B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
वी. पी. कोइराला स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान
Type Public
Established 1993
Endowment 450,00,00,000 Rs.(100 million USD)
Chancellor Prime Minister of Nepal - ex officio
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Raj Kumar Rauniyar
Academic staff
 375
Undergraduates

120 per year (MBBS)

60 per year (BDS)
Location Dharan, Nepal
26°48′30″N 87°16′00″E / 26.808291°N 87.26655°E / 26.808291; 87.26655
Website bpkihs.edu

B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) (Nepali: वी. पी. कोइराला स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान), is a medical institution in Nepal. It was established in 1993 in Dharan, a city located in Sunsari district in eastern Nepal, and subsequently upgraded as an autonomous Health Sciences University on Oct 28, 1998.

The Institute is an example of Nepal-India co-operation. BPKIHS has postgraduate, undergraduate, and university certificate programs. It has four colleges: Medical, Dental, Nursing, and Public Health with a 700-bed Teaching Hospital.

The B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Act of 1993 allows it to grant bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees and other certificates.[1]

History

B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, established in 1993 and upgraded to a university in 1998, is an autonomous health sciences university. Its goal is to meet the health needs of the eastern region of Nepal at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. BPKIHS is a self-governing body.

BPKIHS is one of the largest projects implemented through Indo-Nepal co-operation. The university is named after the late B.P. Koirala, a former Prime Minister of Nepal.

BPKIHS took over the management of the 150-bedded Public hospital in 1993, which called Eastern Regional Hospital. With the new hospital complex, the university raised the strength of beds to 700 with added facilities like CCU, ICU, VVIP Critical Care area and Observational beds. MRI, CT-scan, emergency laboratory, C-arm and mobile x-ray facilities, sterilization section, and operation theaters with recovery room facilities are available in the Hospital.

BPKIHS Medical College Block Panoramic View.
College from the hostel terrace

The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program of BPKIHS started in 1993, has a duration of 4½ years and is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.[2] The MBBS qualification is recognised by the Medical Council of India.[3]

BPKIHS Medical College Panoramic view.
Medical college building

Medical Facilities

In 2010 the foundation stone was laid for a new college block, funded by the government of India.[4]

A Cath lab from Philips (Allura FC) has been set up for Coronary catheterization and Angiography. It is supported by Geneva University in logistics and trainings.[5]

The institute also has a separate College of Dental Surgery which takes 60 students for Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree every year through competitive entrance examinations. A total of nine separate Dental Departments function smoothly with an exemplary coordination. The different departments are:

  1. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology
  2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  3. Department of Prosthodontics
  4. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
  5. Department of Orthpodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
  6. Department of Public Health Dentistry
  7. Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
  8. Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
  9. Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology

Also, Post graduate degree in Dentistry, MDS in various disciplines mentioned above are offered here.

Notable people who worked in the institute

References

  1. ↑ "B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Act, 2049 (1993)" (PDF). www.lawcommission.gov.np. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Search > School Details: B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences". www.wdoms.org. World Directory of Medical Schools. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The Second Schedule (See Section 12). Recognised medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India". Medical Council of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Press Release Of 2010: Indian Assistance Of Nrs. 12.53 Crores". 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Médecine tropicale et humanitaire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.