University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay
| University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay | |
|---|---|
| Established | 9 January 2002 |
| Type | Public |
| Undergraduates | 602 (2008) |
| Location | Aungmyethazan, Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Health |
The University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay (UTM), located in Aungmyethazan, Mandalay, is a public university of Burmese traditional medicine.[1] The Ministry of Health administered university offers a five-year Bachelor of Myanmar Traditional Medicine degree program, and accepts about 100 students a year.[2]
[edit] History
UTM was established in 2002 on an 11.42-acre (4.62-hectare) campus,[1] and its present building complex was completed in 2004.
[edit] Program
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 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 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
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Government adding new momentum to public health care services". The New Light of Myanmar. 2004-10-18. http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2004/Oct04/enlm/Oct18_h2.html.
- ^ a b (in Burmese) National Health Plan (2006-2011), Human Resources Development in Medicine. Ministry of Health, Myanmar. 2006. p. 252.
