List of medical colleges in Nepal explained

, there are 24 medical institutes in Nepal whose qualifications are recognized by the Nepal Medical Council, Medical Council of India and World Directory of Medical Schools. They are regulated by the Medical Education Commission, Nepal.[1] [2] [3]

Background information

Medical schools in Nepal are usually known as medical colleges. The history of modern medical education in Nepal is very short. Formal medical education started in Nepal after the establishment of Institute of Medicine, Nepal in 1972 under Tribhuvan University.[4] Previously, only few qualified doctors were present in Nepal before pre-democracy era in 1951. While few eager Nepalese doctors established Nepal Medical Association (NMA) on March 4, 1951 to unite all the practicing doctors.[5] They strongly raised voice to have medical council to regulate the medical practice in Nepal and Nepal Medical Council (NMC) was established on 28 February 1964.[6] However, NMC started functioning after the "NMC-Rules" was approved by His Majesty's Government on 1 January 1968.[7] At present there are six public medical colleges, fifteen private medical colleges and a single army funded medical college in Nepal.[1] [8] [9]

Types of Medical Institutions

Government FundedPrivateArmy
6151
!With UG and PG both!With PG Only
IOMNAMS
BPKIHSPAHS, Pokhara
PAHS, Lagankhel
KAHS
All offers UG and PG courses except BMCTH.NAIHS is the only army medical college in Nepal, it offers both UG and PG courses.

Operational Medical Colleges

Tribhuvan University

NameEstablishedCityDistrictProvinceTypeArea(m2) approx.No. of bedsRemarksRef.
Institute of Medicine (IOM)1972Maharajgunj, KathmanduKathmanduBagmati ProvincePublic84,810700
  • 1st medical college of Nepal
  • MBBS started in 1978
  • MD/MS started in 1982
  • DM/M Ch started in 2008
Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS)1998SiddharthanagarRupandehiLumbini ProvincePrivate70,000790Agreement with 200 bedded Lumbini Zonal Hospital[10]
Janaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital (JMCTH)1999JanakpurDhanushaProvince No. 2Private1,08,000525
  • MBBS started in 2003
  • No. of beds:
  1. 160- Ramdaiya Bhawadi
  2. 365- Janakpur
[11]
National Medical College (NMCTH)2001BirgunjParsaProvince No. 2Private1,30,000[12]
KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital (KIMCTH)2006ImadolLalitpurBagmati ProvincePrivate40,000450MBBS started in 2008[13] [14]
Chitwan Medical College (CMC)2006BharatpurChitwanBagmati ProvincePrivate1,49,000750MBBS started in 2009[15] [16]
Gandaki Medical College (GMC)2007PokharaKaskiGandaki ProvincePrivate1,04,000750MBBS started in 2010[17] [18]
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences (NAIHS)2012Sanobharyang, KathmanduKathmanduBagmati ProvinceArmy1,25,000635[19]

Kathmandu University

NameEstablishedCityDistrictProvinceTypeArea(m2) approx.No. of bedsRemarksRef.
Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS)1994Lamachaur, PokharaKaskiGandaki ProvincePrivate23,500750
  • 1st private medical college of Nepal
  • foreign investment
[20]
College of Medical Sciences(COMS)1995BharatpurChitwanBagmati ProvincePrivate45,000750
  • 2nd private medical college of Nepal
  • foreign investment
[21] [22]
Kathmandu Medical College (KMC)1997Sinamangal, KathmanduKathmanduBagmati ProvincePrivate900[23]
Nepalgunj Medical College (NGMC)1997KohalpurBankeLumbini ProvincePrivate65,0001000
  • No. of beds:
  1. 750 - Kohalpur
  2. 250- Nepalgunj
[24]
Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital (NMC)1997Jorpati, KathmanduKathmanduBagmati ProvincePrivate40,000700[25]
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS)2001DhulikhelKavreBagmati ProvincePrivate1,70,000475Partnered with Dhulikhel Hospital for MBBS[26]
Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital(NoMCTH)2004BiratnagarMorangProvince No. 1Private1,30,0001050MBBS started in 2007[27]
Lumbini Medical College2006TansenPalpaLumbini ProvincePrivate70,000600MBBS started in 2009[28] [29]
Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital (BMCTH)2012BiratnagarMorangProvince No. 1Private50,000700
  • Offers only UG medical courses
  • MBBS started in 2015
[30] [31]

