DM Emergency Medicine

Super-specialty doctorate focused on mastery of advanced resuscitation, critical decision-making, and comprehensive management of acute medical, surgical, trauma, and environmental emergencies.
DM Emergency Medicine at Tribhuvan University is a three-year, high-acuity clinical program designed for physicians with MD in General Practice & Emergency Medicine or MD Emergency Medicine. Training spans rapid assessment, trauma resuscitation, critical care integration, acute medical and surgical emergencies, disaster management, airway and ventilatory procedures, pre-hospital systems, and multidisciplinary emergency coordination. Graduates are prepared for leadership roles in emergency departments, trauma units, and disaster response systems.

Curricular Structure (Table)

Features

• Offered at Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Chitwan Medical College, and KIST Medical College.
• One seat at IOM (Maharajgunj).
• Exposure to high-volume emergency and trauma settings.
• Emphasis on procedural proficiency and critical-decision algorithms.
• Mandatory research component.
• Prepares graduates for consultant-level ED leadership.

Admission Process

1. Confirm MD General Practice & Emergency Medicine or MD Emergency Medicine.
2. Verify specialty registration with NMC or respective national medical council.
3. Apply via TU/IOM entrance system.
4. Sit for the 200-MCQ entrance exam (3 hours, no negative marking).
5. Score at least 100/200 to qualify.
6. Admission strictly merit-based for the single available seat.

Job Prospects

• Consultant Emergency Physician in tertiary hospitals.
• Trauma and critical-care emergency specialist.
• EMS and pre-hospital care system lead.
• Disaster management and mass-casualty planner.
• Academic and training faculty.
• Researcher in emergency medicine systems, trauma epidemiology, and acute care