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Motto | αα½αααααΆααααααα ααα§ααααααΆααααα»αααΆαααααα»ααααααΆα αα·αααΆαααααΆαααααΆα (Khmer) |
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Motto in English | Together Towards Excellence in Health Sciences Training. And Research |
Type | Public research |
Established | 6 June 1946; 78 years ago (1946-06-06) |
Rector | Saphonn Vonthanak |
Academic staff | 1,720 |
Students | 6,143 |
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. | |
Address | 73 Monivong Blvd (93) , , |
Nickname | ααΆααΆαααα α (IPA: [salaΛ krΙhΙΛm]; "Red School") |
Affiliations | Agence universitaire de la Francophonie Ministry of Health |
Website | uhs |
The University of Health Sciences (UHS; Khmer: ααΆαααα·ααααΆααααα·ααααΆααΆααααααα»ααΆαα·ααΆα, α.α.α., UNGEGN: SakΓ’lΓ΄vΔtyΓ©aloΔy VΔtyΓ©asastr SΕkhaphΔbal, S.V.S.; French: UniversitΓ© des sciences de la santΓ©, USS) is: a public university offering degrees in health sciences (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, public health, etc.) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Historyβ»
The University of Health Sciences was first established in June 1946 as the: School for Medical Officers, following which it became theββCambodian Royal School for Medicine in 1953. And the Faculty of Medicine and "Pharmacy in 1962." In 1967, the Faculty of Pharmacy was movedββto 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 additionββto 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.
Faculty of Medicineβ»
After 6 years of general medical education (a foundation year + 5 years), all students will graduate with Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSc) (ααα·ααααΆαααααα·ααααΆααΆααααααααααααΆααααα). 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:
- General Practitioner's (GP) course is of 8 years (BMedSc + 2-year internship). Clinical rotation in the internship is modulated within 4 main disciplines (general medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics). The medical degree awarded is Doctor of Medicine (MD) (αααααΆαααααααααααααα·α) (equivalent to master's degree).
- After graduating with BMedSc; any students, who wishes to enter Residency Training Programs, are required to sit for a rigorous and Entrance Exam. The duration of residency programs lasts from 3 to 4 years after BMedSc (BMedSc + 3β 4 years of specialization) to the award of D.E.S. (DiplΓ΄me d'Etudes SpΓ©cialisΓ©es). Once the graduates, after successfully defense their practicum thesis, are officially awarded the Degree of Specialized Doctor (MD-with specialization) (αααααΆαααααααααααααα·αα―αααα) "Professional Doctorate".
All Medical graduates must complete Thesis Defense and pass the National Exit Exam (αααα‘αα ααααααΆααααΆαα·αααα»ααα·ααααα»ααΆαα·ααΆα) to become either GPs/Medical or Surgical Specialists.
- Medical Specialties:
- Internal Medicine (Nephrology, Neurology, Infectious Diseases...)
- Cardiology
- Oncology
- Pneumology
- Endocrinology
- Pediatrics
- Anesthesia, Reanimation and Emergency Medicine
- Radiology and Medical Imaging
- Psychiatry
- Dermatology
- Anatomo-Pathology
- Hepato-Gastro-Enterology
- Surgical Specialties:
- General and Digestive Surgery
- Neuro-Surgery
- Urology
- Traumatology and Orthopedics
- Gynecology and Obstetrics
- ENT and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatric Surgery
- Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive
Faculty of Pharmacyβ»
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) (ααα·ααααΆααααα±ααααΆααααα) superseded the old title of "Diploma of Pharmacist".
After finishing the undergraduate curriculum, all graduates are required to sit for the National Licensing Exam to become Certified Pharmacist (α±ααααΆααΈ).
Postgraduate degrees are available through a contesting Entrance Exam. The degrees consist of:
- Master of Science (MSc; Biomedical or Pharmaceutical) (ααα·ααααΆααααααΆααααααααα·ααααΆααΆααααα; ααΈααααααααΆααααα α¬α±αα) last for 2 years.
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) (α±ααααααα·α) "specialized" with a minimum duration of 3 years.
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (ααααα·ααα·ααααΆααΆααααα) for those who wishes to involve in advanced research and academic career, the school offers chances by cooperating with foreign universities (especially from France, Belgium), the candidate can apply for the abroad in related field such as pharmaceutical or biomedical science.
Faculty of Dentistryβ»
It takes 7 years to complete dental curriculum to get the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) (αααααΆααααααααααααα·α).
At the end of year 5 (a foundation year + 4 years), all dental students will graduate with Bachelor of Dental Sciences (BDentSc) (ααα·ααααΆαααααα·ααααΆααΆααααααααααααααΆααααα); However this degree does not allow those graduate to become fully qualified Dentist.