Autonomous

NameEstablishedCityDistrictProvinceTypeArea(m2) approx.No. of bedsRemarksRef.
National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)1889Tundikhel, KathmanduKathmanduBagmati ProvincePublic22,000535
  • 1st hospital of Nepal
  • MD/MS started in 2002
  • DM/M Ch started in 2010
[32]
Pokhara Academy of Health Science (PAHS)1962PokharaKaskiGandaki ProvincePublic1,05,000350
  • UG started in 2019
  • Partnered with Western Regional Hospital
[33] [34]
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)1993DharanSunsariProvince No. 1Public16,00,000700MBBS started in 1994[35]
Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS)2008LagankhelLalitpurBagmati ProvincePublic25,000450
  • In 1982, Shanta Bhawan Hospital merged with Lalitpur Hospital to form Patan Hospital, which then later changed to PAHS in 2008.
  • MBBS started in 2010
[36]
Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS)2017GhorahiDangLumbini ProvincePublic,000250
  • In 2017, Rapti Sub Regional Hospital was converted to Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, which came operational since 2019.
  • BSC Nursing and Bachelor of Nursing Program started in 2023
[37]
Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS)2011ChandannathJumlaKarnali ProvincePublic17,000265MBBS started in 2021[38] [39]
Madhesh Institute of Health Sciences (MIHS)2021JanakpurdhamDhanusha DistrictMadhesh ProvincePublic500
  • Teaching Hospital & Transformation of Provincial Hospital
  • Plans & Programs: Establish facility for undergraduate teaching in Medical, Dental & Nursing Specialty: MBBS, BDS, BSc/BN Nursing, and others.

