It is a form of
Oriental medicine launched for the first time at the
Hamdard University and then in
Islamia University in Pakistan. Admission to 5-yearly BEMS degree/classified program/course is purely based on FSC (Pre-Medical). Internship Bachelor of Eastern Medicine and Surgery: After completing the degree program and one-yearly house internship,
NCT licensed graduates can practice
Eastern medicine as registered Unani physician according to the UAH Act 2002-1965. Qualified graduates can be enrolled in
Higher Education Commission registered private and public universities. They can also be enrolled for Eastern Medicine curriculum to receive M.Phil. And Ph.D. degrees inside and abroad. In 2020,
National Council for Tibb (NCT) announced that BEMS graduate will be regarded as "Doctor of Natural Medicine". ==References==