History

The Department of Chemistry was organized by Daw Tin Tin Win, Head of the Department of Chemistry of the Institute of Medicine (1) in 1991. First required the chemicals and apparatus were provided by the Department of Chemistry of the Institute of Medicine (1).

The teaching staffs at the beginning consisted of Daw Tin Tin Win, M.Sc. (Rgn) as Lecturer and Head, and some teaching staffs from Department of Chemistry of the Institute of Medicine (1).

In May 2001, the Institutes was transferred to Waibargi Township, North Okkalapa. The Chemistry Department, hasn't been established, came under the guidance of Daw Mya Mya (M. Sc) Lecturer/ Head and teaching staffs of the Department of Chemistry of the Institute of Medicine (2), Yangon.

In December 2001, its own Department was established and since then it was run by Daw Mi Mi Lay, (M.Sc.) Lecturer and Head of the Department until 2006 March.

Now the Department is run by Daw Sanda Wynn (M.Sc.) as Lecturer and Head since 2006.