Type Public Campus Urban Founded 2007 | Established 2007 Affiliations Makerere University | |
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Principal Professor Charles Ibingira Location Mulago Hill, Kampala, Uganda
00 19 38N, 32 37 00E Similar Makerere University, Mbarara University of Scienc, Gulu University, Kampala International University, International Health Sciences | ||
Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MCHS) is a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The schools of the college offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the biomedical sciences, health sciences, human medicine and public health, covering a broad range of disciplines and specialties.
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Location
The College's campus is located on Mulago Hill, in northeast Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of the city's central business district. This is about 3 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Makerere University Main Campus. The schools of the college are spread across the southern, western, northern and eastern parts of Mulago Hill and include Mulago Hospital Complex, the college's teaching hospital. The coordinates of the college are: 00°20'18.0"N 32°34'38.0"E (Latitude:0.338333; Longitude:32.577213).
Overview
The college was created by Makerere University in 2007. At the time it was created, it consisted of four schools, with the college is headed by a Principal and a Deputy Principal, while each school is headed by a Dean. In June 2016, at the insistence of East African Community (EAC) Medical and Dental Practitioners Boards and Councils, the college created Makerere University School of Dentistry, increasing the number of schools to five.
Schools
As of June 2016, the following schools comprised the Makerere University College of Health Sciences:
Undergraduate courses
The following undergraduate courses are offered at MUCHS. Instruction in most courses is carried out across several different schools within the college. The school responsible for awarding a particular qualification is indicated in bold letters.
Graduate Courses
The following postgraduate courses are offered at MUCHS. Instruction is offered across several schools of the college. The school that is ultimately responsible for awarding the postgraduate degree is indicated in bold ink.
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Anesthesiology - MUSM
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Family Medicine - MUSM
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Internal Medicine -MUSM
- Master of Science (MSc) in Nursing - MUSHS
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in orthopaedic surgery - MUSM
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Obstetrics and Gynecology - MUSM
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Ophthalmology - MUSM
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Otolaryngology - MUSM
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Pediatrics and Child Health - MUSM
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Psychiatry - MUSM
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in General Surgery - MUSM
- Master of Science (MSc) in Pharmacology - MUSBS
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Radiology - MUSM
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Microbiology - MUSBS
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Pathology - MUSBS
- Master of Science (MSc) in Human anatomy - MUSBM
- Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics - MUSBS
- Master of Science (MSc) in Physiology - MUSBS
- Master of Science (MSc) in Pharmacology - MUSBS
- Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Illustration - MUSBS
- Master of Science (MSc) in Allied Health Sciences - MUSHS
- Master of Science (MSc) in Nursing - MUSHS
- Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical chemistry - MUSBS
- Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) - MUSHS
- Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) - MUSHS
- Master of Public Health (MPH) - MUSPH
- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) - MUSPH
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) - MUSM
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - All Schools of MUCHS
In addition to the postgraduate degree courses, the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University offers several postgraduate courses including: