MS Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Three-year (residency-mode) surgical training program producing specialists capable of independently managing orthopaedic and trauma cases, performing major surgeries, handling emergencies, and functioning as consultants in hospitals.
Curriculum integrates foundational medical sciences, clinical rotations, operative training, and graded surgical responsibility. Residents work full-time in accredited teaching hospitals, progressing from observation to supervised surgical practice to independent procedures. Regular assessments, structured academic activities, and mandatory thesis submission ensure research competence and clinical proficiency.

Curricular structure (representative summary)

Features

• Full-time, residential, no private practice permitted.
• Residents serve as first-call doctors twice weekly.
• Daily case presentations, weekly journal clubs, radiology demos, CPC, group discussions.
• Supervised progression from minor to major surgical procedures.
• Mandatory thesis with internal and external evaluation.
• Log-book based internal assessment contributing 20% of theory marks.
• Three-stage final exam: Basic Sciences (Part I), Thesis (Part II), Final Clinical + Theory (Part III).

Fee (Tentative)
NPR 2,381,760 (program-wide estimate; varies by institution).

Eligibility

• MBBS or equivalent recognized by Government of Nepal.
• NMC registration (or home-country council registration for foreign applicants).
• One year of clinical experience (exceptions: MDGP and Basic Medical Sciences programs).
• Minimum 50% in MECEE-PG entrance exam.
• Entrance format: 200 MCQs (single best response), 3 hours, subject-wise weightage as prescribed.

Admission process (point form)

• Register for MECEE-PG through Medical Education Commission portal.
• Submit required documents (MBBS certificate, NMC registration, experience proof, ID, photo).
• Sit for MECEE-PG national entrance exam and score ≥ 50%.
• Merit ranking determines seat allocation across institutions.
• Choose MS Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery during matching/priority listing.
• Final admission completed at assigned medical college.

Job prospects

• Orthopaedic surgeon in tertiary hospitals.
• Trauma surgeon in emergency/trauma centers.
• Specialist roles in fracture management, arthroplasty, arthroscopy, spine, pediatric orthopaedics.
• Academic faculty in medical colleges.
• Consultant in public and private hospitals.
• Opportunities in sports medicine, rehabilitation, and surgical research.