The formal medical education in western style was first introduced into Myanmar in 1907 with a four-year course known as L.M.P course, (Licentiate of Medical Practitioner).

(Ref. The report of the workings of Government Medical School for the year 1907).

Doctors employed in Myanmar, during the British Administration, were from the Indian Medical Service. The doctors from Bengal province of India refused to serve in Myanmar for various reasons. To overcome this difficulty one of the suggestions made then was to establish a medical school to train native students to be employed as hospital Sub-assistant Surgeons.

(Ref. Indian Medical Gazette 3, Sept. 1868, p.209-21 0).

After some years, acting upon the recommendation made by Colonel Little, the then Inspector General of Civil Hospital for Burma, the British Government decided to open a medical school. Colonel King, the Inspector-General of Civil Hospital, Burma, formally opened the Burma Government Medical School on The 4th February 1907.

(Ref. The report of the workings of the Government Medical School, Yangon, for the year 1907).>

Lt. Col. Davis, IMS, the Civil Surgeon of the Rangoon General Hospital was the First Principal and Major C.Barry, the Junior Civil Surgeon and Captain Rost, resident medical officer, were the lecturers. The school was originally sanctioned as an experimental measure subject to a report after completion of five years.

(Ref. Indian Medical Gazette, 1914, p.447)