Defence Services Medical Academy

Defence Services Medical Academy (DSMA)

တပ်မတော် ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ်
Other name	DSMA
Former names	Defence Services Institute of Medicine (DSIM)
Motto	Victorious medical practitioner soldiers သမားဇာနည် အောင်စစ်သည်
Type	Public
Established	19 November 1992; 31 years ago (19 November 1992)[1]
Academic affiliations	Directorate of Medical Services (Burma), Ministry of Health, Universities Central Council, the Government of the Union of Myanmar[Burma]
Rector	Khin Aung Htun
Principal	Aung Myint Oo
Postgraduates	242 (2010)
Location	Yangon , Yangon Region , Myanmar
Campus	Mingaladon
Colors	Red, green, white, yellow, orange, blue

The Defense Services Medical Academy (DSMA) (Burmese: တပ်မတော် ဆေး တက္ကသိုလ်, pronounced [taʔmədɔ̀ sʰé tɛʔkəθò]), located in Mingaladon, Yangon, is the University of Medicine of the Myanmar Armed Forces. One of the most selective universities in the country, the academy offers M.B., B.S. (equivalent of the M.D.) degree programs. Upon graduation, most DSMA cadets are commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant in the Myanmar Army Medical Corps. The military physicians are to serve the healthcare needs of rural people when they are assigned in the country's remote regions where access to healthcare is poor.