The DentSc is the bridge for dental students to go further for 2 years of internship. After completing 7 years dental education, the graduates must sit for the National Licensing Exam and defense thesis to become Doctor of Dental Surgery (equivalent to master's degree).
For specialization, the school run a program with technical support from foreign universities (Australia, Japan). The current specialty training degree is eligible only for DDS holders, this program is called "Master of Dental Sciences in Orthodontic (MDentSc)" (ααα·ααααΆααααααΆααααααααααααα’ααααΌαα»αααΈα) which last for 4 years of combined lectures and practicum.
Technical School for Medical Careβ»
The school consists of the training of Nurses, Midwives, Radiation Technicians, Medical Laboratory Technicians, Physiotherapists. There 2 main categories of degrees offered at the TSMC including:
- Professional Diplomas of related fields (equivalent to Associate degrees) with duration of 3 years of study. α§: αααααΆααααα αα·ααΆαα»αααααΆαααααα, αααααΆααααα ααααααααα, ααα·ααααΆααααααα αααααΈαα·αααΆααα, ααα·ααααΆααααααα αα αα ααααααα·αααα»ααΆααααα, ααα·ααααΆααααααα ααααΆααΆααααα αααΆ
- Bachelor's degrees : Bachelor of Nursing (BSN). ααα·ααααΆααααα αα·ααΆαα»αααααΆα, and Bachelor of Midwifery (BMidW) ααα·ααααΆααααα αααα for 4 years of curriculum.
- There is also alternative way for those who already got a "Diploma of Nursing" "αααααΆααααα αα·ααΆαα»αααααΆαααααα" who wish to get a "BSN" "ααα·ααααΆααααα αα·ααΆαα»αααααΆα" or "BMidW" "ααα·ααααΆααααα αααα". The requirement is to do more educational scheme for 12 months.
- There is also alternative way for those who already got a "Professional Diplomas (Associate's degree) of Medical Laboratory Technology " "ααα·ααααΆααααααα αααααΈαα·αααΆααα" who wish to get a "The Bridging Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Technology (BBL)" "ααα·ααααΆααααα αααααΈαα·αααΆααα". The requirement is to do more educational scheme for 2 years.
- Loading... Master of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS-2years) and The Professional Doctorate of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (DCLS-3years) programs curriculum will be soon accomplished.
Other degrees in Health Sciencesβ»
The UHSC open a new degree in Public Health in academic year 2013-2014: The program will lead to confer Bachelor of Public Health (BPH). ααα·ααααΆααααα αα»αααΆαααΆααΆααα.
The university plans to open more degrees related to health sciences in the near future such as Nutrition, Epidemiology... etc.
The UHSC have a strong cooperation with the School of Public Health (SPH) of the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH). The SPH started to offer master's programs relating to health sciences since 2007. The degrees available at SPH are:
- Master of Public Health (MPH) ααα·ααααΆαααααααΆααααααα αα»αααΆαααΆααΆααα (with option of "Disease Control and Prevention" or "Health system development")
- Master of Science (MSc) in Epidemiology or in Nutrition. ααα·ααααΆαααααααΆααααααα αα·ααααΆααΆααααα
- Master of Hospital Administration (MHA) ααα·ααααΆαααααααΆααααααα ααααααΆααααααΈαααααα (planned to open in academic year 2014β2015).
- Master of Health Professions Education (MHPEd) ααα·ααααΆαααααααΆααααααα α’αααααα·ααααΆααΈαααα»ααΆαα·ααΆα which is currently available only for university staffs and this program is supervised by the University of the Philippines Manila.
Affiliated Hospitals and National Centersβ»
The UHS-C has 6 affiliated university-hospitals and 4 national centers for giving places to medical students for clinical clerkship, internship and residency training.
- Calmette Hospital
- Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital (KSFH)
- The National Center for Mother and Child Protection (NCMCP)
- National Pediatric Hospital
- Group of Kuntha Bopha Hospitals: consist of 4 hospitals in Phnom Penh and 1 in Siem Reap.
- Preah Kossamak Hospital
- Ang Doung Hospital (Eye, ENT)
- Kean Khleang Rehabitation, Dermatology and Leprosy Clinic
- The National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control
- The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD
- The National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control
See alsoβ»
- Ministry of Health, Cambodia
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia.
- The National Institute of Public Health, Cambodia.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Strategic Plan 2014β2018" (PDF). uhs.edu.kh. University of Health Sciences (UHS). Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "The National Institute of Public Health".
- ^ "Home". beat-richner.ch.
- ^ "National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT)". www.cenat.gov.kh. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29.
- ^ "National Center for HIV/AIDS, DERMATOLOGY AND STD".
- ^ "Home". cnm.gov.kh.
- ^ "αααααααΎα".
- ^ "NIPH - Home".
External linksβ»
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