Defence Services Medical Academy (DSMA)
Main article Defence Services Medical Academy
| Defense Services Medical Academy (DSMA) | |
|---|---|
| တပ်မတော် ဆေး တက္ကသိုလ် | |
| Motto | Victorious medical practitioner soldiers |
| Established | 19 November 1992 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Prof. Maung Maung Wint |
| Principal | Brig-Gen. Tun Ne Lin (2008) |
| Postgraduates | 242 (2010) |
| Location | Yangon, Yangon Division, Myanmar |
| Campus | Mingaladon |
| Former names | Defence Services Institute of Medicine (DSIM) |
| Nickname | DSMA |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health |
The Defence Services Medical Academy (DSMA) (Burmese: တပ်မတော် ဆေး တက္ကသိုလ်), located in Mingaladon, Yangon, is the University of Medicine of the Myanmar Armed Forces. One of the most selective universities in the country, the academy offers M.B.,B.S. (equivalent of the M.D.) degree programs. Upon graduation, most DSMA cadets are commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant in the Myanmar Army Medical Corps. The military physicians are to serve the healthcare needs of rural people when they are assigned in the country's remote regions where access to healthcare is poor.
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