University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay

Burmese university

University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay

Type| Public
Established| 19 December 2001; 23 years ago (19 December 2001)
Rector| Prof. Dr Thein Zaw Linn
Undergraduates| 602 (2008)
Location|

Aungmyethazan, Mandalay

Mandalay Division

Myanmar

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

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UTM was established in 2001 on an 11.42-acre (4.62-hectare) campus.[3] Its present building complex was completed in 2004.

## Program

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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

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1. ^ "Government adding new momentum to public health care services". The New Light of Myanmar. 2004-10-18.
2. ^ a b National Health Plan (2006-2011), Human Resources Development in Medicine (in Burmese). Ministry of Health, Myanmar. 2006. p. 252.
3. ^ "တိုင်းရင်းဆေးတက္ကသိုလ်-တည်နေရာ-မန္တလေးမြို့".

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