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West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) set up by an act of the state government is a university dedicated for better management of health and medical education. Prior to the establishment of this university  health and medical education related courses were taught by the University of Calcutta and  Universities of Burdwan and North Bengal. All the courses have been brought under one umbrella for helping in upgrading the level of teaching in the state.At present this university offers  undergraduate, postgraduate and post-doctoral courses including the Ph. D. programme in Modern System of Medicine, Homoeopathic System of Medicine, Ayurvedic System of Medicine, Unani System of Medicine, Nursing Education, Pharmacy Education, Dental Education, Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy and Education on other paramedical courses like Occupational Therapy and Prosthetics-Orthotics in the state of West Bengal. The university affiliates a number of new colleges throughout the state and as a result, the number of seats in MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BPT, B.Sc. (Hons.) in Nursing, M.Sc. (Nursing) and B. Pharm courses have increased considerably. Some MD/ MS seats in different subjects of Modern Medicine and Homoeopathy have also been added. This university through its efforts has emerged as an center of excellence. 

 

Three key features of West Bengal University of Health Sciences

* Need and specialization based courses of study

* Central facilities