Abstract
This article gives a comparison of the MBBS course that is being conducted by thethree universities in Nepal. The course started by the Institute of Medicine was thepioneering effort. The concepts were taken a bit further at the time that the medicalcourse at the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) was formulated.This teaching institution became partly responsible for the delivery of health care tocertain areas of the country thus meeting the goal that the producers of healthmanpower were also involved in the delivery of health services to the community aswell. With the starting of the medical course by Kathmandu University, this journeyin the field of medical education was taken one more step forward. The involvementof private institutions also in the field of medical education meant that it was no longerjust the responsibility of the government. Tribhuvan University also gave affiliationsto private institutions in the medical field. The stage has now been extended by thestarting of a medical course based totally on Problem Based Learning at the KathmanduUniversity Medical School or KUMS.Key Words: MBBS, medical education, community oriented, system based, integrated.
Highlights
This article gives a comparison of the MBBS course that is being conducted by the three universities in Nepal
By the time that the students enrolled in the course had completed it, this proposed degree of Tribhuvan University (TU) had been designated as MBBS
The curriculum adopted by the three institutions, TU i.e. IoM, BPKIHS and Kathmandu University (KU) are compared on the basis of subdivisions in the curriculum and hours of instruction allotted to the various subjects
Summary
This curriculum was introduced there was no clear idea as to what to call the course. Annexure A (The second version of the curriculum states it to be 8221 hours) Following this there is a one-year period of compulsory rotating internship The reason for this choice of internship was that the product of the IoM should have a workable knowledge in all areas of medicine and surgery and be capable to work in any area of Nepal. In an effort to keep abreast of developments in modern medical education, the first review of the Basic Medical Sciences curriculum was done in 1996 in collaboration with Institute of Medicine of Tribhuvan University and MAHE of Manipal.
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