College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur


College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur is a medical school in Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal. Every year it enrolls 100 students in its MBBS course.

History

The International Society for Medical Education Pvt. Ltd and the Ministry of Education signed an agreement on 8 August 1993 giving birth to the International Institute of Medical Science at Bharatpur, Chitwan which has undergone modifications and changes for the need-based health care system of Nepal, in particular to Tarai areas. After necessary reorientation, the medical college was re-established as the College of Medical Sciences under the aegis of ISME Pvt. Ltd and started operating afresh from 14 December 1995 under the leadership of Professor of Pagadala Rajaram MD DSS PHD who was the first principal of the college. As of January 2015 the principal is Dr. Mathur.
With the modern concept of globalization of medical education as well as hospital care of the patients, the College of Medical Sciences has endeavored to educate the undergraduates with the objective of producing medical personnel of high quality. This institution being premiere medical college in the heart of Nepal; besides having very eminent and experienced faculty who are endowed with international fame indulge with a curriculum which is student centered and has learning objectives of wide ranges of subjects. The curriculum is horizontally and vertically integrated and passive lectures are meager. Problem based learning is emphasized and encouraged among the students. Today, the medical college boasts of a highly qualified and experienced faculty mostly from neighboring countries and already five batches have passed out and there are now four batches of students on the rolls from various regions of Nepal, India and SAARC countries.
A landmark, in the history of the College of Medical Sciences was the inauguration of the teaching hospital on 21 January 1999 by the managing director Nagender Pampati. This has revolutionized the healthcare scenario in this region with a combination of clinical expertise and advanced diagnostic facilities. The first medical superintendent of the hospital was Prof. G. Thippana, M.D. it is now Prof. B. N. Patowary, M.S., the head of the Department of Surgery. Links have already been established with the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh and some of the American Colleges for enhancing the training and service programmes in the college. Further collaborative efforts with international universities are underway for the purpose of academic co-operation in the teaching of undergraduate and post graduate medical students.

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