University of Medicine Magway

The Magway campus is a self-contained academic city that supports intensive medical training and research.

The Main Three-Storey Academic Building is a large building that opened in 2001 and houses the main administration and core lecture halls.

The Center of Excellence for Diabetes Management is a specialized clinical and research center that opened in 2019 to help with health problems in the area.

Medical Skill Simulation Lab: A modern training center where students use high-fidelity manikins and simulation software to practice clinical skills.

Common Research Laboratory (CRL): A central place where postgraduate students can do research, including microbiology and biochemistry studies.

BSL-2/3 Specialized Labs: Infrastructure that makes it safe to work with infectious agents, which is very important for the university's tropical medicine research.

Digital Library & E-Learning Center: Open all the time, it has a dedicated computer lab for health informatics and access to international medical journals and databases.

700-Bed Dormitory Complex: A place to live with family-style units (165 m²) shared by 8 students, with study lounges and internet access.

The Student Activity Center (SAC) is a high-tech building with basketball, badminton, and volleyball courts, as well as rooms for student clubs.

Anatomy Dissection Theater: A special place for studying gross anatomy that is very important to the pre-clinical curriculum.

Departmental Museums: These are specialized teaching museums for Pathology, Forensic Medicine, and Zoology that have rare medical specimens.

UMMG students get a lot of clinical experience by rotating through a network of regional and specialized hospitals.

• Magway Teaching Hospital: The university's main clinical site, where students start their bedside training in their third year.
• Magway Regional Hospital is a major tertiary care center that handles a lot of cases in general surgery and internal medicine.
• Minbu District Hospital: On the other side of the Ayeyarwady River, it is used for clinical rotations and surgical training.
• The Naypyitaw 1000-Bedded Hospital is the best national hospital where students can get advanced clinical placements in a variety of specialties.
• Rural Public Health Centers: Used for the Residential Field Training (RFT) program, in which students live in rural areas to learn about community health.

The government pays for education for people from Myanmar. The following estimates apply to private and international tracks where they are relevant.

Scholarship

• Ministry of Health Stipends: Students from low-income families in the area can apply for monthly stipends to help pay for living costs.
• The university gives merit-based cash prizes to the top three students in each batch as part of the Academic Excellence Awards.
• CDM Welfare Support: There are special welfare programs to help students and staff during times of administrative change.

• The Vibe: Magway is known as the "Oil Capital" of Myanmar, situated on the banks of the Ayeyarwady River. It is a peaceful, hot, and culturally rich city.
• Connectivity:
• Road: Located on the main highway, about 3 hours from Naypyitaw and 7-8 hours from Yangon.
• Air: Accessible via Magway Airport (mostly domestic/charter) or via Naypyitaw International Airport.

• Housing: Dormitories are set up in "family units," with eight students sharing a unit that has four bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen.
• Dining Hall: A cafeteria with 120 seats that serves three meals a day, focusing on homemade Burmese food and balanced nutrition.
• Clubs: The Medical Student Association, choir, guitar club, and physical fitness clubs are all active societies.
• Volunteering: Students are encouraged to help their communities by doing things like tutoring students who are having trouble or working with the elderly.
• Social Events: The university holds "Research Culture Days" and paying homage ceremonies to keep up with academic and traditional ties.

• Union Spirit: The university takes pride in its "Union" status, often hosting cultural exchange nights where students from different ethnic groups showcase their heritage.
• House Officer Year: Graduation requires a mandatory 1-year internship as a house surgeon in state-recognized hospitals in Magway, Minbu, or Naypyitaw.