B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) ( ne, वी. पी. कोइराला स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान), is a Nepalese autonomous health sciences university. It is located in the sub-metropolitan city of

Dharan Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and It ...

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District. The Institute is a Nepal-India cooperation. The Institute serves the health education needs of the eastern region of Nepal at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The Institute comprises four colleges: the Faculty of Medicine, the College of Dental Surgery, the College of Nursing, and the School of Public Health and Community Medicine. The Institute also operates a 700-bed

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, offering postgraduate, undergraduate and university certificate programs. The Institute grants Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral degrees like Doctorate of Medicine (DM) , and several other certificates. The

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program began on March 10, 1994, while the postgraduate programs began in 1999.

History

Established, the Institute became an Autonomous Health Sciences University on October 28, 1998. The Institute was established on January 18, 1993. The Institute was named after the late former

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Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala ( ne, विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला; 8 September 1914 – 21 July 1982), (Nepali: 1971 B.S. Bhadra 24 - 2039 B.S Shrawan 6)better known as B. P. Koirala ( ne, बीपी ...

. The Institute took over the management of the 150-bed Eastern Regional Hospital, a

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, in 1993. The University raised the number of beds to 700 and added a

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and

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facilities, as well as a critical care area, and observational beds.

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, CT-scan, emergency laboratory, C-arm, mobile

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are among the facilities. A sterilization section and operation theatres with recovery room facilities were also added. Bpkihs

The

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(MBBS) programme of BPKIHS started in 1993 with the course duration of 4.5 years. It is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools, and the MBBS qualification is recognized by the

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and was transformed into an Autonomous Health Sciences

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in 1998. In 2010, the foundation stone was laid for a new college block, funded by the

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Medical Facilities

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from Philips (Allura FC) provides

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and

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. Logistics and training were provided with the support of

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Dentistry

The institute has a separate College of Dental Surgery that accepts 60 students for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery program every year through competitive entrance examinations. A total of nine separate Dental Departments function smoothly in the university premises that are as follows: * Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology * Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery * Department of Prosthodontics * Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry * Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics * Department of Public Health Dentistry * Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry * Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics * Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology A Postgraduate degree in Dentistry, MDS in those disciplines are available.

Hospital Services

The services offered at the university hospital include: *

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services * Emergency Hospital Services * DOTS TB Clinic (expanded as Directly Observed Treatment Short course

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Clinic) * Public Health and Social Services * Institutional Practice * Radiology and Laboratory Services * OT (

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) and Minor Procedure Services * OPD (

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Department) Services

Notables

Ramesh Bijlani Ramesh Lal Bijlani (born 1947) is an Indian writer, inspirational speaker, medical scientist and retired Professor of Physiology who has specialized in physiology, nutrition, and yoga. He is the author of more than 200 scientific papers, more t ...

, former Professor of Physiology at

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Tirath Das Dogra Tirath Das Dogra ( hi, तीरथ दास डोगरा, IAST: ''Tīrath Dās Ḍōgarā'', born 18 July 1947) is an Indian forensic pathologist and former Pro-Chancellor and vice-chancellor of SGT University, Budhera Gurgaon Haryana 201 ...

, former Director of

and an authority on

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References

External links

Official websiteB.P.Koirala Institute of Health sciences
{{DEFAULTSORT:B.P. Koirala Institute Of Health Sciences Medical colleges in Nepal 1993 establishments in Nepal