Makerere University School of Medicine
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Makerere University School of Medicine (MUSM), also known as Makerere University Medical School is the school of medicine of Makerere University
Makerere University
Makerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...

, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

's oldest university. The medical school is the oldest medical school in Eastern Africa, having been part of the Makerere University, since 1924. The school provides medical education at the diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Location

The school's campus is located on Mulago Hill, in northeast Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

's capital and largest city. The clinical teaching disciplines of the medical school are integrated with the Mulago Hospital Complex
Mulago Hospital
Mulago National Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mulago Hospital, is the largest hospital in Uganda. The hospital is located on Mulago Hill in the northern part of the city of Kampala. It is the teaching hospital for Makerere University College of Health Sciences, the oldest medical College in...

 and with the Makerere University School of Public Health
Makerere University School of Public Health
Makerere University School of Public Health is one of the schools that constitute the Makerere University College of Health Sciences...

, both of which are also located on Mulago Hill. The coordinates of the school are: 00° 20' 17"N, 32° 34' 38"E (Latitude:0.3381, Longitude:32.5772)

Overview

Makerere University School of Medicine is one of the schools that constitute Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Makerere University College of Health Sciences is a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The schools of the college offer diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the biomedical sciences, health sciences, human medicine and public health, covering a...

, a constituent semi-autonomous college of Makerere University
Makerere University
Makerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...

. The schools of the college include:
  • Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
    Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
    Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences , is one of the four schools that comprise Makerere University College of Health Sciences , a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university...

  • Makerere University School of Health Sciences
    Makerere University School of Health Sciences
    Makerere University School of Health Sciences , is one of the schools that constitute Makerere University College of Health Sciences , a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university...

  • Makerere University School of Medicine
  • Makerere University School of Public Health
    Makerere University School of Public Health
    Makerere University School of Public Health is one of the schools that constitute the Makerere University College of Health Sciences...



The College is headed by a Principal and a Deputy Principal, while each School is headed by a Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...

.

Departments

As of September 2009, the following departments constituted Makerere University School of Medicine:

  • Department of Anesthesia
  • Department of Family Medicine
  • Department of Internal Medicine
  • Department of Medical Illustration
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Department of Ophthalmology
  • Department of Orthopedics
  • Department of Otolaryngology (ENT)
  • Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Department of Radiology and Radiotherapy
  • Department of Surgery
  • Clinical Epidemiology Unit
  • Infectious Disease Institute
  • Medical Research Center
  • Reproductive Health Unit

Undergraduate Courses

The following undergraduate courses are offered at Makerere University School of Medicine:

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) - Awarded after two (2) years of pre-clinical instruction and examination by Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
    Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
    Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences , is one of the four schools that comprise Makerere University College of Health Sciences , a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university...

     (Anatomy
    Anatomy
    Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...

    , Physiology
    Physiology
    Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...

    , Biochemistry
    Biochemistry
    Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...

    ), and Makerere University School of Health Sciences
    Makerere University School of Health Sciences
    Makerere University School of Health Sciences , is one of the schools that constitute Makerere University College of Health Sciences , a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university...

     (Pharmacology
    Pharmacology
    Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...

    ), followed by three (3) years of clinical instruction and examination by Makerere University School of Public Health
    Makerere University School of Public Health
    Makerere University School of Public Health is one of the schools that constitute the Makerere University College of Health Sciences...

     and Makerere University School of Medicine.

  • Bachelor of Science
    Bachelor of Science
    A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...

     (BSc
    BSC
    BSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...

    ) in Radiology
    Radiology
    Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...

     - Awarded after three (3) years of instruction and examination in conjunction with Makerere University School of Health Sciences
    Makerere University School of Health Sciences
    Makerere University School of Health Sciences , is one of the schools that constitute Makerere University College of Health Sciences , a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university...

    .

Graduate Courses

The following postgraduate courses are offered at Makerere University School of Medicine:

  • Master of Medicine
    Master of Medicine
    Master of Medicine is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by medical schools to medical doctors following a period of instruction and examination. The degree is awarded by both surgical and medical subspecialties and usually includes a dissertation component involving original research...

     (MMed) - A clinical degree awarded following three years of instruction and examination in any of the following specialties:

  1. Anesthesiology
  2. Family Medicine
    Family medicine
    Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. It is a division of primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, sexes, diseases, and parts of the body...

  3. Internal Medicine
    Internal medicine
    Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...

  4. Medical Oncology
    Oncology
    Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...

  5. Neurosurgery
    Neurosurgery
    Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...

  6. Obstetrics and Gynecology
  7. Ophthalmology
    Ophthalmology
    Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...

