MD Paediatrics at Maharajgunj Medical Campus (MMC), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, is a three-year postgraduate medical program under the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University. The program prepares doctors for advanced clinical work in child health, including the diagnosis and management of paediatric diseases and emergencies, neonatal and intensive care, preventive and promotive child health, community-based services, teaching, and research.
The Institute of Medicine established its MD Paediatrics postgraduate program in April 1997. At Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Paediatrics is one of the academic departments within a broader medical teaching environment that includes undergraduate, postgraduate, and higher-specialty education.
MMC is a constituent campus of the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University under Tribhuvan University.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Course | MD Paediatrics |
| Level | Postgraduate medical program |
| Institution | Maharajgunj Medical Campus |
| Location | Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Institute | Institute of Medicine |
| University | Tribhuvan University |
| Department | Paediatrics |
| Duration: | 3 years |
| Training mode | Full-time residential |
| Entrance | MECEE-PG |
| Admission framework | Medical Education Commission |
| Professional registration | Nepal Medical Council |
MD Paediatrics is structured around advanced medical care for children and the wider organization of child-health services.
The program was introduced at the Institute of Medicine in response to the need for trained paediatricians who could work as child-health specialists, teachers, and managers of child-health programs. Its stated goal is to contribute to the improvement of child health through specialist training and stronger human resources for child health.
Residents develop clinical responsibility under the supervision of paediatric consultants. Training includes inpatient and outpatient services, neonatal care, intensive care, super-specialty rotations, community-based child-health clinics, academic presentations, undergraduate teaching, and research.
The course therefore combines hospital-based clinical training with preventive, promotive, educational, research, and community-health responsibilities.
Duration: 3 years
MD Paediatrics is conducted as a full-time residential postgraduate program.
Residents work within the Department of Child Health and are responsible for assigned patients under the supervision of faculty members who are specialists in paediatrics.
The postgraduate framework requires students to follow the academic and administrative regulations of the Institute of Medicine. IOM postgraduate programs operate on a non-practicing basis, so residents are not permitted to undertake private medical practice or other private professional assignments during enrolment.
Clinical postgraduate programs also include community-based teaching and learning within the applicable IOM framework.
The program aims to develop clinical, academic, research, leadership, and child-health management abilities.
After successful completion of the course, graduates are expected to be able to:
These objectives extend the course beyond specialist clinical care. Paediatric residents are also trained to engage with community child health, health-worker education, research, and program management.
Residents take direct responsibility for children assigned to their care while working under consultant supervision.
The training model emphasizes active participation rather than observation alone. Residents provide inpatient and outpatient services and rotate through different paediatric settings.
Clinical training includes exposure to:
The program also includes experience connected with early detection, education, and rehabilitation of children with disabilities through community-based outreach activities.
This combination gives residents exposure to both acute clinical care and longer-term child-health needs.
Rotation through neonatal, intensive-care, and other super-specialty units is a defined part of the training framework.
Neonatal care introduces residents to medical problems affecting newborns, while intensive-care exposure involves children requiring close monitoring and higher levels of medical support.
The program does not present paediatrics as a single undifferentiated area. Residents rotate through different clinical settings so that their learning develops across general paediatrics, emergency care, neonatal medicine, intensive care, specialty services, and community child health.
Community-based child-health services form an explicit part of the MD Paediatrics program.
Residents participate in community child-health clinics and outreach activities. The course objectives also require graduates to understand preventive and promotive approaches rather than concentrating only on treating established disease.
The community component includes leadership in the design and delivery of preventive and promotive child-health services.
This aspect of training connects hospital-based paediatrics with public-health responsibilities, early detection, rehabilitation, health education, and the organization of services for children outside tertiary hospital settings.
Academic participation is integrated throughout the residency.
Residents are expected to:
These responsibilities develop the academic side of postgraduate training alongside clinical work.
Journal review and case presentation also expose residents to critical discussion of clinical information, while teaching undergraduate students gives them direct involvement in medical education.
Research is a required component of MD Paediatrics.
Each resident conducts research in an area of interest under the guidance of faculty members assigned by the department.
A thesis must be submitted six months before the final examination.
Research is also included within the broader objectives of the program. Graduates are expected to be able to conceptualize, initiate, and lead relevant research in child health.
The thesis requirement therefore forms part of a wider research-training objective rather than functioning as an isolated academic exercise at the end of residency.
Eligibility: Applicants must meet the postgraduate medical eligibility requirements applicable to MD Paediatrics.
The requirements include:
MD Paediatrics is not included among the stated exemptions from the one-year experience requirement.
Admission is conducted through the Medical Education Common Entrance Examination for Postgraduate Level (MECEE-PG).
The national postgraduate medical admission framework is administered by the Medical Education Commission.
Candidates must meet the academic and professional eligibility requirements and qualify in the common postgraduate entrance examination.
Admission follows the applicable framework for:
Seats are determined through the MEC admission framework and may vary from one admission cycle to another.
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Question type | Single best response MCQs |
| Options | Four: A, B, C, D |
| Number of questions | 200 |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Recall : Understanding : Application | 30 : 50 : 20 |
| Minimum qualifying score | 50% |
The examination covers the wider MBBS knowledge base rather than Paediatrics alone.
Clinical subjects account for 115 marks. Paediatrics carries 12 marks within this section.
Basic Medical Sciences account for 60 marks across Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Microbiology.
Additional areas include Community Medicine and Research Methodology, Forensic Medicine, and mandatory CPD topics covering medical ethics, rational use of drugs, infection prevention, BLS/ACLS, and communication skills.
Assessment in MD Paediatrics includes both formative and summative evaluation.
Formative evaluation takes place during the training process, while summative evaluation forms part of the final certification process before a candidate is awarded the Doctor of Medicine in Paediatrics.
The evaluation system reflects the residency structure, where clinical performance, academic participation, supervised work, research, and formal assessment form connected parts of postgraduate training.
Paediatrics is one of the established academic departments at Maharajgunj Medical Campus.
The wider MMC academic setting also includes Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Radiology, Anaesthesiology, Microbiology, Pathology, Community Medicine, Surgery, and other departments relevant to multidisciplinary medical education.
Postgraduate paediatric training therefore takes place within a campus that also conducts MBBS education, other MD/MS programs, dental and allied health science courses, and DM/MCh higher-specialty programs.
MD Paediatrics is a three-year postgraduate medical program.
Applicants require an MBBS or equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Government of Nepal, medical council registration, and one year of experience.
Yes. Candidates must qualify through the Medical Education Commission's postgraduate common entrance examination and applicable merit and matching process.
Training includes supervised patient care, outpatient services, neonatal and intensive care, super-specialty rotations, community child-health clinics, seminars, case presentations, undergraduate teaching, and research.
Yes. Residents conduct research under faculty guidance and must submit their thesis six months before the final examination.
The evaluation process includes formative and summative assessment before certification as Doctor of Medicine in Paediatrics.
