MD Paediatrics

Short description
Three-year postgraduate clinical program preparing physicians to diagnose, manage, and prevent diseases in infants, children, and adolescents.

Description
Full-time residency-style training with rotations across neonatal ICU, pediatric ICU, general pediatrics, emergency pediatrics, subspecialty clinics, and community health. Emphasizes clinical reasoning, procedural competency, growth and development assessment, preventive pediatrics, and evidence-based management. Delivered across KU constituent and affiliated medical colleges under MEC-regulated national entrance and merit-based seat allocation.

Curricular structure (table)
(Detailed semester syllabus not publicly released; structure reflects KU/MEC pediatric residency training.)

Features
• MEC national entrance with merit-based seat allotment
• High clinical exposure across general and critical pediatric settings
• Structured academic activities, case presentations, grand rounds
• Procedural training in pediatric and neonatal skills
• Mandatory dissertation
• Broad subspecialty exposure
• Full-time residency format
• Higher fee band due to critical-care and neonatal training infrastructure

Fee
Approx. NPR 2,299,000 for Nepali students.
Foreign nationals: 1.6× Nepali fee.

Admission process (points)
• MBBS or equivalent from government-recognized institution
• Nepal Medical Council registration; foreign candidates require home-country council registration
• One-year experience required (Basic Medical Sciences exempt)
• Sit for MECEE-PG examination
• Must score ≥50% to qualify for the merit list
• MEC allocates seats according to ranking and priority rules
• Enrollment finalized after MEC matching
• Tuition payment as per KU/MEC structure

Job prospects
• Pediatrician (general)
• Neonatologist (via fellowship)
• Pediatric intensivist (via fellowship)
• Pediatric emergency specialist
• Consultant pediatrician in hospitals and clinics
• Academic faculty in medical schools
• Community and public-health pediatric programs
• Clinical researcher in child health
• Developmental and behavioral pediatrics (subspecialty pathway)