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The first school of physiotherapy was established with the support of the British Colombo plan at Yangon General Hospitalin 1960 and provided a two-year diploma course with training by Mr. Malcolm Peat, who was a registeredphysiotherapist (PT) as well as an advisor of the British Colombo plan from the United Kingdom. The entry level ofthat course was university second-year students or bachelor’s degree holders from the local universities ofarts and sciences. A total of 18 PTs graduated from that school.
In November of 1964, the first Institute of Paramedical Sciences-Yangon (IPMSY), was established under the Ministry of Health (now Ministry of Health and Sports) with the support of the British Colombo plan and provided four-year diploma courses in physiotherapy. The trainers of that institute were experts from foreign countries and internationally trained local experts. The training years of the courses were reduced from four to two in 1986, and diploma courses were provided until 1991. A total of 125 PTs got a diploma from that institute until 1991.The curricula for the courses of Paramedical Sciences were upgraded at the IPMSY in December of 1991.
From September of 1992 to 1994, the IPMSY offered a two-year bridge course to allow those who had finished the diploma course to become bachelor’s degree holders.A four-year bachelor’s degree course has been started at the IPMSY for those who pass the high school national examination or national matriculation examination with science and who have obtained the necessary marks of the national matriculation examination for the entry criteria of the institute in 1994.
The IPMSY was renamed as the University of Medical Technology, Yangon (UMTY) in 2005. The title of the bachelor’s degree was also changed from Bachelor of Paramedical Sciences (B. P. Sc.) to Bachelor of Medical Technology (B. Med. Tech.). To produce highly qualified and skillful physiotherapists, the two-year master’s program and the three-year doctor’s program were first established in the UMTY in December of 2003 and in January of 2019, respectively.
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In Myanmar, Laboratory Technician Grade II and Grade I courses were started to introduce in 1954 and 1955 respectively at National Health Laboratory.
In November 1964, with the aid of Colombo Plan , Institute of Para-Medical Sciences was established in Yangon General Hospital. At that time, two-year training programme for Medical Technology had been conducted. The persons who got B.Sc ( Science) and the students of the 2nd M.B.,B.,S Senior and the 2nd year Science Inter B can join the two year Diploma course for 1st and 2nd Batch. From the Third to Fifth Batch, there was four-year Diploma Course and the persons who passed the Basic Education High School Examination were selected for the Course . Those candidates who passed the examination were conferred Diplomas in Para-Medical Science in their respective fields.
For the Sixth to Sixteenth batch of two-year Diploma course, candidates who passed the B. Sc second year ( Science) were selected. From the Seventeenth to eighteenth batch, the degree holders of B. Sc ( Zoology) and B. Sc (Botany) were selected. The candidates who fulfilled the above courses were conferred Diploma in Paramedical Science (DPMS).
On 30 th December 1991, the Institute was upgraded to the level of Degree conferring Institute and Two-year Bridge Course was conducted from 1992 for the continuing education of the senior service personnel who had already obtained B.Sc (Science) and Diploma in Paramedical Sciences (Medical Technology). The candidates who fulfilled the Bridge Course were conferred B.P.Sc ( Medical Technology) and 1st Batch of Bridge Course (12 candidates) was completed in 31st December 1993. 2nd Batch (22 candidates) and 3rd Batch (18 candidates )were completed in 1996 and 1999 respectively.
From 1994 onwards, four-year Generic Bachelor degree course, B.P.Sc ( Medical Technology) was started. The candidates were chosen in accordance with the matriculation marks.From 1998 to 2001, 1st to 4th Batch Diploma in Paramedical Science (Dip.P.Sc) (Medical Technology) one year Course was conducted for the candidates who got the B.Sc ( Science) Degree. Altogether 57 candidates got the Diploma.
To produce highly qualified and skilful medical laboratory technologists, two- year master degree course had been started since December 2003. The candidates who fulfilled the two- year master degree course are conferred M.Med.Tech ( Medical Laboratory Technology).
In 2005, to cover advancement of technology, name of the department was converted from Department of Medical Technology to Department of Medical Laboratory Technology. The candidates who fulfilled the four-year Bachelor degree course and the two-year bridge course are conferred B.Med.Tech ( Medical Laboratory Technology).