University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 19 December 2001 |
| Rector | Prof. Dr Thein Zaw Linn |
| Undergraduates | 602 (2008) |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Health and Sports |
The University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay (UTM), in Aungmyethazan, Mandalay, is a public university of Burmese traditional medicine.[1] The Ministry of Health and Sports administered university under the department of traditional medicine offers a five-year Bachelor of Myanmar Traditional Medicine degree program and accepts about 100 students a year.[2]
History[edit]
UTM was established in 2001 on an 11.42-acre (4.62-hectare) campus.[3] Its present building complex was completed in 2004.
Program[edit]
The university accepts about 100 students annually, based solely on their university entrance exam scores. The total enrollment is 602 for the 2008 academic year. The university offers a five-year program including a one-year internship and confers a BMTM (Bachelor of Myanmar Traditional Medicine) degree.[2]
- First year: literature and basic science subjects such as Burmese, English, Pali and Sanskrit (Oriental Studies), physics, chemistry, zoology, botany, behavioral science and Pharmacology(TM), computer science.
- Second year: Basic Medical Sciences (Western) subjects—anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology and microbiology, and Basic Medical Science (Traditional) subjects—anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, medicinal plants, principles of traditional medicine, pharmacognosy, English and traditional clinical methods.
- Third year: Traditional clinical subjects such as internal medicine, gynecology, child health, ulcers and sores, physical medicine, orthopedics, panchakarma and Chinese acupuncture, and Western pharmacology, preventive and social medicine and clinical methods.
- Fourth year: Continuation of traditional clinical subjects plus additional subjects like research methodology and forensic medicine.
- Fifth year: Internship
References[edit]
- ^ "Government adding new momentum to public health care services". The New Light of Myanmar. 2004-10-18.
- ^ a b National Health Plan (2006-2011), Human Resources Development in Medicine (in Burmese). Ministry of Health, Myanmar. 2006. p. 252.
- ^ "တိုင်းရင်းဆေးတက္ကသိုလ်-တည်နေရာ-မန္တလေးမြို့".
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