Proposed and Under-construction Medical Colleges

NameCityDistrictProvinceYearAffiliationTypeStatusRef.
Geta Medical CollegeGodawari/GetaKailaliSudurpashchim Province2016PublicUnder-construction[44] [45] [46]
Ram Raja Prasad Singh Academy of Health SciencesRajbirajSaptariProvince No. 22016PublicUnder-construction[47]
Provincial Medical CollegeTilottamaRupandehiLumbini Province2016PublicUnder-construction[48]
Bardibas Medical CollegeBardibasMahottariProvince No. 22016PublicUnder-construction[49]
Karnali Medical CollegeBirendranagarSurkhetKarnali Province2016PublicUnder-construction[50]
Purbanchal University College of Health Science (PUCHS)BiratnagarMorangKoshi Province2023Purbanchal UniversityPublicUnder-construction[51]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2021-08-15. Home. 2021-08-15. mec.gov.np. en.
  3. Web site: 2021-06-15. शै. स. २०७७/०७८ क लागि स्नातक तहका विभिन्न विधामा शिक्षण संस्थागत रुपमा सिट संख्या. 2021-08-15. NAME. en-US.
  4. Web site: About IOM Institute of Medicine. 2021-08-15. www.iom.edu.np.
  5. Web site: Nepal medical Association NMA Doctor's Professional Non-Profit Organization. 2021-08-15. www.nma.org.np.
  6. Web site: Nepal Medical Council . 2021-08-15. nmc.org.np.
  7. Web site: Nepal Medical Council . 2021-08-15. nmc.org.np.
  8. Web site: Medical Colleges. 2021-08-16. en-GB.
  9. Web site: mec.gov.np. MEC. pg_seats_jan12. Medical Education Commission.
  10. Web site: About Us – UCMS. 2021-08-15. en-US.
  11. Web site: Janaki Medical College. 2021-08-16. en.
  12. Web site: National Medial College. 2021-08-16. nmcbir.edu.np.
  13. Web site: Kist Teaching Hospital. 2021-08-16. www.kistmcth.edu.np.
  14. Web site: KIST Medical College. 2021-08-16. Edusanjal. en.
  15. Web site: CMC-overview. 2021-08-16. www.cmc.edu.np.
  16. Web site: Chitwan Medical College (CMC). 2021-08-16. Edusanjal. en.
  17. Web site: Gandaki Medical College:HOME. 2021-08-17. www.gmc.edu.np.
  18. Web site: Gandaki Medical College:SHOW_CONTENT. 2021-08-17. gmc.edu.np.
  19. Web site: Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences नेपाली सेना स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान संस्थान. 2021-08-17. www.naihs.edu.np.
  20. About Us MCOMS, Nepal . en-US.
  21. Web site: Introduction . 2021-08-15 . College of Medical Sciences . en-GB.
  22. Web site: College of Medical Sciences (CMS) . 2021-08-16 . Edusanjal . en.
  23. Web site: Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) . 2021-08-15 . www.kmc.edu.np.
  24. Web site: Nepalgunj Medical College . 2021-08-15 . www.ngmc.edu.np . en-US.
  25. Web site: Nepal Medical College & Teaching Hospitals . 2021-08-15 . www.nmcth.edu.
  26. Web site: KUSMS – Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences . 2021-08-15 . en-US.
  27. Web site: About NOBEL Nobel Medical College . 2021-08-16 . en.
  28. Web site: Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital . 2021-08-16 . Edusanjal . en.
  29. Web site: Lumbini Medical College, Palpa, Nepal LMC Admission 2020 - 21 Study MBBS Nepal . 2021-08-16 . BES Study MBBS Nepal . en-US.
  30. Web site: Birat Medical College . 2021-08-17 . Edusanjal . en.
  31. Web site: Our Chairperson – BMCTH . 2021-08-17 . en-US.
  32. Web site: NAMS . 2021-08-16 . nams.org.np.
  33. Web site: About us Pokhara Academy of Health Science . 2021-08-17 . pahs.gov.np.
  34. Web site: Pokhara Academy of Health Science to start MD and MS courses . 2021-08-17 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  35. Web site: Introduction B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences . 2021-08-15 . www.bpkihs.edu.
  36. Web site: Patan Academy of Health Sciences . 2021-08-17.
  37. Web site: Rapti Academy of Health Sciences .
  38. Web site: (KAHS) Karnali Academy of Health Sciences . 2021-08-17 . kahs.edu.np.
  39. Web site: With federal set-up in place, Karnali Provincial Hospital changes for the better . 2021-08-17 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  40. Web site: KU lands in controversy as it recommends affiliation to B&C Medical College. 2021-08-20. Aawaaj News - KU lands in controversy as it recommends affiliation to B&C Medical College. en.
  41. Web site: About B & C Hospital – B & C Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center. 2021-08-20. en-US.
  42. Web site: Government agrees to grant affiliation to B&C Medical College. 2021-08-20. kathmandupost.com. English.
  43. Web site: Officials bent on granting affiliation to B&C college despite controversy. 2021-08-20. kathmandupost.com. English.
  44. Web site: Ministry to draft new bill to run five state medical colleges under one body. 2021-08-20. kathmandupost.com. English.
  45. Web site: Medical College. Geta. Medical College Infrastructure Construction Development Committee Geta, Kailali. 20 August 2021. www.moe.gov.np.
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  48. Web site: Bhusal. Rekha. Provincial medical college to be established in Rupandehi. 2021-08-20. My Republica. en.
  49. Web site: Medical College. Bardibas. EIA_Bardibas. 20 August 2021. mofe.gov.np.
  50. Web site: Federal government starts process to open medical college in Surkhet. 2021-08-20. kathmandupost.com. English.
  51. Web site: पूर्वाञ्चल विश्वविद्यालय : २७ वर्षमा ११ औं दीक्षान्त समारोह, एमबीबीएसको अध्यापन सुरु हुँदै . 2023-10-11 . www.ratopati.com . Nepali.

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