The Nepal Medical Council (NMC) is a statutory body regulating

medical education Medical education is vocational education, education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, including the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship (medical), internship) and additional trainin ...

and registration of doctors in

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. NMC was established in 1964 under Nepal Medical Council Act 1964. Chairman of NMC is nominated by Government of Nepal whereas Vice-Chairman is elected from NMC members. NMC is one of many statutory bodies related to Healthcare in Nepal. It mainly deals with code and conduct of medical doctors registered in this council. Other are

Nepal Nursing Council The Nepal Nursing Council (NNC) is a statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of Nursing education in Nepal. The Council grants recognition of nursing qualifications, gives accreditation Accreditation is the independent, third-pa ...

, Nepal Pharmacy Council, Nepal Ayurvedic Medical Council, Nepal Health Professional Council, Nepal Health Research Council. The current chairman is Prof. Dr. Bhagawan Koirala.

Medical Colleges

There are 18 medical colleges in Nepal that award the MBBS degree. Nepal Medical Council (NMC) is the regulatory board that gives recognition to medical institutions for providing formal studies in medical science and training.

Kathmandu University (KU) and affiliated colleges

Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS) is one of the nine schools of Kathmandu University running medical, nursing and allied health science program. KUSMS is a collaborative program of Kathmandu University and Dhulikhel Hospital. ...

(KUSMS),

Dhulikhel Dhulikhel is a List of cities in Nepal, municipality in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal. Two major highways, the B.P. Koirala Highway, B.P. Highway and the Araniko Highway pass through Dhulikhel. Araniko Highway connects Kathmandu, Nepal's capi ...

, Kavre * Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS),

Pokhara Pokhara ( ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city located in central Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. Named the country's "capital of tourism" it is the List of cities in Nepal, second largest city after Kathmandu, with 599,5 ...

, Kaski * College of Medical Sciences (CMS), Bharatpur,

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* Kathmandu Medical College (KMC),

Sinamangal Sinamangal () (also Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward 09) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, on the banks of Bagmati River. It borders Baneshwor and Gaucharan. Tribhuvan International Airport located in Sinamangal divid ...

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

* Nepal Medical College (NMC), Jorpati, Kathmandu * Nepalgunj Medical College (NGMC), Chisapani,

Nepalgunj Nepalgunj (; ), also spelled Nepalganj, is a List of cities in Nepal#Alphabetical list, Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke district, Banke districts of Nepal, District, Nepal. It lies on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich distr ...

* Lumbini Medical College (LMC),

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, Palpa * Nobel Medical College,

Biratnagar Biratnagar () is a List of cities in Nepal, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Koshi Province. With a Metropolitan Urban Agglomeration population of 244,750 as per the 2021 Nepal census, 2021 census, it is the largest c ...

* Birat Medical college, Biratnagar *Devdaha Medical college, Rupendehi

Tribhuvan University (TU) and affiliated colleges

* Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine (IOM), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu * Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Kathmandu * Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Bhairawaha * National Medical College,

Birgunj Birgunj () is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhes Pradesh in southern Nepal. It lies south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul on the border of the Indian state of Bihar. As an entry point to Nepal from Patn ...

Janaki Medical College Janaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital is a medical college located near Janakpur in the Dhanusha District of Nepal. History The college was established in 2003 with an annual intake of 80 students a year to a Bachelor of Medicine and Ba ...

Janakpur Janakpurdham or Janakpur (), is the capital city of Madhesh Province. This sub-metropolitan city is a central hub for the Maithili language, as well as for religious and cultural tourism in Nepal. The city was founded in the early 18th centur ...

* KIST Medical College, Imadol, Lalitpur * Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Bharatpur, Chitwan * Gandaki Medical College (GMCTHRC), Pokhara, Kaski * Mahendranagar Medical College, Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur

Medical schools not affiliated to universities or having their own board

B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) () popularly known as Ghopa Camp, is a Nepalese autonomous health sciences university. It is located in the sub-metropolitan city of Dharan in Sunsari District, Sunsari District. The Institute is ...

(BPKIHS), Ghopa,

Dharan Dharan () is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, in eastern Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and I ...

Patan Academy of Health Sciences Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) () is an autonomous, not-for-profit, public institution of higher education established in 2008 with the charter granted by the Parliament of Nepal. The stated aim of the PAHS is to work in close partnersh ...

(PAHS)-School of Medicine, Patan, Lalitpur * Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS)- Jumla, Karnali National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Kathmandu is an NMC-recognized medical college that has post-graduate residency (MD/MS) training programs but does not award MBBS degree.

References

{{Government Agencies of Nepal Education in Nepal Regulatory agencies of Nepal 1964 establishments in Nepal

Medical Colleges

Kathmandu University (KU) and affiliated colleges

Tribhuvan University (TU) and affiliated colleges

Medical schools not affiliated to universities or having their own board

See also

References