical schools continue to be the top choice amongst prospective college students in Myanmar. The school admits about 600 students per year based solely on their Basic Education High School (college entrance) exam scores.
Programs
The university is one of three universities in Myanmar that offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees.
p* Doctor of Medical Science (Dr.Med.Sc.) Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pediatrics,Orthopedics,Rehabilitation Medicine, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery,Radiology, Anaesthesiology. Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Urology, Renal Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Gastroenterology, Paediatric surgery
Physiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Public Health,