University of Medicine, Mandalay

The University of Medicine, Mandalay (Burmese: ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ် (မန္တလေး), pronounced [sʰé tɛʔkəθò (máɰ̃dəlé)]; 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.[3] 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.

University of Medicine, Mandalay
ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ် (မန္တလေး)
Mottoဥပဌာနံ၊ အနုကမ္ပာ၊ ဒယာ
(Pali: upaṭhānaṃ, anukammā, dayā)
Motto in English
Service, Sympathy, Humanity
TypePublic
Established1954 (1954)[1]
RectorAye Aye Chit
DeanKhin Maung Lwin
Administrative staff
426[1]
Students2086[2]
Location
Chanayethazan, Mandalay, Myanmar

21°58′31.49″N 96°05′39″E
AffiliationsMinistry of Health
Websitewww.ummdy.gov.mmy
University of Medicine, Mandalay Main Building

University of Medicine, Mandalay is one of five schools in Burma recognized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.[4]

the Aungpinlal Hall

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.

UMM campus

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 300 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.[3]

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B., B.S.)
  • Diploma in Medical Science (Dip.Med.Sc.)
  • Master of Medical Science (M.Med.Sc.) physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, pathology, public health, forensic medicine, internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, pediatrics, orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, anaesthesiology, radiology, otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology, mental health, medical rehabilitation.
  • 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

Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, pathology, public health

Department heads
  • Department of Chemistry - Daw Aye Aye Thein
  • Department of Physics - Daw Sandar Shein
  • Department of Botany - Daw Moe Moe Kyaw Shin
  • Department of Zoology - Daw Mi Mi Khine
  • Department of English - Daw Kyi Kyi Htwe
  • Department of Myanmar - Daw Aye Khin Khin
  • Department of Mathematics - Daw May Nwe Kywe Aye
  • Department of Anatomy - Prof. Labang Hkwan
  • Department of Physiology - Prof. Nwe Nwe Yi
  • Department of Biochemistry - Prof. Khin Win Sein (now Rector of University of Nursing, Mandalay)
  • Department of Pathology - Prof. San San Hlaing
  • Department of Microbiology - Prof. Khin Nwe Nwe Oo
  • Department of Pharmacology - Prof. Nwe Nwe Than

Notable alumni
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See also

References
  1. "Profile of University of Medicine, Mandalay". World Health Organization. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  2. "Profile of UMM".
  3. "Health Statistics" (PDF). Ministry of Health, Myanmar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  4. https://imed.faimer.org/details.asp?country=209&school=&currpage=1&cname=MYANMAR&city=&region=AS&rname=Asia&mcode=209010&psize=25
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