Lumbini Medical College

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Lumbini Medical College
Type Private
Established2009
Affiliation Kathmandu University
Chairman Gopal Bahadur Pokharel
Location, ,
CampusUrban
Website lmc.edu.np

Lumbini Medical College (LMC), established in 2005, is a private medical school located in the district of Palpa in Nepal and affiliated to Kathmandu University. [1] It also publishes the Journal of Lumbini Medical College. [2]

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Courses

This school provides courses like MBBS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, MD, MS, B.Sc. Nursing. [3] There are 100 seats for MBBS students as allocated by the Nepal Medical Council in the year 2019–2020. [4]

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References

  1. "About LMC".
  2. "JLMC". Journal of Lumbini Medical College.
  3. "Lumbini Medical College, KU Affiliated, Palpa | Colleges Nepal". www.collegesnepal.com. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  4. Sen, Sandeep (2019-10-22). "NMC allocates seats for medical colleges". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2023-04-01.