Dr. Karma Tenzin

Dr. Karma Tenzin is from Trashi Yangtse, a district in eastern Bhutan. He earned his MBBS degree from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and MD (Doctor of Medicine) in Basic and Clinical Physiology from Banga Bandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Bangladesh. Additionally, he completed two two-year-long Medical Education and Research Fellowship at GS Medical College, Mumbai, India in 2020.

Dr. Tenzin began his career in clinical practice before transitioning to medical education, Research, administration, and policymaking. He served as Acting Dean and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Education in Bhutan for over seven years(2016-2023).
One of his major career achievement was leading the establishment of Bhutan’s first medical school in October 2023. He also played a key role in developing competency-based curricula for both undergraduate and postgraduate clinical medicine programs in Bhutan and introduced a robust assessment system through the introduction of workplace-based assessment. Additionally, he was instrumental in creating Bhutan’s first medical journals, the Bhutan Health Journal and the Bhutan Sorig Journal.

 With over 60 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journal, Dr. Tenzin has significantly contributed to clinical and medical education research. He has also served as a international consultant for medical institutions in Cambodia and Bhutan’s Multi-Stakeholder Action Plan (2023–2027) with the Public Health Foundation of India. Dr. Tenzin has received multiple national and international grants for his work by partnering with experts from Germany and USA.
At the moment, Dr. Tenzin is working as Assessment Lead for JMP program and Senior Lecturer for Medical Education at School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.