MD Pathology

• A postgraduate program producing specialists in diagnostic pathology with competence in tissue pathology, cytology, and hematology.
• MD Pathology under Tribhuvan University trains physicians to interpret laboratory investigations, correlate pathological findings with clinical scenarios, and manage diagnostic services independently.
• Includes rigorous exposure to histopathology techniques, biopsy reporting, cytology, hematology, and clinical pathology.
• Integrates academic teaching, research methodology, and laboratory management training.

Curricular Structure 

Features
• Full-time residential diagnostic training.
• Structured exposure to advanced diagnostic technologies.
• Emphasis on independent decision-making in laboratory settings.
• Training designed to meet national diagnostic service standards.
• Capacity-building for teaching roles in medical education.

• MBBS or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Nepal Medical Council registration; foreign applicants require home-country registration.
• One-year post-MBBS experience where applicable.
• Sit for MECEE-PG entrance exam.
• Secure at least 50% to qualify.
• Merit-based selection and open-house counseling where applicable.
• Complete university admission and enrollment procedures.

Job prospects
• Diagnostic roles in histopathology, cytopathology, hematopathology across hospitals and labs.
• Leadership of clinical laboratory services, including quality assurance and reporting.
• Consultant positions in government and private institutions.
• Academic roles teaching pathology to MBBS and postgraduate students.
• Research roles in oncopathology, molecular pathology, immunopathology.
• Scope for establishing or managing private diagnostic laboratories.