Type Private Campus Urban Motto Exploring the heights | Established 2004 Founded 2004 | |
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Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Patrick Kyamanywa Location Ishaka, Bushenyi District, Uganda Affiliations Kampala International University | ||
Kampala International University School of Health Sciences (KIUSHS), is the school of health sciences of Kampala International University, a private Ugandan university. The school provides health sciences education at the diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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Location
The school's campus is located in the town of Ishaka, in Bushenyi District, Western Uganda, approximately 330 kilometres (210 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's largest city and capital. The campus is also referred to as Kampala International University Western Campus, to distinguish it from Kampala International University Main Campus, located in Kansanga, Makindye Division, Kampala. The coordinates of Kampala International University's Western Campus are:0°32'19.0"S, 30°08'40.0"E (Latitude:-0.538611; Longitude:30.144444).
Overview
The school was established in 2004 and admitted the first batch of students that year. Those pioneer students, numbering twenty-three, graduated in 2010. The students at the school come from Uganda and other African countries, especially Kenya. The school is licensed to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Human Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Nursing. KIU School of Health Sciences is recognised by the medical and dental licensing boards in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Faculty are sourced from Uganda, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and the Philippines.
Teaching hospitals
The school is affiliated with the following hospitals, for the purposes of teaching its students:
Academic departments
The school maintains the following faculties:
Diploma courses
The following diploma courses are offered at KIU Western Campus:
Undergraduate courses
The following undergraduate courses are offered at KIUSHS:
Postgraduate courses
As of June 2011, the school offers the following postgraduate courses: