The Institute of Medicine or IOM Medical College in Nepal was established in 1972 at Tribhuvan University. This institute was given the responsibility to train and teach healthcare workers to meet the demand of health care in Nepal. IOM was established with 12 college campuses spread across the country: with three campuses in Kathmandu and nine outside Kathmandu.
IOM offers a wide range of courses such as Pharmacy, ANM, CMA, Radiology, and Proficiency Certificate Course in General Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Laboratory, Traditional Medicine and Physiotherapy. MBBS programme in IOM was introduces in 1978 with the intake capacity of 22 students but gradually the capacity has increased now.
The objectives of IOM Medical College in Nepal are as follows:
IOM is one of the top institutes in Nepal serving students in almost 29 courses from proficiency certificate level to the highest postgraduate degree in medicine, paramedical, nursing, public health, and traditional medicine through 9 different colleges located at several locations of the country.