Institute of Medicine, Nepal

Institute of Medicine (IOM), Nepal, located in the capital city of Kathmandu, is the premier medical institution of Nepal.

Institute of Medicine has been entrusted with :

* Developing Undergraduate and Postgraduate Level of Human Resources for Health;
* Undertaking Scientific Research in the field of Health Sciences;
* Providing Curative, Rehabilitative, Promotional and Preventive Health Care Services;
* Activating Continuing Education for Health Professionals;
* Providing Training to Certificate-level Health Personnel.

Institute of Medicine (IOM), established in 1972 at Tribhuvan University, was entrusted with the responsibility of training health care workers at all levels for the health care manpower needs of Nepal. Within the first decade of its establishment, the IOM developed a total of 12 campuses scattered over the country -- 3 campuses in Kathmandu and 9 campuses outside the Kathmandu Valley.

Initially, the emphasis of IOM was on the training of middle-level health workers. Programmes serving this purpose include ANM, CMA, Proficiency Certificate Course in General Medicine, Pharmacy, Radiology, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Health Laboratory and Traditional Medicine.

With the passage of time, the institutional goals of IOM have continued to change. The mission of the IOM eventually expanded into training tertiary level health professionals. By 1977 it had at the graduate level a 2-year Bachelor of Nursing Programmes in Community Nursing, Paediatric Nursing and Adult Nursing.

In 1978, a community-oriented integrated MBBS programme was started with intake of 22 students. Subsequently the class size was increased to 60, and plans are underway to increase the number.

Hospital

Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, a 300-bed teaching hospital, was completed in 1984 with support from JICA, and another 100 beds were added in 1993. At 444 beds, Tribhuvan University Hospital is currently the largest hospital in country, providing new tertiary level health service to the Nepalese people. This hospital is the site of teaching and research activities of IOM.The official website is http://www.teachinghospital.org.np

:BPKoirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies::

"'B.P. Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies (BPKLCOS)"'B.P. Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies (BPKLCOS), a collaborative project of Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, B.P. Eye Foundation and Lions Club International District 325, is an important landmark in the history of blindness prevention in Nepal. Established with funds partially provided by Lions Club International SightFirst Program and co-financed by Lions Club International Multiple District 102 Switzerland and Liechtenstein, this center has provided its services to about 82,000 eye patients in the last two years of its establishment. The Center provides services not only at its premises but also at satellite clinics and eye camps in the far-flung areas of the country.

New buildings

Four other centers Ganesh Man Singh Center for Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery,Manamohan Cardiovascular Center, Gynaecological and Paediatric Center and a Maternity and Birthing Center will be opening soon inside the premises of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj.

Constituent Campuses

Maharajgunj Campus, MaharajgunjMaharajgunj Nursing Campus, MaharajgunjAyurved Campus, KirtipurPokhara Nursing Campus, PokharaBirgunj Nursing Campus, BirgunjBiratnagar Nursing Campus, BiratnagarNepalgunj Nursing Campus, Nepalgunj.

::Affiliated Colleges & Campuses::

Peoples' Dental College, Nayabazar, KathmanduLalitpur Nursing Campus, LalitpurUniversal College of Medical Sciences, BhairhawaNational Medical College, Birgunj

At post-graduate level, a three-year Postgraduate Generalist (family physician) Training and one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Anaesthesiology were started in 1982 and 1984, respectively, with support from the University of Calgary, Canada. Today the IOM has a total of 29 different programmes, from proficiency certificate level to the highest postgraduate degree in medicine, public health, paramedical, nursing and traditional Ayurved medicine through Tribhuvan University Hospital and 9 campuses scattered all over the country.

