Dornogovi Branch School
Branch medical school founded in 1962 that trains doctors and health professionals for the Gobi and eastern provinces.
Source: MNUMS presentation, October 2026
Curriculum
Programmes offered by the school.
Medical Doctor
Bachelor6 years (2+4), 207 credits. For upper-secondary (grade 12) graduates; graduates receive the Medical Doctor bachelor's degree. Admission is held every June.
Nurse
BachelorNursing, 4 years, 130 credits. For upper-secondary (grade 12) graduates; graduates receive a Bachelor of Nursing. Admission is held every June.
Nursing (bridging)
Bachelor1 year, 32 credits. For holders of a diploma in nursing, midwifery, feldsher or traditional-medicine feldsher or nursing; graduates receive a Bachelor of Nursing. Admission is held every September and March.
Nurse
Associate degree3 years, 106 credits. For upper-secondary (grade 12) graduates; graduates receive a diploma in nursing. Admission is held every June.
Midwife
Associate degree3 years, 97 credits. For upper-secondary (grade 12) graduates; graduates receive a diploma in midwifery. Admission is held every June.
Laboratory Technician
Associate degree3 years, 96 credits. For upper-secondary (grade 12) graduates; graduates receive a diploma as laboratory technician. Admission is held every June.
Pharmacy Technician
Associate degree3 years, 95 credits. For upper-secondary (grade 12) graduates; graduates receive a diploma as pharmacy technician. Admission is held every June.
Postgraduate training
Specialisation training3-month nursing specialisation courses: paediatric, neonatal, family and rehabilitation nursing. A 1-month refresher course for haematology laboratory assistants. Short credit-hour courses for doctors and health professionals, run with the departments online, in class or blended.
About the school
Founded in 1962
The first inter-regional medical school founded outside the capital, set up to provide the Gobi and eastern provinces with midwives, feldshers and nurses. Today it trains medical doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacy technicians and laboratory technicians and combines teaching, research and health care. It has 4 offices and 4 departments, has applied the ISO 9001:2015 quality management standard since 2018, and 78–85% of its graduates of the last five years are employed.
Mission: To be the leading regional branch university that unites research, education and health care in line with international trends and regional and national needs, and trains knowledge-based, competitive health professionals.
- offices / departments
- 4 / 4
- graduate employment (5 years)
- 78–85%
- projects carried out (to 2022)
- 14
Dean's greeting
Greetings to the generations of graduates — medical doctors, nurses, feldshers, midwives, pharmacy technicians and laboratory technicians — and to the leaders, teachers, staff, students and partners of the Dornogovi medical school. Building on the policy of MNUMS, our team works to become the leading regional branch university that trains competitive health professionals for regional and national needs.
History
- 1962Founded by Council of Ministers resolution No. 200 as the Dornogovi Medical Secondary School: 5 classes, 120 students, 9 teachers, 12 staff
- 1992Became the Medical College
- 2000, 2005, 2018Institutional accreditation passed three times
- 2010Dornogovi branch school of the Health Sciences University of Mongolia
- 2014Dornogovi branch Medical School of MNUMS
- 2015–2017Sports hall (2015), the four-storey «Mandakh Naran» teaching hospital (2016) and the library (2017) opened
- 2022Academic council established (MNUMS rector's order A/58)
Leadership
Admission
Entrance exam subjects and threshold scores of this school's programmes.
| Campus | Programmes | Exam 1 | Threshold | Exam 2 | Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dornogovi | Medical Doctor | Chemistry, Mathematics | 430 | Biology, Physics | 430 |
| Dornogovi | Nurse | Chemistry, Biology | 430 | Skills | 430 |
| Dornogovi | Midwife | Chemistry, Biology | 430 | Skills | 430 |
| Dornogovi | Laboratory Technician | Chemistry, Biology | 410 | Skills | 430 |
| Dornogovi | Pharmacy Technician | Chemistry, Biology | 410 | Skills | 410 |
| Dornogovi | Nurse | Chemistry, Biology | 410 | Skills | 430 |
| Dornogovi | Midwife | Chemistry, Biology | 410 | Skills | 430 |
Research
- To 2022: 26 research conferences, 12 joint conference-trainings, 26 monographs, 10 papers published abroad, 7 patents, 20 books and textbooks, 96 manuals
- 14 projects: 2 innovation projects of the Science and Technology Fund, 8 commissioned locally, 4 by the school
- Holds the annual «Altan Khelkhee» research conference
Learning environment
Two teaching buildings (1,264 m² and 1,232 m²), a sports hall, a 500-seat assembly hall, the four-storey 570 m² «Mandakh Naran» teaching hospital, a library, a dormitory for 260 students and a summer practice base at the «Avarga Toson» resort in Delgerkhaan soum, Khentii.
Contact
117-1 Enkhtaivan street, 2nd bag, Sainshand soum, Dornogovi 44105
7052 21018895 70559519 8898sodg@mnums.edu.mn
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