The university has stated that a new chapter in medical education has begun in the eastern region with the formal commencement of MBBS classes from Tuesday.
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Purbanchal University's nearly 20-decade-long effort to start undergraduate medical education has finally been successful. The university has brought the medical college into operation after going through various stages of waiting, infrastructure construction, and government processes.
A new chapter in medical education has begun in the Purbanchal region with the formal commencement of MBBS studies from Tuesday, the university said. The university has started undergraduate medical education for the first time after the government provided 50 seats for admission to the MBBS program.
The university's Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Biju Kumar Thapaliya, said that the formal commencement of medical education at the university after 3 decades of its establishment is a significant achievement.
Purbanchal University had initiated the process to operate medical education since 2062 BS. At that time, it had conducted an entrance examination for MBBS studies and selected 520 students. However, after the government implemented the provision that it is mandatory to have its own teaching hospital with at least 300 beds for the operation of a medical college, the plan could not move forward immediately.
The university then moved forward with the process of exploring various options for building the necessary infrastructure and managing the hospital. Three years ago, the university had signed an agreement to collaborate with the 330-bed Koshi Hospital as a teaching hospital. In addition, the university has also announced that it has brought its own 100-bed hospital into operation.
The Medical Education Commission had inspected the university's physical infrastructure, hospital, laboratory, human resources and academic preparation and submitted a report to the Ministry of Education two years ago. However, classes could not be started due to delays in the government process to grant final permission to operate the medical college. After the final monitoring by the commission team in the second week of last Shrawan, permission was granted to admit 50 students to the MBBS program.
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Dr. Shailesh Mani Pokharel expressed confidence that the MBBS class has been started after two decades of efforts and that it will add a new dimension to the field of medical education. "Our goal is to expand quality medical education in the Eastern region and produce skilled doctors," he said.
