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 program under Kathmandu University in Nepal.

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

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 in Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

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.

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Syllabus

First Semester

Basic Sciences - Unit 1
Community Medicine
Clinical Orientation

Second Semester

Basic Sciences - Unit 2
Community Medicine
Clinical Orientation

Third Semester

Basic Science - Unit 3
Community Medicine
Clinical Orientation

Fourth Semester

Basic Science - Unit 4
Community Medicine
Clinical Orientation

Fifth Semester

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

Sixth Semester

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

Seventh Semester

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

Eighth 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.