The University of Medicine, Mandalay ( my, ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ် (မန္တလေး), ; formerly Institute of Medicine, Mandalay), located in

Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...

is one of five medical universities in

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. The university offers

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(M.B.B.S.) degrees and graduate studies (

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, master's and

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) 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

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scores. The university is recognized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. Aungpinlal Hall UMM

History

The University of Medicine, Mandalay began as a Branch Medical Faculty (BMF) of the

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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 an inaugural class of 36 students.

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began in 1968 with a master's degree program in physiology. The formal name, Institute of Medicine, Mandalay, was changed in 2005 to 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: * Departments of Anatomy and Physiology in 1954 * Departments of

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, Pathology, Bacteriology, Medicine and

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in 1956 * Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,

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and

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, Ear, Nose and Throat in 1957 * Department of

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in 1960 * Department of Child Health,

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, English,

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, Physics, Zoology and Botany in 1964 * Department of Biochemistry in 1987 * Department of Orthopedics in 1990

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 Mandalay General Hospital ( my, မန္တလေးပြည်သူ့ဆေးရုံကြီး; abbreviated MGH) is a major teaching hospital in Mandalay, Myanmar, with a bed capacity of 1,500. It serves as the primary teaching instituti ...

(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

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hospitals in the city of Mandalay, and five regional

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s around the city - 13 hospitals in total. UMM

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. * 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 * Ph.D. Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, pathology, public health

Notable alumni

* Ju (writer) *

Sai Mauk Kham Dr Sai Mauk Kham ( shn, ၸၢႆးမွၵ်ႇၶမ်း, my, စိုင်းမောက်ခမ်း ; born 17 August 1949) is a Burmese politician and physician who currently serves as a House of Representatives MP for Lashio To ...

Sai Kham Leik Sai Kham Leik ( shn, ၸၢႆးၶမ်းလဵၵ်း, my, စိုင်းခမ်းလိတ်), is a successful and prolific Burmese songwriter. Said to be a physician by training he is an ethnic Shan songwriter and has written ...

Soe Lwin Soe Lwin ( my, စိုးလွင်) is the incumbent Regional Auditor of Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma). He is a member of Sagaing Region Government. He serving as a Regional Auditor of Sagaing Region Sagaing Region ( my, စစ်ကိ� ...

* Khin Maung Win *

Myint Maung Maung Myint Maung Maung ( my, မြင့်မောင်မောင်) is an obstetrician and gynecologist who became head of the North Okkalapa General Hospital in Burma. In May 2011 he received a Sayawun Tin Shwe Award. Maung Maung graduated fr ...

(Ob Gyn Scientist writer)

References

External links

Ministry of Health

Alumni Home Page

UMM Alumni Association
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