The Teaching Programme in Basic Sciences consists of -

1. Didactic class room lectures
2. Practicals 
3. PBLs/ Seminars 
4. Community / Hospital visits

Fortnightly academic time tables are prepared, giving details of the teaching programme with topics to be covered. These are put up well in advance. To support the integrated approach, seminars and PBLs are conducted every fortnight on important diseases/ syndromes. This gives the basic science students a better clinical orientation of the systems being taught. Concurrent evaluation is done by fortnightly tests, viva-voce, seminars and PBLs.

Examinations are held at the end of each semester.

The Teaching Programme in Clinical Sciences consists of:-

1. Didactic class room lectures
2. Clinical / practical training in wards / Community visits / Field training camp
3. Symposia / Seminars
4. Clinical meetings / Faculty talks / Guest lectures

The above teaching sessions take an average of forty two hours / week, out of which there are 12 didactic lectures per week. The stress is mainly on Clinical / Practical training. The students are periodically assessed by having end posting clinical exams (Clinical and Viva), mid- semester exams and end - semester exams.

Teaching Methodology and Student Group Size

Clinical Training: From the very first semester the students obtain clinical exposure through hospital visits. Clinical training is conducted at the Manipal Teaching Hospital (MTH) and associated local hospitals - Western Region Hospital (WRH) & Green Pastures Hospital (GPH), Himalayan Eve Hospital, Regional TB Centre etc. Endeavors are also made to reach out to people in their homes. Periodically, a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, interns, students and allied health workers holds camps in rural areas. Interaction with the community is well established through regular field trips and adoption of local families.

Distribution of Hospital Beds in MTH, WRH, GPH

Examinations & Assessment

In order to derive the maximum benefit from integrated teaching the student is expected to have 100% attendance in all the subjects. However the student should have not less than 75% of attendance, separately in theory and practical in order to be eligible to appear for the university examinations.

External Examiners: Kathmandu University appoints external examiners from a panel of academicians from top institutions of Nepal & India. To name a few institutes - Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu; BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal; Kathmandu University Medical School, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Kasturba Medical College, Manipal & Mangalore; Calcutta Medical College etc. Professors and Associate professors, who meet the criteria laid down by Kathmandu University, are empanelled.

KU Exam Result Table

MCOMS takes pride in conducting all examinations (fortnightly tests, semester exams, practical and clinical exams, university exams) impeccably. For the Kathmandu University Exams, in addition to KU, observers were also sent by Nepal Medical Council, for all the University Exams. Both, Kathmandu University & Nepal Medical Council, have commended the Conduct of Examinations at MCOMS, in its reports