University Teaching Hospital? What does it mean? KUTH???

[DoctorX]

Dear everybuddies!!!

Recently I went to Gwarkho and saw sign board of B & B Hospital...there were few changes!

I know that KUMS' students practice there but now it has a name labelled "Kathmandu University Teaching Hospital". What does this mean? it it KU's or a mistake?

I am also aware of the fact that students from NMC practice at Bir Hospotal but I don't see any sign board stating as NMC Teaching hospital or KU teaching hospital! Then what does this mean here???Is KU and KUMS same?

University is one thing and a medical college affiliated to KU means another, can a private hospital as B&B be labelled as KU teaching hospital just like that? or if i don't know then pls correct me.

If it is KU's teaching hosp, then as a student of KU's affiliated college (be it KMC or NMC or KUMS), can I go and ask for practice or something like that???


As far as I know, it must be labelled KUMS Teaching hospital or something else, but not a Kathmandu University Teaching Hospital, which can mean different things...

If there is anything I have to know or to correct me, please reply to this post. I welcome every kind of replies. But I think this IS a SERIOUS matter.


Sincerely,

DoctorX

[DoctorX]

reply pls...

DX

[Rajiv]

Hi DoctorX,
in 2003 KU and B&B signed a contract for next 50 years. According to that contract, B&B will act as a teaching hospital for KU's medical programmes. But the hospital itself does not belong to KU, it still belongs to Baskota and Baidhya. Acc. to that § they might also have included KUTH to the name.

can a private hospital as B&B be labelled as KU teaching hospital just like that?

Why not ? they only need to re-register the name. In return the name sounds more reliable (since "university" attached to it), and it might have brought some financial support or/and will do so in future.

If it is KU's teaching hosp, then as a student of KU's affiliated college (be it KMC or NMC or KUMS), can I go and ask for practice or something like that???
As far as I know, it must be labelled KUMS Teaching hospital or something else, but not a Kathmandu University Teaching Hospital, which can mean different things...

KMC and NMC are affiliated to the KU. That only means that these colleges are member of KU's some scheme, and thus are allowed to use "limited" things of KU, eg the syllabus, examination, and that you receive the certificate under KU's rule, etc. But in other way, it is not necessary that KU's member have right to use everything what KU offers. It depends on structure of contract. So KU is head and others are subsidiaries. Therefore you cannot necessarily practise at B&B unless there is a special agreement between KMC and B&B, it would be otherwise like as a KMC Student taking practical course at NMC.

But you should still inquire if there is any special agreement for you guys.

Good Luck !!

[RAAZ]

Thanx for making this query clear. I knew of this contract but didn't know it was for 50 years. Thanx again!

[DoctorX]

Thanks Medicus Heidelbergensis,

thanks for the info. made many things clear.
But i still have a query. and it is that is does KU and KUMS mean same...

Possibility 1: if KUMS is just a part of KU and not a separate entity as KMC or NMC, then KUTH is just the right label for it...

Possibility 2: But IF KUMS is a seperate entity as KMC or NMC and is just affiliated to KU then the rule of KUMS Teaching Hospital is more relevant and KUTH sounds illegal... and if this is legal, then in my opinion KMC also holds the right to label its teaching college as KMCTH as well as KUTH??? Sounds quite different isn't it? But either I am not cleared with my doubts or this thing IS something fishy... Please help me clear this doubt, as I asked many of my frens abt it and no body here at KMC (my batch) could tell me what it actually should be...
instead they were also quite interested to know the real funda...as mentioned above...

If possibility 1 is true then no probs... if possibility 2 is true , then there is something serious mistake going on...

Sincerely,

DoctorX

[Alprazolam]

I also want to know about the KUTH thing... I think as DoctorX mentioned above... if possibility 2 is true, this needs serious attention...

pls update soon...i am eager

Alprazolam

[DoctorX]

hoping a quick reply by anybody...

[Rajiv]

KUMS belongs to KU, unlike KMC,NMC and other which only have affiliation but "do not belong" to KU. KU and BB have their right to choose any name either KUTH or KUMSTH. You cannot complain. You could only complain if they took name like KMCTH or NMCTH. And that even only if name of KMC and NMC have copyright.
Moreover Dhulikhel hosp., HRDC and one more hosp are also teaching hospitals of KU.
In your case, the hospital of KMC can surely be called as KMSTH, and same applies for NMC.

[RAAZ]

Thanx MH!!

[DoctorX]

Thanks MH,

I think now i am a bit clear abt this stuff. n can explain it to my frens also...

Lets keep this post alive for sometime more, so that some more ppl who have queries abt the recent change can be updated.

Thanks,

DoctorX