Medical schools in Nepal are usually known as
medical colleges. The history of modern medical education in Nepal is very short. Formal medical education started in Nepal after the establishment of
Institute of Medicine, Nepal in 1972 under
Tribhuvan University. Previously, only few qualified doctors were present in Nepal before the pre-democracy era of 1951. While a few eager Nepalese doctors established
Nepal Medical Association (NMA) on March 4, 1951 to unite all the practicing doctors. They strongly raised their voices to have medical council to regulate the medical practice in Nepal and
Nepal Medical Council (NMC) was established on 28 February 1964. However,
NMC started functioning after the "NMC-Rules" was approved by
His Majesty's Government on 1 January 1968. At present there are eleven public medical colleges, nineteen private medical colleges and a single
army funded medical college in Nepal. == Medical seats ==