University of Medicine 1, Yangon

University of Medicine 1, Yangon
ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ်(၁) ရန်ကုန်
Former names
Institute of Medicine 1 (IM-1), Medical College 1 (MC-1)
Mottoဥပဌာနံ၊ အနုကမ္မာ၊ ဒယာ
(Pali: upaṭhānaṃ, anukammā, dayā)
Motto in English
Service, Sympathy, Humanity
TypePublic
Established2 February 1927; 97 years ago (2 February 1927)
RectorKhin Mar Myint
Academic staff
685
Students2969 (2002–2003)[1]
Undergraduates3000
Postgraduates500
Location
Yangon
,
Yangon Region
,
Myanmar

16°49′9″N 96°8′2″E / 16.81917°N 96.13389°E / 16.81917; 96.13389
Campus
  1. Lanmadaw (Main)
  2. Pyay Road
  3. Thahton Road
ColorsRed, Black, White, Yellow     
AffiliationsMinistry of Health
Websitewww.um1yangon.edu.mm

The University of Medicine 1, Yangon (Burmese: ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ်(၁) ရန်ကုန် [sʰé tɛʔkəθò tɪʔ (jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃)]; formerly the Institute of Medicine 1), located in Yangon, it is the oldest medical school in Myanmar. The university offers M.B.B.S. (equivalent of the M.D.) degrees and graduate (diploma, master's and doctoral) degrees in medical science.[2] The university is perhaps the most selective university in the country, and admits approximately 400 students annually based on their University Entrance Examination scores.

The University of Medicine 1 comprises three campuses: Lanmadaw campus (also known as St. John's), Pyay Road campus (also known as Leikkhon) and Thaton Road campus (former BOC College of Engineering and Mining).

University of Medicine 1, Yangon is one of five schools in Myanmar recognized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.[3]

  1. ^ "Enrollment at Institutes of Higher Education". Myanmar Central Statistical Organization. Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  2. ^ "Health Statistics" (PDF). Ministry of Health, Myanmar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  3. ^ "IMED - FAIMER International Medical Education Directory - School Details". Archived from the original on 2012-06-02.