Bhutan has completed the preliminary procedure to open its first ever medical college next year in July.
Bhutan Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS), which is the institution to hold the MBBS course has been backed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which has promised to send its professors to Bhutan if needed.
A high level Indian delegation, led by Prof Ramesh C Deka,Director and chief executive officer of (AIIMS) and Bhutan’s Health Minister, Zangley Dukpa discussed the possibility of opening BIMS which, according to the Health Minister is expected to not only produce doctors but also to improve service delivery.
He further added that the sketch for BIMS that will be built on 23 acres of land in Serbithang, has been completed while the curriculum is due to complete soon.
By the mid of July next year, 50 Bhutanese students will be starting their medical degree at the old Thimphu referral hospital.
