Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) is a constituent college of

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'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.

Location

The College's campus is located on

Mulago Hill Mulago is a hill in north-central Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises above sea level. The name also applies to the neighborhoods that sit on this hill. Location Mulago is in Kawempe Division, one of the five administrative di ...

, in northeast

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's capital and largest city, approximately north of the city's central business district. This is about northeast of Makerere University Main Campus. The schools of the college are spread across the southern, western, northern and eastern parts of

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 headed by a Principal and a Deputy Principal, while each school is headed by a

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. In June 2016, at the insistence of

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(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: * Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences - MUSBS * Makerere University School of Health Sciences - MUSHS * Makerere University School of Medicine - MUSM *

Makerere University School of Public Health Makerere University School of Public Health (MUSPH) is one of the schools that comprise the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. Location M ...

- MUSPH * Makerere University School of Dentistry - MUSD

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. *

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University o ...

in Medical Radiography - MUSM * Bachelor of Science in

Speech and Language Therapy Speech is a human vocal communication using language. Each language uses phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words (that is, all English words sound different from all French words, even if they are th ...

- MUSM *

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United K ...

- MUSM *

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering A Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering is a kind of bachelor's degree typically conferred after a four-year undergraduate course of study in biomedical engineering (BME). The degree itself is largely equivalent to a Bachelor of Science and ...

- MUSBS * Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology - MUSBS * Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences - MUSBS *

Bachelor of Science in Nursing The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN, BScN) also known in some countries as a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) or Bachelor of Science (BS) with a Major in Nursing is an academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by an accredited ...

- MUSHS *

Bachelor of Pharmacy A Bachelor of Pharmacy (abbreviated B Pharm or PharmB or BS Pharm) is a graduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. In many countries, this degree is a prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist. Since both PharmB and Phar ...

- MUSHS * Bachelor of Dental Surgery - MUSD * Bachelor of Optometry - MUSHS * Bachelor of Science in Dental Laboratory Technology - MUSHS * Bachelor of Environmental Health Sciences - MUSPH

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 Master of Medicine (MMed) is a postgraduate professional clinical degree awarded by medical schools to physicians following a period of instruction, supervised clinical rotations, and examination. The degree usually takes three years to complete, ...

(

MMed Master of Medicine (MMed) is a postgraduate professional clinical degree awarded by medical schools to physicians following a period of instruction, supervised clinical rotations, and examination. The degree usually takes three years to complete, ...

) in

Anesthesiology Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, ...

- MUSM # Master of Medicine (MMed) in Family Medicine - MUSM # Master of Medicine (MMed) in Internal Medicine -MUSM # Master of Science (MSc) in

Nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

- MUSHS # Master of Medicine (MMed) in

Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

- MUSM # Master of Medicine (MMed) in Obstetrics and Gynecology - MUSM # Master of Medicine (MMed) in

Ophthalmology Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medic ...

- MUSM # Master of Medicine (MMed) in

Otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

- MUSM # Master of Medicine (MMed) in Pediatrics and Child Health - MUSM # Master of Medicine (MMed) in

Psychiatry Psychiatry is the specialty (medicine), medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psych ...

- MUSM # Master of Medicine (MMed) in General Surgery - MUSM # Master of Science (MSc) in Pharmacology - MUSBS # Master of Medicine (MMed) in

Radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiat ...

- MUSM # Master of Medicine (MMed) in Microbiology - MUSBS # Master of Medicine (MMed) in

Pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

- MUSBS #

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast t ...

( MSc) in Human Anatomy - MUSBM # Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics - MUSBS # Master of Science (MSc) in

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical ...

- MUSBS # Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Illustration - MUSBS # Master of Science (MSc) in Allied Health Sciences - MUSHS # Master of Science (MSc) in

- MUSHS # Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Chemistry - MUSBS # Master of Pharmacy (

MPharm The Master of Sciences of Pharmacy (MPharm) is the standard master's degree program in Pharmacy. It is the oldest honorable Diploma (Degree) authorized from the European Faculties of Pharmacy as it takes five years to complete. It is based on a c ...

) - MUSHS # Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) - MUSHS # Master of Public Health ( MPH) - MUSPH # Doctor of Public Health ( DrPH) - MUSPH #

Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin ''Medicinae Doctor'') is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions. In the United States, and some other countries, the M.D. denotes a professional degree. T ...

( MD) - MUSM #

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

( 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: * Postgraduate Diploma in Anesthesiology - MUSM * Postgraduate Diploma in Quality of Health Care - MUSPH

Albert Cook Memorial Library

The ''Albert Cook Memorial Library'', also ''Albert Cook Medical Library'' is the main library of Makerere University College of Health Sciences. The library, named after Sir Albert Cook (22 March 1870 – 23 April 1951), the founder of

Mulago Hospital Mulago National Specialised Hospital, also known as Mulago National Referral Hospital, is a component of Mulago Hospital Complex, the teaching facility of Makerere University College of Health Sciences. It is the largest public hospital in U ...

and

Mengo Hospital Mengo Hospital, also known as Namirembe Hospital, is a private, faith-based, community, teaching hospital in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Location The hospital is located on Namirembe Hill in Lubaga Division in northwestern ...

, was established in 1924, by Dr. Cook. The library houses an archive of Dr. Albert Cook's original handwritten patient notes dating back to 1900. The library underwent a renovation in 1968 and another major renovation in 2018; the last one funded by a USh197 billion (US$52,000) grant from

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References

External links

Makerere University Homepage

Makerere University College of Health Sciences Homepage

External links

Official Webpage
{{Kampala District Makerere University Medical schools in Uganda

Location

Overview

Schools

Undergraduate courses

Graduate Courses

Albert Cook Memorial Library

See also

References

External links

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