The University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay (UTM), located in Aungmyethazan, Mandalay

Mandalay

Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....

, is a public university of Burmese traditional medicine

Traditional medicine

Traditional medicine comprises unscientific knowledge systems that developed over generations within various societies before the era of modern medicine...

. The Ministry of Health

Ministry of Health (Burma)

The Ministry of Health is a national government-run ministry administering health affairs and health care in Burma, including all of the medical schools. It is one of the few civilian-headed ministries in Burma, and its current minister is Dr. Pe Thet Khin, who is assisted by two Union Deputy...

 administered university offers a five-year Bachelor of Myanmar Traditional Medicine degree program, and accepts about 100 students a year.

History

UTM was established in 2002 on an 11.42-acre (4.62-hectare) campus, and its present building complex was completed in 2004.

Program

The university accepts about 100 students annually, based solely on their university entrance exam scores. The total enrollment is 602 for the 2008 academic year. The university offers a five-year program including a one-year internship, and confers a BMTM (Bachelor of Myanmar Traditional Medicine) degree.

• First Year: literature and basic science subjects such as Burmese
  Burmese language
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  , English
  English language
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  , Pali
  Páli
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   and Sanskrit
  Sanskrit
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   (Oriental Studies), physics
  Physics
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  , chemistry
  Chemistry
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  , zoology
  Zoology
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  , botany
  Botany
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  , behavioral science and computer science
  Computer science
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• Second Year: Basic Medical Sciences (Western) subjects—anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology and microbiology, and Basic Medical Science (Traditional) subjects—anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, medicinal plants, principles of traditional medicine, pharmacognosy
  Pharmacognosy
  Pharmacognosy is the study of medicines derived from natural sources. The American Society of Pharmacognosy defines pharmacognosy as "the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs, drug substances or potential drugs or drug substances of natural origin as well...
  
   and traditional clinical methods.

• Third Year: Traditional clinical subjects such as internal medicine
  Internal medicine
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  , gynecology, child health, ulcers and sores, physical medicine, orthopedics
  Orthopedics
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  , panchakarma and Chinese acupuncture
  Acupuncture
  Acupuncture is a type of alternative medicine that treats patients by insertion and manipulation of solid, generally thin needles in the body....
  
  , and Western pharmacology, preventive and social medicine and clinical methods.

• Fourth Year: Continuation of traditional clinical subjects plus additional subjects like research methodology and forensic medicine.

• Fifth Year: Internship