"Falgun Pachhis" marks the annual day of NMC

With the ushering in self-resourcing scheme for higher technical education by opening medical colleges in private sector by open door policy for inviting the private sector in the overall development of Nepal adopted by HMC in the ninetees, the figure of 1 doctor to about 16500 population on an average then in Nepal, drew attention of the founding members of Nepal medical College and motivated them to start a medical college and its teaching hospital and run the MBBS program.

"Falgun Pachhis" of the Bikramaditya year 2052, (coinciding with March 08,1996 Gregorian year), founder Dr.Sachey Kumar Pahari, MBBS, DTM&H, MRCP, FRCP, Senior Consultant physician and Royal surgeon; Dr. Ram Ratna Upadhayay, MBBS, DCP , Senior Pathologist; Eng Deepak Bhattarai, B.E. MSC principal of Nepal Engineering College and Mr. Lambodar Neupane, Management consultant at Nepal Engineering college in Kupundole, Lalitpur then and make them take a very bold decision to open Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital (NMCTH) and start the MBBS program in order to contribute for the development of Human Resources in Health by involvement Nepalese people in the field of higher education.