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Governance

University of Medicine (1), Yangon (UM1), is a public institution focusing on training medical doctors and scientists related to medicine. It is one of the state-owned medical universities under Ministry of Health and Sports of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The directorate, the Department of Human Resources for Health organizes and coordinates administrative and financial matter while Academic matters are managed by the Academic Body and Administrative Body of UM1.

The Administrative Body

The administrative body is chaired by the Rector of the University of Medicine (1), Yangon, with the Pro-rector as Vice-Chairperson. Members include:

  • Two Rectors from the Universities under the Ministry of Health and Sports
  • Medical Superintendent of Yangon General Hospital
  • Heads of the departments
  • Deputy Head of Admin/Finance Division
  • Registrar
  • Assistant Registrars
with Head of Admin/Finance Division serving as Secretary. To see the whole list of the Administrative Body, click here.

Duties of the Administrative Body

  • To act in accordance with rules, directives and orders relating to financial matters
  • To prescribe and enforce rules and regulations for students
  • To supervise matters relating to the estate
  • To supervise sports and cultural activities of students
  • To supervise and promote the health of the staff and students
  • To select students who deserve stipends or free tuition

The Academic Body

The academic body is chaired by the Rector of the University of Medicine (1), Yangon, with the Pro-rector as Vice-Chairperson. Members include:

  • Heads of Departments
  • Heads of Postgraduate Courses
  • Medical Superintendents of Affiliated Teaching Hospitals
  • Deputy Head of Admin/Finance Division
  • Registrar
  • Assistant Registrars
with Head of the Admin/Finance Division as Secretary. To see the whole list of academic body, click here.

Duties of the Academic Body

  • To collaborate with the various Boards of Studies and steer the courses in keeping with the political, economic and social systems of the Union of Myanmar
  • To inspect the curricula and syllabi put up by the various Boards of Studies, approve, and forward it to the Council of Academic Bodies
  • To supervise whether teaching is in accordance with the approved curricula and syllabi
  • To hold examinations and publish the results
  • To confer degrees, diplomas and, award prizes
  • To recommend the creation of new departments
  • To scrutinize and prescribe textbooks to be used at the University
  • To introduce postgraduate courses in collaboration with the teaching departments