  8. Otolaryngology
    Otolaryngology
    Otolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....

  9. Pediatrics
    Pediatrics
    Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...

  10. Psychiatry
    Psychiatry
    Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...

  11. Surgery
    Surgery
    Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...

  12. Surgical Oncology
    Surgical oncology
    Surgical oncology is the branch of surgery which focuses on the surgical management of cancer.The specialty of surgical oncology has evolved in steps similar to medical oncology, which grew out of hematology, and radiation oncology, which grew out of radiology...

  13. Urology
    Urology
    Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...


  • Doctor of Medicine
    Doctor of Medicine
    Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...

     (M.D.
    Doctor of Medicine
    Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...

    ) - Qualification awarded after a period of instruction, research and examination (typically three to five years}, in select clinical disciples. A recognized masters degree is required prior to admission into the MD program.

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Doctor of Philosophy
    Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...

     (PhD
    PHD
    PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...

    ) - Qualification awarded after a period of instruction, research and examination (typically three to five years), in select clinical disciplines. A recognized masters degree is required prior to admission into the PhD program.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Makerere University Medical School include:
  • Josephine M. Namboze - Physician
    Physician
    A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

    , Professor of Public Health
    Public health
    Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...

    , Maternal & Child Health Specialist
    Maternal health
    Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It encompasses the health care dimensions of family planning, preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care in order to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.Preconception care can include...

    , Public Health Consultant. The first woman to obtain a medical degree in Eastern and Central Africa
    Central Africa
    Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

    .
  • Samson Kisekka
    Samson Kisekka
    Samson Babi Mululu Kisekka was a Vice President of Uganda. He also worked as a medical doctor, politician and diplomat. He was closely associated with Yoweri Museveni and served as prime minister and vice-president under him....

     R.I.P. - Physician, politician
    Politician
    A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

    , diplomat
    Diplomat
    A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...

    . Prime Minister
    Prime Minister of Uganda
    -List of Prime Ministers of Uganda:-Affiliations:-See also:*Uganda*President of Uganda*Vice President of Uganda*Politics of Uganda*History of Uganda*Political parties of Uganda...

     of Uganda (1986 - 1991) and Vice President
    Vice President of Uganda
    This is a list of vice presidents of Uganda. It may be incomplete....

     of Uganda (1991 - 1994).
  • Stephen Mallinga
    Stephen Mallinga
    Stephen Oscar Mallinga is a Ugandan physician and politician. He is the current Minister of Relief, Disaster and Refugees. He was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. He replaced Tarsis Kabwegyere, who was dropped from the Cabinet...

     - Physician, politician. Current Minister for Disaster Relief & Refugees in the Uganda Cabinet (2011 - Present)
  • George Kirya
    George Kirya
    George B. Kirya is a Ugandan physician, academic, microbiologist, politician and diplomat. He is the current Chairman of the Uganda Health Services Commission. He has served in that capacity since 2007.-Education:...

     - Academician
    Academician
    The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries, it is an honorary title. There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member, .-Eastern Europe and China:"Academician" may also be a functional...

    , microbiologist
    Microbiologist
    A microbiologist is a scientist who works in the field of microbiology. Microbiologists study organisms called microbes. Microbes can take the form of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists...

    , politician
    Politician
    A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

    , diplomat
    Diplomat
    A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...

    . Former Vice Chancellor, Makerere University
    Makerere University
    Makerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...

    . Former Uganda
    Uganda
    Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

    n High Commissioner
    High Commissioner
    High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...

     to the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

    . Current Chairman, Uganda's Health Services Commission.
  • Ruhakana Rugunda
    Ruhakana Rugunda
    Ruhakana Rugunda is the current Minister of Information & Communication Technology in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. He replaced Aggrey Awori, who was dropped from the Cabinet...

     - Physician, politician
    Politician
    A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

    , diplomat
    Diplomat
    A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...

    . Current Minister of Information Technology
    Information technology
    Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

     in the Uganda Cabinet (2011 - Present).
  • Gilbert Bukenya
    Gilbert Bukenya
    Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya is a Ugandan physician and politician who was Vice President of Uganda from May 23, 2003 until May 23, 2011. He also represents the constituency of Busiro North in the Ugandan Parliament, a position he has served in since 1996....

     - Physician, Professor of Public Health, politician, farmer
    Farmer
    A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...

    . Former Vice President of Uganda (2003 - 2011).
  • Nelson Sewankambo
    Nelson Sewankambo
    Nelson K. Sewankambo, sometimes spelled as Nelson Sewankambo is a Ugandan physician, academician, medical researcher and medical administrator...

