Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science explained

The Defence Services Nursing and Paramedical Academy (MINP) (my|တပ်မတော် သူနာပြု နှင့် ဆေးဘက် ပညာသည် တက္ကသိုလ်, in Burmese pronounced as /taʔmədɔ̀ θùnàpjṵ n̥ɪ̰ɰ̃ sʰébɛʔ pjɪ̀ɰ̃ɲàðɛ̀ tɛʔkəθò/), located in Mingaladon, Yangon, is one of military-run institutes of higher learning in Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's, master's and ph.D degree programs in Nursing, a bachelor's degree program in Pharmacy, a bachelor's degree program in Paramedical Science.^[3]

History

DSINwas founded in 2000 by the Burmese military as the Defence Services Institute of Nursing with assistance from the Yangon Institute of Nursing and the Mandalay Institute of Nursing. In 2002, the institute added paramedical science and pharmacy degree programs, and became the Defence Services Nursing and Paramedical Academy.^[1] In 2003, the institute assumed its present name.

Notes and References

1. News: Vice-Senior General Maung Aye attends graduation ceremony of 1st Intake of Military Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science . 2003-12-06 . The New Light of Myanmar . 2008-12-27 . 2005-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050201025131/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/NLM-2003/enlm/Dec06_h1.html . dead .
2. Web site: 2008-12-27 . The Joanna Briggs Institute . The Yangon Centre for Evidence Based Health Care: A Collaborating Centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute, Myanmar . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011120217/http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/collab_ctrs/myanmar.php . 2008-10-11 . dead .
3. News: Vice-Senior General Maung Aye addresses Graduation Parade of 5th Intake of DSNPA . 2008-01-07 . The New Light of Myanmar . 2008-12-27 . 2010-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101113170256/http://www.myanmar.com/newspaper/nlm/Jan08_01.html . dead .