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1. Professor of Pharmacology & Coordinator Phase 1 BDS & MBBS, BPKIHS. 2. Associate Professor of Anatomy& Deputy Coordinator of Phase 1, BPKIHS. 3. Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Deputy Coordinator of Phase 1, BPKIHS. 4. Professor of Medicine & Vice-Chancellor, BPKIHS. Address for correspondence : Prof. M. A. Naga Rani, Professor & HOD of Pharmacology B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. Email: nagarani2000@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Curricular innovations such as multiprofessional education (MPE) sensitise health professionals towards the role of other health professionals and inculcate team spirit. This is a preliminary report on MPE in practice in the preclinical phase of dental and medical undergraduate courses at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal. The preclinical curriculum of the undergraduate course is integrated, organ system based and partially problem based. There is an emphasis on early exposure of students to patients and to community. The undergraduate course in medicine started in 1994 and in dental surgery in 1999 based on the core curriculum developed at various workshops. The course duration and structure is similar in both the courses. Mapping of common areas in basic sciences between dental and medical undergraduate courses paved the way for multiprofessional teaching-learning sessions. The details of the curriculum, the pattern of assessment and implementation of MPE with a few examples are discussed. A shift from class room teaching to clinic and field is also discussed. In future, MPE will be expanded to other health sciences courses such as nursing and will be reviewed periodically. It is challenging to introduce an innovative curriculum with multiprofessional approach. For successful implementation of MPE, care should be taken to avoid organisational pitfalls and a high degree of commitment is required at all levels of practice.

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AN OVERVIEW OF INTEGRATED MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNDERGRADUATE PRE-CLINICAL CURRICULA AT B. P. KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, NEPAL: A MULTIPROFESSIONAL APPROACH