Academic Programmes of Faculty of Medicine at Maharajgunj Campus

Under Cerficate Programme

Radiography o Labroratory Technology o Pharmacy

Under Bachelor Programme

o Medicine (MBBS) o Public Health (BPH) o Laboratory technology (BMLT) o Pharmacy (B.Pharm) o Radiography (BSc.RT) o Optometry (B.Optom) o Bsc Nursing

Under Postgraduate Programme

Doctor of Medicine (MD) in:

o Internal Medicine o Pediatrics o Psychiatry o Pathology o Obstetrics and Gynecology o Radiology o Ophthalmology o General Practice o Anesthesia

Master of Surgery (MS) in:

o General Surgery o Orthopedics and trauma surgery o Ear, nose, throat and Head and Neck Surgery

Master in Public Health (MPH)

Master in Philosophy (M.Phil) in Clinical Psychology

Master of Science (MSc.) in:

o Pediatrics o Radiology o Surgery o Obstetrics and Gynecology o ENT and Head and neck surgery

To maintain the quality of its academic programmes, the IOM has established linkage programmes with various well-recognised institutions and universities all over the world.

Faculty of Nursing

In 1972, with the introduction of the New Education System Plan, nursing education became the responsibility of the Institute of Medicine (IoM), Tribhuvan University. The first Nursing school then became an IoM campus and the second one, an extension campus. These campuses ran a three-year nursing certificate programme that remained very much oriented to hospital nursing. Although the curriculum continued to be that to preparing nurses for hospital services.

Iin 1987, following a major review process which extended over a period of several years, a new primary health-care oriented curriculum was introduced. This curriculum intends to meet the health-care needs of the people of Nepal. Therefore, the aim is to produce graduates who have the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills to provide preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative aspects of care, to individuals, families and community.

The existing two-track post basic BN programme was started in 1968. The decision to start the revised programme was based on having just one nursing programme at the Bachelor level with two tracks/community nursing and hospital nursing. Having two tracks with students taking common one course in areas of teaching, leadership management and research helped to prepare nurses to be flexible and adapt to any area of nursing practice. Since the introduction of the first post-basic programme, 404 nurse have graduated.

The most recent development in nursing education is a programme leading to a master's degree in nursing (MN). The result of a study conducted in 1991 to determine the need for and the feasibility of introducing an MN programme, indicated that with the expansion of health services, there would be a need for more nursing positions requiring higher level dqualifications. The study results also indicated that with the expansion of health services, there would be a need for more nursing positions requiring higher level qualifications. The study results also indicated that 90 percent of the BN graduates surveyed were interested in undertaking study at the masters degree level in Nepal. The curriculum for the MN programme was developed and plans were implemented in April, 1995.

Faculty of Ayurveda

Ayurveda Campus is the only centre for Ayurvedic education in Nepal. It resulted from the merging of HMG's Ayurveda Vidhyalaya and Chikitsalaya with the Institute on Medicine in 1972. History reveals that Rajakiya Ayurveda Vidhyalaya was the first to start technical education in the country in 1993 BS. Though striving for infrastructure since more than two decades. Bachelor and Certificate admissions were interrupted in 1991 and 1993 and was restarted in 1996. It admits 15 students every year into its 5½ years course with 3 professionals of 18 months each, followed by an internship of one year.

Bachelor in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS)

The BAMS programme enables the learners:- to be competent, capable to providing ayurveda health services in Nepal, identifying and managing health institutions.

Course of Study::The curriculum is divided into the professionals of 18 months each. The students have to pass in all the subjects before being promoted to the next professional. To be able to take the professional examinations, one must pass the internal assessment.

Departments & Support Centres

"'Medical Education Department"'Training of teachers on medical education: IOM teachers as well as teachers from other medical colleges.Training of trainers to help different programmes of Ministry of HealthAssisted in the development of national policy on education of health professionals education.

Health Learning Materials Center::Played a pioneering role in the development of learning materials to assist the primary health care movement of the government as well in training the writers, editors and illustrators for the development of learning materials in the country.

Mental Health Project:Provide community based mental health care in the country.It is working at various levels including developing needed human resources and raising the awareness in the community. It is working to uplift the mental health status for positive psychological and social development of children.

Postgraduate education and research support center::Central LibraryTribhuvan University, Teaching Hospital (TUTH) Library under institute of Medicine, started since 1978, previously known as Central Campus Library, IOM which was established from 1972. This Library is also the deposited center of WHO publications.

Healthnet::Development of a sustainable Internet Service Provider inside the premises of Institute of Medicine. It has played a key role in enhancing the access to internet to the faculty and students of the institute.

http://www.iom.edu.np/