Department of Paediatrics

Welcome to Department of . Paediatrics

History

                  The department of Pediatrics has been founded since 2004. Professor Aye Thoung was the first Professor of the Pediatric Unit of the University of Medicine, Magway (UMMG). The Pediatric Unit, including care of newborn, has been in existence at the Magway Regional Hospital, which was founded in 1964. It is the affiliated teaching hospital to the UMMG since the year 2004. Other affiliated teaching hospitals are Minbu Teaching Hospital (since the year 2004) and Magway Teaching Hospital (since the year 2008).     

              M.Med.Sc (Pediatrics) course in UMMG was inaugurated in December, 2010. Diploma in Child Health course in UMMG was inaugurated in December, 2015. Dr.M.Med.Sc (Pediatrics) course will be started in December, 2019.