Defence Services Medical Academy

The DSMA campus in Mingaladon is meant to be both a high-level medical school and a military training school.

• The Maersk-Level Research Labs have advanced labs for microbiology, pathology, and biochemistry. One of these labs is a BSL-3 lab for working with infectious diseases.
• Clinical Skills Laboratory: A special room with medical simulators and manikins where students can practice procedures before going to the hospital.
• Lecture Theaters: There are 12 specialized lecture halls with 50 to 200 seats each, all with modern multimedia and IT equipment.
• The DS Medical Research Center (DSMRC) is the first research center in Myanmar to have genome sequencing technology. It focuses on infectious diseases and toxic exposure.
• Digital E-Library: A full-service learning center that gives students and teachers access to international medical databases and journals over high-speed internet.
• Language Labs: There are four specialized language labs to help students become very good at medical English.
• Small Group Teaching Rooms: There are 25 rooms set aside for Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Task-Based Learning (TBL) sessions.
• Common Research Lab: A place where students and senior military medical faculty can work together on projects from different fields.
• IT and Computer Lab: A modern computer lab where students learn about health informatics and data analysis.
• Military Science Facilities: These include parade grounds and leadership training areas where cadets study military science for one month each year.

DSMA is part of a huge network of military teaching hospitals that gives students the most clinical experience possible.

• DS General Hospital (Mingaladon): This is the main teaching hospital. It has 1,000 beds and offers advanced medical and surgical care.
• DS Orthopaedic Hospital is a 500-bed hospital in Mingaladon that specializes in trauma and musculoskeletal training.
• No. 2 Military Hospital: A general hospital with 500 beds that was the first place where the academy's diagnosis building was built.
• Specialty Hospitals: The DS Liver Hospital has 500 beds, and the DS Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Child Health Hospital has 300 beds.
• Field Training: In their senior years, students spend a month working at military hospitals in remote areas as part of a field practical tour of duty.

The financial model is different from that of civilian universities because it is a military academy. Education is basically a way to get a job that the government pays for.

• Military Discipline: The campus follows a strict military schedule, with morning drills, classes, and physical training.
• Cadets live in on-site barracks or hostels that are set up by year and platoon. This helps them work together and build "comradeship."
• Eating: Large mess halls serve three meals a day. The diet is high in calories to help with the physical demands of military training.
• Recreation: There are sports fields on campus for soccer, basketball, and other traditional military sports competitions.
• Leadership Development: To give students experience in leading, they take turns being in charge of their student companies.

• The 7-year M.B., B.S. program is the curriculum. The program meets the standards of major civilian medical schools, but it also has a special focus on Military Medicine.
• Global Opportunities: Graduates with good grades are often sent to Russia, India, the UK, and Singapore for post-graduate training (Masters/Doctorates).