Patan Academy of Health Sciences

Patan Academy of Health Sciences
पाटन स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान
TypeDeemed
Established2008
ChancellorPrime Minister of Nepal
Location
Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal

27°40′07″N 85°19′11″E / 27.66850°N 85.31967°E / 27.66850; 85.31967
Vice ChancellorRajesh Nath Gongal
Websitepahs.edu.np

Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) (Nepali: पाटन स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान) is an autonomous, not-for-profit, public institution of higher education established in 2064 B.S. (2008 A.D.) with the charter granted by the Parliament of Nepal.[1] The stated aim of the PAHS is to work in close partnership with the national health system to improve the health care services in the remote/rural areas primarily through producing technically competent and socially responsible health care workers. Currently PAHS has been running School of Medicine and School of Nursing and Midwifery.[2] In the year 2017, PAHS started in Maters Program in Public Health (MPH) under School of Public Health (SoPH).[2] In future, it aims to run School of  Allied Health Sciences.[2] PAHS MBBS curriculum focuses on holistic care of individual and community. PAHS preferentially enrolls students from rural areas and trains them in curriculum that emphasizes on community health and is subsequently provides support for its graduates who work in the rural areas.[3]

  1. ^ "About PAHS". Patan Academy of Health Sciences. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Patan Academy of Health Sciences". Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. ^ "Patan Academy of Health Sciences School of Medicine". The Gateway of Education in Nepal. Retrieved 2014-05-17.