     - Physician, Professor of Medicine, medical researcher. Current Principal, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
    Makerere University College of Health Sciences
    Makerere University College of Health Sciences is a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The schools of the college offer diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the biomedical sciences, health sciences, human medicine and public health, covering a...

     (2007 - Present).
  • Crispus Kiyonga
    Crispus Kiyonga
    Crispus Walter Kiyonga is a Ugandan physician and politician. He is the current Minister of Defence, a position he has held since 2006. Prior to that, he was Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the President from 2005 until 2006. He is also the Member of Parliament for Bukonjo County West,...

     - Physician and politician. Current Minister of Defense in the Uganda Cabinet
    Cabinet of Uganda
    According to the Constitution of Uganda, "there shall be a Cabinet which shall consist of the President, the Vice President and such number of Ministers as may appear to the President to be reasonably necessary for the efficient running of the State."...

     (2006 - Present)
  • Frank Sseguya Matovu - Physician
    Physician
    A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

    , public health specialist
    Public health
    Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...

    , family physician, community leader
    Community leader
    A Community Leader is a designation, often by secondary sources , for a person who is perceived to represent a community. A simple way to understand community leadership is to see it as leadership in, for and by the community...

     & business consultant. Founder-President of Ugandan North American Medical Society (UNAMS), 1998 - 2002. Board Member UNAMS, 2002 - 2014.
  • Joseph Buwembo - Neurosurgeon, community leader. President UNAMS, 2002 - Present.
  • Specioza Kazibwe
    Specioza Kazibwe
    Specioza Naigaga Wandira Kazibwe, MBChB, MMed , PhD , is a Ugandan physician, politician and mother. She is sometimes referred to as Nalongo because of her twin daughters .She was elected Vice President of Uganda, serving in that position from 1994 until 2003...

     - Surgeon
    Surgeon
    In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...

    , politician, Women's Activist. Vice President of Uganda from 1994 until 2003.
  • Henry Wabinga - Medical researcher, Professor of Pathology
    Pathology
    Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....

    , Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
    Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
    Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences , is one of the four schools that comprise Makerere University College of Health Sciences , a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university...

    .
  • Kizza Besigye
    Kizza Besigye
    Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe, commonly known as Kizza Besigye, is a Ugandan physician, politician and former military officer, in the in the UPDF. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Forum for Democratic Change political party...

     - Physician, politician, leader of the Forum for Democratic Change
    Forum for Democratic Change
    The Forum for Democratic Change , founded on December 16, 2004, is the main opposition party in Uganda. FDC was founded as an umbrella body mostly for disenchanted former members and followers President Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement...

     (FDC) political party n Uganda. Ugandan presidential candidate in 2001, 2006 and 2011.
  • David Serwadda
    David Serwadda
    David M. Serwadda is a Ugandan physician, medical researcher, academic, public health specialist and medical administrator. Currently he is a Professor of Public Health at Makerere University School of Public Health , one of the schools of Makerere University College of Health Sciences, a...

     - Professor of Public Health, former Dean Makerere University School of Public Health
    Makerere University School of Public Health
    Makerere University School of Public Health is one of the schools that constitute the Makerere University College of Health Sciences...

     (2007 - Present)
  • Emmanuel Otala
    Emmanuel Otala
    Emmanuel Otiam Otala is a Ugandan physician and politician. He served as the State Minister for Labor in the Ugandan Cabinet, from February 2009 until May 2011. Prior to that he served as the State Minister for Health , from June 2006 until February 2009. In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, he...

     - Physician, politician. Former Minister of State for Labor in the Ugandan Cabinet
    Cabinet of Uganda
    According to the Constitution of Uganda, "there shall be a Cabinet which shall consist of the President, the Vice President and such number of Ministers as may appear to the President to be reasonably necessary for the efficient running of the State."...

     (2009 - 2011)
  • Michael Lulume Bayiga
    Lulume Bayiga
    Michael Lulume Bayiga, whose last name is sometimes spelled Bayigga, is a Ugandan physician and politician. He is the current Acting Secretary General of the Democratic Party. He is also the Member of Parliament representing Buikwe South Constituency, in Buikwe District.-Education:Lulume Bayiga...

     - Physician, politician and Member of Parliament. Acting Secretary General of the Democratic Party in Uganda
    Democratic Party (Uganda)
    The Democratic Party is a moderate conservative political party in Uganda currently led by Norbert Mao. DP was led by Paul Ssemogerere for 25 years until his retirement in November 2005...

