Elective Program for International Student and Faculty (EPISF)
Elective Program for International Student and Faculty (EPISF)
Introduction
Gandaki MedicalCollege (GMC) undertakes Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program as well as BSc Nursing as the focal courses. Other planned courses are Bachelor in Dentistry (BDS), Bachelor in Pharmacy, BSc Lab Technology etc. The program is recognized by licensing bodies of the Government of Nepal. Undergraduate medical students become competent Medical Graduates after completing five and half year of MBBS program. GMC has its own Teaching Hospital and a Community Satellite Health Centre in PokharaValley and utilizes them for the teaching - learning activities of medical and nursing students as well as provides curative, preventive, promotive and rehabilitative health care services to the people. The standard of MBBS and BSc Nursing program and quality of health care are ensured by research studies and evaluation.
The Teaching hospital is named Charak Hospital and Research Centre Pvt. Lt. and provides Out Patient Department services and Inpatient care in Clinical disciplines - Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, General surgery, Neuropsychiatry, Anaesthesiology, Dermatology, Otorhinolaryngology, , Ophthalmology, and Dental. The hospital provides round the clock emergency and casualty services and runs 24 hour ambulance service.
Elective Program GMC encourages own students for undertaking elective studies. Facilities are available at GMC for acquiring clinical experience as well as Community Field experiences for international medical students. Minimum period accepted for Elective Program will be four weeks which can be extended on four weekly basis further as per the requirement of individual student, for which a letter from the concerned authority is compulsory.
How to Apply? International students, in clinical years of study, at medical schools or medical colleges affiliated to recognized Universities are eligible to apply for the elective program that you wish to undertake at GMC. There are two categories of EPISF as mentioned below. One can select the preferred category and forward application by email or fax to:
The Human Resource Department Gandaki Medical College. Human Resources Department, Gandaki Medical College Prithivichowk, Pokhara, Nepal E-mail: office@gmc.edu.np
Category One This is self-determined Elective program in which the applicant chooses the nature, discipline and duration of elective study on one's own discipline of interest and writes about it to GandakiMedicalCollege. The applicant is required to write own learning objectives and discuss the elective project proposal with own national guide and after finalization, sends the application with the Elective Proposal to GMC. Then GMC will discuss the Elective Proposal with the Head of the concerned department and will approve or disapprove the Elective Proposal and write to the applicant accordingly. In case of approval GMC will find a co-guide from the concerned discipline at GMC who will supervise the student during the entire elective study. At the completion of the elective study, the student will receive a certificate of completion of Elective Program.
Category Two This is tailored by GMC for international students. While designing the Elective Package, due consideration is given to enable international students acquire an overall experience related to clinical and community health problems seen in Nepal.
Students get placements at departments related to medicine, surgical, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and gynaecology, neuropsychiatry and Community Medicine or other specified disciplines either at the Hospital and/or the Community settings. Weekly placement schedules will expose them to health problems related to different disciplines. The academic section will make rotation schedule and fix it for international student. The international student cannot make alterations to the fixed program. Supervisors will be identified when posted at different departments. There will not be any co-guide from a particular department assigned for a student. At the completion of the elective study, the student will receive a certificate of completion of Elective program.
Elective Fee Elective Study GMC Application Registration Fee US $ 100.00 First Four weeks Elective Fee US $ 200.00 Fortnightly Extension Elective Fee US $ 100.00 (After the completion of the first four weeks)
N.B. Students wanting to apply for elective study are advised to note that a minimum of eight weeks would be appropriate for doing Elective study at GMC. However, should your academic program demand elective study of more duration than that of eight weeks, special consideration can be taken in such cases by making request to individual departments of GMC.
