Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery : Kathmandu University

Four and a half year long undergraduate degree, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery offered by Kathmandu University is followed by one year of internship training. The criterion and standards embraced by the KU are in strict adherence to the necessities of Nepal Medical Council.

The KUMS Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery has been split into 3 parts: the initial 2-year of study comprises of primary medical sciences and introduction to clinical sciences. In the latter two and a half years, they study the skills & principles of clinical medicine. In the final year, students are provided with internship.

List of colleges offering MBBS program under the affiliation of Kathmandu University:

• Birat Medical College, located in Biratnagar
• Nobel Medical College, located in Biratnagar
• Lumbini Medical College, located in Tansen, Palpa
• Nepalgunj Medical College located in Chisapani, Nepalgunj
• Nepal Medical College (MNC), located in Jorpati Kathmandu
• Kathmandu Medical College (KMC), located in Jorpati, Kathmandu
• College of Medical Sciences (CMS) located in Sinamangal, Kathmandu
• Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS), located in Pokhara, Kaski
• Kathmandu University, School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS), located in Dhulikhel, Kavre

List of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Colleges

Below is the list of colleges for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery programs:

• College of Medical Science 056-524203, Narayangadh, Bharatpur
• Kathmandu Medical College 01-4469064, 4476152 , Sinamangal, Kathmandu
• Kathmandu University School of Medical Science 490497, 490290, Dhulikhel
• Lumbini Medical College 977-75-520840, 9847028290, Tansen
• Manipal College of Medical Sciences 61-440387 / 440600, Bagar, Pokhara
• Nepal Medical College 01-4911008, Gokarna, Kathmandu
• Nepalgunj Medical College 977-81-521572, B.P Chowk, Nepalgunj

Objectives

Some of the major objectives of MBBS degree are listed below:

• To produce skilled medical undergraduates.
• To provide students with the detailed understanding of medicines and its use.
• To equip students with clinical techniques along with occupational ethics and value.
• To enhance students' communication ability.

Admission Requirements

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates should be over seventeen years of age.
• Candidates should have completed +2 or Intermediate of Science with Chemistry, Physics, Biology and English as major subjects and should have acquired minimum of 50% in all the subjects or should have completed BSC degree.

Entrance Test:

Applicant should face an entrance test administered as per the course for Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery Entrance Exams published by the Ministry of Education.

Admission Modality:

Candidates who have passed KUMET test and meet other criteria are eligible to take admission.

Syllabus

Course of Study

1st Semester

• Basic Sciences - Unit 1
• Community Medicine
• Clinical Orientation

2nd Semester

• Basic Sciences - Unit 2
• Community Medicine
• Clinical Orientation

3rd Semester

• Basic Science - Unit 3
• Community Medicine
• Clinical Orientation

4th Semester

• Basic Science - Unit 4
• Community Medicine
• Clinical Orientation

5th Semester

• Community Medicine
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Surgery and allied subjects
• Pediatrics

6th Semester

• Community Medicine
• Forensic Medicine
• Oto-rhinolaryngology
• Ophthalmology
• Medicine and allied subjects
• Obstetrics & Gynecology

7th Semester

• Community Medicine
• Forensic Medicine
• Oto-rhinolaryngology
• Ophthalmology
• Medicine and allied subjects
• Surgery and allied subjects
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Pediatrics

8th Semester

• Medicine and allied subjects
• Surgery and allied subjects
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Pediatrics

Scope and Career Prospects

MBBS grads are qualified doctors & surgeons who have both theoretical & practical skills and knowledge about the various areas of medicine. Thus, they will have no problem finding jobs. Some of the organizations that hire MBBS graduates are universities, air ambulance services, residential nursing homes, private healthcare establishments, clinical trial organizations, hospital/research institutes, overseas aid agencies and the armed forces.

Job Prospects:

MBBS is a vocation degree that equips students with the practical & clinical abilities particular to medicine along with the personal and professional attributes required to be a successful doctor. After completing this degree, one can work as:

• Physician associate
• Hospital doctor
• General practice doctor

However, there are other options too. Grads can work as research scientist, solicitor, science writer, medical educational consultant, higher education lecturer, health promotion specialist and health service manager, healthcare scientist to name a few.