University of Medicine (1), Yangon, formerly known as the Institute of Medicine (1) Yangon, is the oldest public medical school in Myanmar, established on 2nd February, 1927.
University of Medicine (1) Yangon is the same old Medical College under Yangon University.
It comprises three campuses-
– Lanmadaw Campus (Main Campus) [ No. (245), Myoma Kyoung Road, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon Region ]
– Pyay Road Campus (known as Lake-Khone) [ No. (12), Pyay Road, No. (9) Ward, Kamayut Township, Yangon Region ]
– Thaton Road Campus [ Thaton Road, Yangon University Estate, Kamayut Township, Yangon Region ]
The University offers MBBS degrees (after six-year medical course, one-year internship, also called house-surgeon training) and postgraduate degrees (diploma, master and doctoral) in medical science.
Motto
ဥပဌာနံ ၊ အနုကမ္မာ ၊ဒယာ
(Service, Sympathy, Humanity)
Vision
To become Centre of Excellence in Medical Education Health Service and Research