  • Professor Paul D'Arbela
    Paul D'Arbela
    Paul D'Arbela is a Ugandan physician, academic and medical researcher. Currently he is a Professor of Medicine and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at the UMU Postgraduate School of Medicine, based at St...

     - Physician
    Physician
    A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

    , academic and medical researcher. Currently he is a Professor of Medicine & Dean of Postgraduate Studies
    Professor
    A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...

     at the Uganda Martyrs University Postgraduate School of Medicine
    Uganda Martyrs University
    -Location:The main campus of UMU is in Nkozi, a small town, approximately , by road, west of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, on the Kampala-Masaka Highway...

    , based at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya
    Nsambya Hospital
    St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, commonly known as Nsambya Hospital, is a hospital in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:...

     in Nsambya
    Nsambya
    -Location:Nsambya is located approximately south-southeast of the central business district of Kampala, along the road to Ggaba, a suburb of the city. The coordinates of Nsambya Hill are: 00 17 57N, 32 35 17E.-Landmarks:The landmarks on Nsambya Hill include:...

    , Kampala
    Kampala
    Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

    .
  • Professor Charles Olweny
    Charles Olweny
    Charles Lwanga Mark Olweny is a Ugandan physician, academic and medical researcher. Currently he is a Professor of Medicine & Vice Chancellor at Uganda Martyrs University, based at Nkozi, Mpigi District, in Central Uganda.-Background:...

     - Oncologist, academic and medical researcher. Formerly Professor of Medicine at Makerere University Medical School and Director of Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago
    Mulago
    Mulago is a hill in north-central Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises above sea level.-History:Mulago was derived from the Ganda word “omulago”, a type of medicine, kept on this hill, that was used by Kabaka Suuna II for protection against spirits. The landmark on this hill is...

    , Kampala
    Kampala
    Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

    . Currently Vice Chancellor of Uganda Martyrs University
    Uganda Martyrs University
    -Location:The main campus of UMU is in Nkozi, a small town, approximately , by road, west of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, on the Kampala-Masaka Highway...

    , in Nkozi
    Nkozi
    -Location:The town is situated along the Kampala-Masaka Highway, approximately , southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. This location is approximately , north of Lake Victoria, at the point where River Katonga, exits the lake to begin its journey west to Lake George...

    , Mpigi District
    Mpigi District
    Mpigi District is a district in Central Uganda. Like other most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Mpigi.-Location:...

    .
  • Christine Ondoa
    Christine Ondoa
    Christine Joyce Dradidi Ondoa is a Ugandan pediatrician, Pastor and politician. She is the current Minister of Health in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. On account of being a cabinet minister she is a member of the Ugandan Parliament, in an ex-officio capacity...

     - Pediatrician, administrator
    Public administration
    Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....

    , pastor
    Pastor
    The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....

    . Current Minister of Haealth
    Uganda Ministry of Health
    The Uganda Health Ministry, commonly known as the Uganda Ministry of Health, is a government department in Uganda. The ministry is headed by three cabinet members; one Minister of Health and two State Ministers of Health.-Location:...

     in Uganda (2011 - Present)
  • Jeremiah Twa-Twa
    Jeremiah Twa-Twa
    Jeremiah Mutwalante Twa-Twa , is a Ugandan physician, public health specialist and politician. Sometimes his last name is spelled Twatwa. Currently he is the elected member of Member of Parliament, representing "Iki-Iki County", Budaka District. He has served in that capacity since May 2011...

     - Physician
    Physician
    A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

     & politician
    Politician
    A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

    , the elected Member of Parliament for "Iki-Iki County", Budaka District
    Budaka District
    Budaka District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after Budaka, its 'chief town', where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

     (2011 - 2016)

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See also

  • Education in Uganda
    Education in Uganda
    The system of education in Uganda has a structure of 7 years of primary education, 6 years of secondary education , and 3 to 5 years of post-secondary education...

  • Makerere University
    Makerere University
    Makerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...

  • Medical Schools in Uganda
  • Makerere University College of Health Sciences
    Makerere University College of Health Sciences
    Makerere University College of Health Sciences is a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The schools of the college offer diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the biomedical sciences, health sciences, human medicine and public health, covering a...

  • Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
    Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
    Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences , is one of the four schools that comprise Makerere University College of Health Sciences , a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university...

  • Makerere University School of Health Sciences
    Makerere University School of Health Sciences
    Makerere University School of Health Sciences , is one of the schools that constitute Makerere University College of Health Sciences , a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university...

  • Makerere University School of Public Health
    Makerere University School of Public Health
    Makerere University School of Public Health is one of the schools that constitute the Makerere University College of Health Sciences...

  • List of medical schools in Uganda
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