General Information

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was established in 1972 under Tribhuvan University with a mandate and responsibility of training all the categories of health manpower needed in the country. Within the first decade of its establishment, it developed a total of 12 campuses, out of which, three were Kathmandu and 9 were outside the Kathmandu Valley.

In the beginning the stress was on training of middle level health workers. The programmes for this purpose were ANM, CMA, Proficiency Certificate Courses in General Medicine, Pharmacy, Radiology, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Health Laboratory and Ayurveda (a Traditional Medicine program).

In 1978, a community-oriented integrated MBBS programme was started with an intake of 22 students. The intake was subsequently increased and the current enrollment rate is 60 students per year.

A three hundred-bedded TU Teaching Hospital was built in 1984 with support from JICA, Japan and another 100 beds were added in 1993. Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) is a 444 bedded tertiary care hospital. This hospital is being used for the teaching/learning activities of different programmes run by IOM, along with research work.

At post-graduate level, a three year General Practice (Family Physician) program was started in 1982 and it was followed by one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Anaesthesiology in 1984 with the support from the University of Calgary, Canada. Today, IOM is running 29 different programmes from proficiency certificate level to postgraduate level in medicine, public health, paramedical, nursing and traditional medicine (Ayurved Science) through 9 campuses scattered all over the country.

  Following academic programmes are running at IOM

 Administrative Structure:

Dean of Institute of Medicine is the head of the Institute.

There are three main bodies for the decision-making

These bodies are under Academic Council and Senate of the Tribhuvan University.

Legal Structure: Institute of Medicine is run by the law and bylaws of Tribhuvan University. Vice Chancellor is over all in charge of the university. Academic part is looked after by Rector and administrative part is looked after by Registrar.

Governance of the Institution: Institute of Medicine Dean’s office is the main office of the Institute and other campuses, hospitals are under its control.

Linkages with Other Institutions

Institute of Medicine has linkages through official agreement with the following:

 

Admission in PG Program of Foreign Nationals
Office of the Dean, Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University, Nepal invites application from Foreign Candidates desirous of getting enrolled into the Post Graduate Programs (MD Clinical Anatomy,MD Clinical Physiology, MD Clinical Pharmacology,MD General Practice, MD Ophthalmology,MD Dermatalogy, MD Internal Medicine, MD Gynaecology, MS General Surgery, MS Otohinolaryngology, head and Neck Surgery, MD Anaesthesiology, MD Paediatric, MD Pathology, MD Radio-diagnosis, MS Orthopaedic and Truma surgery (4 yrs), MD Psychiatric, Mphill clinical Psychology (2 yrs),MMLT MD Microbiology, MD Biochemistry, MPH (1 1/2 yr) offered at its Maharajgunj Campus, Kathmandu. more...
    
Admission in MBBS Program for Foreign Nationals
 

For admission in MBBS program a candidate should have these eligibility criterias: I Sc. or Proficiency certificate in general science with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Higher Secondary (10+2) Certificate with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Equivalent Qualification minimum 50% aggregate marks in total marks.

Local & International Recognition

The MBBS degree awarded by the Institute, TU is recognized by

  • Nepal Medical Council
  • Indian Medical Council
  • Sri Lanka Medical Council
  • Bangladesh Medical Council
  • Pakistan Medical Council
  • General Medical Council, UK
  • World Health Organization

  Course Duration: Five and half years for the MBBS Program (Including Internship).

Language of Instruction: English more...