COURSES & ELIGIBILITY (M.B.,B.S. Programme)

The University accepts average 300 students per year from those who apply for the Universities of Medicine after passing the Grade 12 Matriculation Examination in the science combination (STEAM 1), which includes Myanmar, English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, with scores that meet the minimum requirements set by the Department of Human Resources for Health, Ministry of Health.

 

M.B.,B.S Programme

The curriculum is designed to ensure the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and values to provide highly effective patient care. Medical students will be able to achieve and demonstrate individually by the time of graduation all of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and values embodied in each of the required competencies across the following six domains.

  1. Patient Care: Developing clinical reasoning and therapeutic approaches
  2. Medical Knowledge: Understanding normal structures, functions, and disease mechanisms
  3. Practice-Based Learning: Utilizing self-directed learning and evidence-based medicine
  4. System-Based Practice: Understanding health policy and the healthcare delivery system
  5. Ethics and Professionalism: Demonstrating knowledge of principles governing ethical decision-making
  6. Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Acquiring language and communication competency

This outcome based integrated curriculum is designed to provide students with a strong scientific foundation and a comprehensive approach to clinical medicine.

Introductory course  in medical year 1provide the students with the fundamental knowledge to be applied in learning of system module. Students will learn the following principles;

  1. Structural Principle
  2. Functional Principle
  3. Molecular Principle
  4. Principle of Disease Mechanism
  5. Principle of Medical Microbiology
  6. Principle of Drug Therapy

Medical year 1 and 2

This phase aims to introduce the students to basic sciences and to develop the ability to apply these in the clinical setting. It is taught in an integrated manner to bring together normal and abnormal structures and functions of every system along with the appropriate therapeutic interventions. Early clinical exposure is incorporated within each module so that the students gain basic clinical skills and be prepared for the clinical years and understand the application of basic science knowledge to the practical clinical examination.

In the medical year 1, students must complete the following five integrated system modules.

  1. Musculoskeletal and skin module
  2. Medical Genetic module
  3. Cardiovascular module
  4. Respiratory module
  5. Gastrointestinal, Liver and Nutrition module

In the medical year 2, following five modules have to be completed.

  1. Hematology module
  2. Immunology module
  3. Endocrinology module
  4. Reproductive and Renal   module
  5. Neurology and Mental Health module

In the year 3, 4 and 5, students will be involved in a series of clinical rotations including electives and residential field training. Students will undertake clinical placements at one of the following teaching hospitals of the University.

  1. North Okkalapa General Hospital
  2. Thingangyun Sanpya General Hospital
  3. Insein General Hospital
  4. Yankin Children Hospital
  5. Ywarthargyi Mental Health Hospital

Along the medical year 1 to 5, following five vertical modules are incorporated.

  1. Clinical Skill Management
  2. Medical Ethics and Professionalism
  3. Community and Family Health
  4. Research Culture and skill
  5. Social and Behavioral Science

 The clinical departments that will provide training in the medical year 3 are

  1. General Medicine
  2. General Surgery
  3. Infectious diseases
  4. Geriatric
  5. Dermatology
  6. Orthopedic
  7. Rehabilitative medicine
  8. Eye,ORL-HNS

During the medical year 3, there is a 4 week Elective when students may choose the discipline as interested in.

In the medical year 4, students will rotate in following clinical departments.

  1. Obstetrics & Gynecology
  2. Pediatrics
  3. Forensic medicine
  4. Medicine
  5. Psychiatry
  6. Oncology
  7. Surgery specialties
  8. Anesthesia
  9. Emergency Medicine
  10. Radiology

In addition, there is a 4 week Residential Field Training Programme in medical year 4. Students will be placed at township hospital and rural health centers and will have opportunity to learn healthcare in community.

In the final year, students undertake rotation among the four major clinical departments and there is also a 3 week Student Selected Component when student will have their own choice to learn in one of the clinical departments.

 

Teaching/Learning Opportunities

The university is committed to an environment and professional workplace that inspires learning, compassion, accountability, and commitment to ethical patient care .The university ensures a positive learning environment to promote active, self-directed and lifelong learning. Following teaching/ learning methods are applied to achieve the outcomes of the programme.

  • Lectures
  • Small Group work (SGD, Tutorial, Project)
  • Team Based Learning
  • Practical/dissection session
  • Clinical Skill Training
  • Clinical workplace training
  • Problem Based Learning
  • Case Based Learning

 

Assessment

The training programme of the university is very intensive and students’ commitment and dedicated performance are expected. Students need to face series of assessment including continuous course work assessment and module-end or year-end assessment. Depending on the year of the programme, students’ competencies will be assessed by written test/ exam, practical test, viva voce and OSCE (Objective structured Clinical Examination) and OSPE (Objective Structure Practical Examination) at Skill Training Lab. Your professional attitude and active participation throughout the course will also be monitored.

 

Course/Clerkship Attendance

In the medical school, learning is a shared activity that requires students to acquire and integrate new knowledge through experiential interaction with faculty, peers, and others in a collegial and supportive atmosphere.

Learning process in both clinical workplace and engagement for group learning activities like TBL,Simulation-based learning and CBL .Absence diminishes the experience for both the student who is absent as well as the other students in the group who are present. Because of this dynamic, attendance is strictly regulated for the Mandatory Teaching/Learning Activities.

House officer Training

You will consolidate your learning from previous years during house officer training period. You will be assigned in rotation at medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetric & gynecology, anesthesia, emergency medicine , orthopedics wards. There is emphasis on developing practical skill and knowledge in respective clinical fields.

Your knowledge about healthcare in community setting will be expended in your placement at community field training center in Hlegu Township. M.B., B.S. degree is conferred to students only after satisfactory completion of House Officer training.

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