{"id":20257,"date":"2025-06-20T16:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.kgumsb.edu.bt\/?page_id=20257"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:10:02","slug":"international-conference-on-medical-and-health-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kgumsb.edu.bt\/index.php\/international-conference-on-medical-and-health-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"International Conference on Medical and Health Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; line-height: 2;\">The International Conference on Medical and Health Sciences (ICMH) is the premier annual scientific event hosted by the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB). It serves as a vital global platform for healthcare professionals, researchers, academicians, and policymakers to exchange knowledge and foster cross-border collaborations.\n<\/span>\n<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; line-height: 2;\"><strong>Purpose and Objectives<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; line-height: 2;\">Organized by the Medical Education Centre for Research, Innovation and Training (MECRIT), the conference focuses on three core pillars:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n<strong>Knowledge Dissemination<\/strong>: Providing a scientific stage for local and international experts to present cutting-edge research findings<br>\n<strong>Professional Development<\/strong>: Offering Bhutanese health professionals an annual opportunity to update their clinical and academic competencies<br>\n<strong>Policy &amp; Innovation<\/strong>: Fostering evidence-based discussions to address emerging health challenges and strengthen the national health system<br>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; line-height: 2;\"><strong>Themes and Academic Program&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; line-height: 2;\">Each year, the ICMH centers on a theme critical to contemporary medicine, ensuring the discourse remains relevant to global and national health trends. The conference features a diverse academic program, including:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n<strong>Keynote &amp; Plenary Sessions<\/strong>: Insights from distinguished global and local health leaders<br>\n<strong>Scientific Sessions<\/strong>: Oral and poster presentations of peer-reviewed abstracts showcasing original research<br>\n<strong>Pre-conference Workshops<\/strong>: Intensive, hands-on training in specialized areas such as Pedagogy, Research Methodology, and Emergency Life Support<br>\n<strong>Hybrid Engagement<\/strong>: A flexible format accommodating both in-person and virtual participation to ensure inclusive global reach<br>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; line-height: 2;\">As KGUMSB&#8217;s flagship event, the ICMH continues to bridge the gap between research and practice, ensuring that Bhutan&#8217;s healthcare evolution is driven by innovation, equity, and evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Roboto;\">ICMH Milestones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<span style=\"color:#0066cc;\"><strong>Edition<\/strong><\/span>\n<strong style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 204);\">Theme<\/strong>\n\n\n9th\nA holistic approach to healthy aging amidst emerging and re-emerging communicable diseases and demographic shifts\n\n\n8th\nTransforming health system: Evidence based equity, excellence and resilience&nbsp;\n\n\n7th\nRethinking health system in the 21st century&nbsp;\n\n\n6th\nEssential health services in times of COVID-19 and beyond\n\n\n5th\nMental health matters: Everyone&#8217;s responsibility&nbsp;\n\n\n4th\nImproving quality and patient safety in healthcare\n\n\n3rd\nLifestyle related diseases: Opportunities and challenges&nbsp;\n\n\n2nd\nCelebrating mother and child health\n\n\n1st\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Inaugural Conference on Medical &amp; Health Sciences<\/span><br>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Roboto; line-height: 2;\">For comprehensive information and updates regarding the ICMH, please visit our official event portal at <a href=\"https:\/\/events.kgumsb.edu.bt\" target=\"_BLANK\">events.kgumsb.edu.bt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20257","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kgumsb.edu.bt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kgumsb.edu.bt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kgumsb.edu.bt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kgumsb.edu.bt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kgumsb.edu.bt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20257"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.kgumsb.edu.bt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21039,"href":"https:\/\/www.kgumsb.edu.bt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20257\/revisions\/21039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kgumsb.edu.bt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}