University of Medicine, Magway


The University of Medicine, Magway located in Magway, is one of five universities of medicine in Myanmar. The university offers an M.B., B.S. degree program, and master's degree programs in medical science.
Up to 2011 December, the Ministry of Health-administered university was one of the most selective in the country, and accepts each year approximately 600 undergraduate students outside of Yangon Region and Mandalay Region based on their University Entrance Examination scores.
As it was the only university of medicine in the country that accepts students from the rest of the country, the university was reputed to have the most economically, culturally and ethnically diverse student population as the Union University,, among all Burmese universities of medicine. But, when educational reforms are started under the New Regime, the numbers of fresher candidates is reduced to 99 and those fresher students are from Magway Region, Shan State, Rakhine State, Bago Region. The fresher students from Lower Myanmar are relocated to University of Medicine 2, Yangon, and those from Kachin State, Chin State and Sagaing Region are to University of Medicine Mandalay.
University of Medicine, Magway, is one of five schools in Myanmar recognized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
Pro-rectors are Dr Aye Aye Oo and Dr Hla Win Myint

Leadership

The university has been headed by an academic dean known as a rector. Past rectors include:
  1. Than Myint
  2. Maung Maung Wint
  3. Win Myat Aye
  4. Aye Tun
  5. Khin Zaw

    Undergraduate curriculum

First Year M.B., B.S.

  1. Myanmar Literature
  2. English
  3. Mathematics & statistics
  4. Physics
  5. Chemistry
  6. Botany
  7. Zoology

    Second Year M.B., B.S.

  8. Anatomy
  9. Biochemistry
  10. Physiology

    Third Year M.B., B.S.

  11. General Pathology
  12. Microbiology
  13. Pharmacology
Students are also posted for 18 weeks each to the medical and surgical wards for clinical training.

Final Part One M.B., B.S.

  1. Systemic Pathology
  2. Preventive and Social Medicine
  3. Forensic Medicine

    Final Part Two M.B., B.S.

  4. Medicine
  5. Surgery
  6. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  7. Pediatrics

    Internship

  8. Medical Ward
  9. Surgery Ward
  10. O and G Ward
  11. Pediatric Ward
  12. Field Research Department
All the government hospitals in Myanmar which have at least 4 specialties centers can be regarded as a field place for interns.

House officer training

All students, after a successful completion of Final Part II examination, are required to continue with hands-on training for a period of one year as house surgeons in state-recognized teaching hospitals in Yangon and/ r the State and Division Hospitals. Training periods are:
SubjectDuration
Child Health2 ½ months
Community Medicine2 weeks
Medicine 3 months
Obstetrics & Gynaecology3 months
Surgery3 months

House Officers must take their training in one of the teaching hospitals in the following cities:
  1. Magway မကွေး
  2. Minbu မင်းဘူး
  3. Naypyitaw နေပြည်တော်
The House Officers can apply, if they wished, for the transfer to Yangon and Mandalay Hospitals after one ward completion in Training Hospitals under University of Medicine, Magway.

Core contents

The university offers master's degree programs in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Pediatrics.

Teaching hospitals

  1. Magway Regional Hospital
  2. Minbu District Teaching Hospital
  3. University Teaching Hospital