The University of Public Health, Yangon ( my, ပြည်သူ့ ကျန်းမာရေး တက္ကသိုလ် (ရန်ကုန်) ) is the premier university of
public health in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. Founded in 2007, the university offers only graduate and post-graduate degree programs: Master of Public Health (MPH), PhD in Public Health, Diploma in Medical Science and Diploma in Medical Education.
The university is a member of the South-East Asia Public Health Education Institution Network (SEAPHEIN).
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Location
It is located at the heart of Yangon. The full address is 246, Myo Ma Kyaung street, corner of Bo Gyoke Aung San Road and Lamadaw street, Latha, Yangon. It is just across the road in front of University of Medicine 1 which was the oldest medical school in Myanmar.
History
The university was founded in 2007 to strengthen the public health system (including human resources for public health) and infrastructure in Myanmar.Nay Soe Maung
Nay Soe Maung ( my, နေစိုးမောင်; born 17 November 1956) is a Burmese physician and professor who served as Rector of the University of Public Health, Yangon from 2013 to 2017, and as President of the People's Health Foundatio ...
who has served as an army doctor up to the rank of a colonel. He is ex-husband of one of the daughters of former Myanmar Junta head.[
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Entrance
Physicians(M.B.B.S), dentists(B.D.S), nurses(B.N.Sc) and health assistants(B.Comm.H) are allowed to enter this school. Medical doctors and community/public health professions who are working in government service can enroll the UOPH via entrance exam. Applicant must be under 50 years old. They also finished the training of Central Institute of Civil Service in Myanmar. It is under authority of Ministry of Health in Myanmar.
See also
* University of Community Health, Magway
The University of Community Health, Magway (UCH) ( my, အခြေခံ ကျန်းမာရေး တက္ကသိုလ် (မကွေး), ) is a Community Health University under the Ministry of Health (Myanmar), and located in M ...
References
External links
Official website
4.Myanma Alinn Daily Newspaper in 2013-06-15
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Universities and colleges in Yangon
Medical schools in Myanmar
Universities and colleges in Myanmar
Educational institutions established in 2007
2007 establishments in Myanmar