University of Health Sciences – Cambodia
| សាកលវិទ្យាល័យវិទ្យាសាស្រ្តសុខាភិបាល. Université des Sciences de la Santé du Cambodge | |
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Rector | Prof. SAPHONN Vonthanak, MD, MSc, PhD. (from 2012-) |
| Undergraduates | BMedSc,BDentSc, BPharm, BNurs, BMidW, BPH, BSc, Professional Diplomas, Associate degrees. |
| Postgraduates | MD, DDS, PharmD, MPH, MSc, MHA. |
| Specialization(MD-D.E.S), PhD. | |
| Location | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Health, Cambodia; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia. |
| Website | [1] |
University of Health Sciences–Cambodia (សាកលវិទ្យាល័យវិទ្យាសាស្រ្តសុខាភិបាល) is a public university offering degrees in health sciences (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health...) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The University of Health Sciences was first established in June 1946 as the School for Medical Officers, following which it became the Cambodian Royal School for Medicine in 1953, and the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1962. In 1967, the Faculty of Pharmacy was moved to Phnom Penh University.
In 1971, it became the Medical and Paramedical Faculty, in which a dentistry section was developed. It was totally abandoned and severely damaged throughout the genocidal regime of Pol Pot.
The university resumed its activities in January 1980 as the combined faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, and it became the University of Health Sciences in 1997. In late 2001, the university became a public administrative institution comprising the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Pharmacy, the Faculty of Dentistry, and the Technical School for Medical Care.
In addition to its primary mission to train in the field of human resources for health (sub- decree 127 of the Royal Government of Cambodia), the UHS is to become a multidisciplinary University by 2012, in accordance with the recommendations of government sub-decree 54.
After 6 years of general medical education (a foundation year + 5 years), all students will graduate with Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSc) បរិញ្ញាប័ត្រ វិទ្យាសាស្រ្តវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ. This degree does not allow graduates to work independently as Physician, but it is possible for those who wish to continue to master's degrees in other fields relating to medical sciences such as Public Health, Epidemiology, Biomedical Science, Nutrition...
Medical graduates, who wish to be fully qualified as physicians or specialists must follow the rule as below:
All Medical graduates must complete Thesis Defense and pass the National Exit Exam ប្រឡងចេញថ្នាក់ជាតិក្នុងវិស័យសុខាភិបាល to become either GPs or Medical or Surgical Specialists.
The faculty of Pharmacy offers 5 year undergraduate program (a year foundation study plus 4 year of pharmaceutical sciences) leading to Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) បរិញ្ញាប័ត្រ ឱសថសាស្រ្ត superseded the old title of "Diploma of Pharmacist".
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