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Publication An Overview of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education in Nepal and Elsewhere(Kathmandu University, 2004) DB, Karki; H, DixitThough Health Sciences education started in the country as far back as 1934, it was only in 1978 that the MBBS course was started. The first postgraduate (PG) course, which was started, was the MD in general practice, which was started in 1982. It is over the course of the last 22 years, and more specifically after 1993, that there has been a spurt in postgraduate (PG) education. The rapid increase of medical schools / colleges within the country during the last decade, has been the main reason for fulfilling the demand of doctors with postgraduate degrees required for different faculty positions at the newly established medical colleges. This article also looks at the role of foreign qualifications vis-à-vis the local degree for the development of PG programmes within the country. Key words: Postgraduate degree, diplomas, Nepal Medical Council.Publication Faculty opinion survey following attendance to teacher training workshops in Kathmandu Medical College(Kathmandu University, 2004) S, Joshi; A, Pradhan; H, DixitIntroduction: With the growing awareness of the importance of teaching and learning in Universities, the need to improve professional qualities in teachers has been identified. Aim and Objectives: This paper describes the outcome of the impact of teacher training workshops on faculty- teaching performance. Methodology: A total of 30 faculties who had undergone teacher training in the one-year period were included in the study. Survey questionnaire were distributed and all the forms were returned. Results: All (100%) respondents found the teacher training to be very useful/useful for improvement of teaching skills. A total of 76.66% said that the skills learnt in the workshop were very applicable, 80% perceived changes in students’ classroom behaviour and found their lecture to be more participatory and interactive. As for their own change in behaviour, 66.66% respondents experienced better interaction with the students in classroom. Discussion: The overall impression of the training was very positive. Future studies should include student feed back and classroom teaching observation for faculty teaching evaluation. We also need to utilise the feed back information obtained in this article, to further improve the strength of the future teacher training workshops. The future workshops should include sessions in problem-based learning and follow up refresher courses. Key Words: Teacher- training, Survey, KMCPublication Review of Admission of MBBS Students at KMC(Kathmandu University, 2003) H, Dixit; S, MaharjanThis is an account regarding the intake of the 7 th batch of MBBS students at Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) for the academic session 2003-2004. A total of 257 admission forms had been issued to Nepali students. Of these, 252 admission forms were filled up and were submitted to KMC together with the completed questionnaire by the Nepali students. Seven students (approximately 2.7%) did not attend interview. After the interview, out of the 245 interviewed students, the names of only 50 were brought out in the 1 st list for admission. The paper presents the system for admission of MBBS students and has made recommendations for future action. Keywords: Admission process, medical students, KUMET.Publication