Academic structure, teaching phases, and curriculum for MBBS at University of Fiji, Umanand Prasad School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Teaching phases
Years 1-2: preclinical foundation
Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, medical ethics/culture/terminology, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology and basic professional skills.
Years 3-5: clinical rotations
Six- to five-week rotation blocks in internal medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, community health/family medicine, clinical skills, psychiatry, allied subjects and forensic medicine.
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Year 6: final rotations and OSCE
Seven-week rotation blocks concluding with the OSCE6 objective structured clinical examination.
Tuition fee and hostel estimate
Year-wise cost data is not currently published for this program.
Clinical & support
Clinical exposure
The six-year MBBS runs preclinical foundations (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, medical ethics) in Years 1-2, then clinical rotation blocks of decreasing length across Years 3-6, covering internal medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, community health and family medicine, psychiatry, and forensic medicine, concluding with an Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Year 6. Clinical training is anchored at Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, and since an April 2025 memorandum of understanding, at Pacific Specialist Healthcare in Nadi for advanced and specialist attachments including cardiology and neurosurgery, plus telemedicine training. Graduates undergo a compulsory rotating internship, extended from one to two years under a 2020 Fiji Ministry of Health policy update, before registering to practise with the Fiji Medical and Dental Council.
Teaching hospitals
