Institute of Medicine, Nepal

Institute of Medicine (IOM) is one of the five technical institutes under Tribhuvan University, Nepal's largest academic institution.[2]

Institute of Medicine
चिकित्साशास्त्र अध्ययन संस्थान
TUTH, Mahrajgunj
MottoChikitsitat punyatmam na kinchita
TypePublic
Established1972
Parent institution
Tribhuvan University
DeanProf. Dr. Dibya Singh Shah[1]
Location
Kirtipur, Kathmandu
Pokhara
Hetauda
,
Nepal
Websitewww.iom.edu.np

IOM runs undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. programs. The institute has eight constituent campuses and fifteen affiliated colleges in the country. Its central campus, Mahrajgunj Medical Campus, Mahrajgunj.[3]

Colleges and campuses

Constituent campus

There are 8 constituent campuses:

  • Mahrajgunj Medical Campus, Kathmandu
  • Mahrajgunj Nursing Campus
  • Ayurveda Campus|Ayurveda Campus, Kirtipur
  • Nepalgunj Nursing Campus
  • Birgunj Nursing Campus
  • Biratnagar Nursing Campus
  • Pokhara Nursing Campus
  • Central Department of Public Health

Affiliated colleges

There are 15 affiliated colleges:

  • National Medical College, Birgunj
  • Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa
  • Janaki Medical College, Janakpur
  • People's Dental College and Hospital, Balaju, Kathmandu
  • MB Kedia Dental College, Birgunj
  • KIST Medical College
  • Chitwan Medical College
  • National Model College for Advanced Learning
  • Sunsari Technical College
  • Metrix College Birgunj
  • Janamaitri Foundation, Balaju
  • Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sano Bharyang, Bhadrakhal
  • Manmohan Institute of Health Sciences, Solteemode, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara
  • Nepal Ayurved Medical College, Birgunj

Programs

Today the IOM has 29 programs, from proficiency certificate level to the highest postgraduate degree in medicine, public health, paramedical, nursing and traditional Ayurveda medicine through its central campus and eight constituent campuses around the country.

Challenges

Medical education in Nepal is highly competitive as there are limited seats in medical schools. The tuition fees in private schools is very high and often unaffordable to vast majority of families. Only the best of the best students can rank high enough for full scholarships in government medical school. Recently government has opened a few more medical schools. For many years, Institute of Medicine was the only government medical school in the country [4][5][6][7]

Dr. Govinda KC is a staunch supporter of medical education reform in Nepal and has long advocated to break the education "mafia" present in the private medical education system.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. http://iom.edu.np/lrm_export_20190323_220607-4/
  2. "IOM".
  3. "IOM|TU".
  4. "Manufacturing fake doctors".
  5. "Educational Mafia Of Our Society".
  6. "Dr KC: A one-man army against medical mafia in Nepal".
  7. "Non-Violent Action to Reform Medical Education in Nepal -The Fasts-unto-death of Dr Govinda KC". Social Medicine: Themes and Debates 2020.

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