Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

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Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) [1] is one of the nine schools of Kathmandu University running medical, nursing and allied health science program. KUSMS is a collaborative program of Kathmandu University and Dhulikhel Hospital. The main office of KUSMS is on the premises of Dhulikhel Hospital, a Kathmandu University hospital, in Kavrepalanchok District, Nepal. KUSMS was set up in 1994. [2] Manipal College of Medical Sciences in Pokhara was the first medical college to be granted affiliation. Since then, KUSMS has granted affiliation to several medical colleges around the country.

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KUSMS formally started its own medical training program, the MBBS program, on 7 September 2001 in association with Dhulikhel Hospital. The first class was 43 Nepali students. The day is annually celebrated as KUSMS Day. Although the medical school is still widely known as KUMS, inside and outside the country, its name was changed to Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) in 2006, in view of the fact that it not only trains medical undergraduates and postgraduates, but also runs nursing and allied health science programs.

In 2018, the total tuition for the MBBS degree was Rs. 3.7 million (US$31,672) making the school one of the cheapest institutions to get a degree. [3]

Aims and objectives

The school is a non-profit organization with a motto of producing "technically competent and socially responsible" doctors and other medical and nursing professionals. The main focus of the organization is to contribute in improving the overall health status of Nepal. [4]

Courses

KUSMS runs the following programs:

The duration of the MBBS program is five and a half years of medical education. This includes one year of clinical internship. The first two years consists of learning basic science courses, where special emphasis is laid on problem-based and community-oriented learning. In the ensuing two and a half years, the medical students are taught and trained in clinical disciples. The students complete a year of clinical internship in clinical departments as well as in remote outreach health centers before the final medical diploma is issued by the university.

Administration

Colleges granted affiliation by KUSMS to run MBBS courses

College granted affiliation by KUSMS to run BDS courses

Colleges granted affiliation by KUSMS to run BSc. Nursing courses

Recent developments

On the central campus run as KUSMS/DH Collaboration, the 13 batch of MBBS students have graduated from the medical school and the 14th batch is on internship. The 18th batch of students joined the medical school (October 2018). The students of the 15th batch are on final year of the course and waiting for final exam to appear, while the 16th have completed the basic science university examination. Similarly from BDS, 3rd batch students have graduated and 4th batch is on internship.

Criticism and Controversies

Medical education in Nepal is highly controversial as many qualified students are turned away in lieu of competitive marks. Corruption is rampant with schools accepting students based on connections to established figures or illicit donations made to the school. The "hidden" tuition, as it's referred, is the additional cost of bribing officials in the education and healthy ministry with some students paying triple the tuition fees for enrollment. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Dr. Govinda KC is a staunch supporter of medical education reform in Nepal and has long advocated to break the education "mafia" present in the system. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "KUSMS". Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences.
  2. ↑ "History of KU in brief". Kathmandu University.
  3. ↑ "Fee Structure KUSMS".
  4. ↑ "History of KU in brief". Kathmandu University.
  5. ↑ "Edusanjal » Kathmandu University gave affiliation to two New Medical colleges | Blog". edusanjal.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Manufacturing fake doctors".
  7. ↑ "Educational Mafia Of Our Society".
  8. 1 2 "Dr KC: A one-man army against medical mafia in Nepal".
  9. 1 2 "Non-Violent Action to Reform Medical Education in Nepal -The Fasts-unto-death of Dr Govinda KC". Social Medicine: Themes and Debates 2020.

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