As the government of Bengal Province limited the number of student admission into Calcutta Medical College, the Burmese nationals and others residing in Burma could not take higher medical studies.

(Ref. Triennial report for Hospitals & Dispensaries in Burma, 1920- 22).

The University of Yangon appointed a board at the end of 1922 to investigate the possibilities of making an early start in the study of medicine in Burma. A Medical Department at University College of the University of Rangoon was formed in 1923. It was first accommodated in the Government Medical School. The University introduced a course for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B., B.S.) degree in the same year. The educational standard of the course would meet the requirements of the General Medical Council of Great Britain. The candidates for M.B., B.S degree course were required to have passed the intermediate examinations of Yangon University or one of the examinations recognized by the General Medical Council of Great Britain.

(Ref University of Rangoon, Handbook and Calendar for the period June 1931 to June 1932, p.188).