THE MBBS PROGRAMME IN NEPAL

Abstract

This article gives a comparison of the MBBS course that is being conducted by the
three universities in Nepal. The course started by the Institute of Medicine was the
pioneering effort. The concepts were taken a bit further at the time that the medical
course at the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) was formulated.
This teaching institution became partly responsible for the delivery of health care to
certain areas of the country thus meeting the goal that the producers of health
manpower were also involved in the delivery of health services to the community as
well. With the starting of the medical course by Kathmandu University, this journey
in the field of medical education was taken one more step forward. The involvement
of private institutions also in the field of medical education meant that it was no longer
just the responsibility of the government. Tribhuvan University also gave affiliations
to private institutions in the medical field. The stage has now been extended by the
starting of a medical course based totally on Problem Based Learning at the Kathmandu
University Medical School or KUMS.

Key Words: MBBS, medical education, community oriented, system based, integrated.