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The Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum (established 1924 as Kitchener School of Medicine), located in

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

, Sudan, is the oldest medical school in Sudan. It was opened in 1924 by Sir

Lee Stack Major-General Sir Lee Oliver Fitzmaurice Stack, (15 May 1868 – 20 November 1924) was a British Army officer and Governor-General of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. On 19 November 1924, he was shot by assassins while driving through Cairo, and d ...

, Governor-General of Sudan and

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(General) of the Egyptian army, in memory of

Herbert Kitchener Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (; 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his scorched earth policy against the Boers, h ...

, the Governor-General of Sudan from 1898 to 1900.

History

Kitchener School of Medicine

The school was founded with funds raised from the public, mostly from the United Kingdom. Yearly running costs were financed by endowments and by Sudan government subsidies. The initial intake of students in 1924 was seven. Students transferred from Gordon Memorial College's School of

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to the Kitchener School and studied for six years from 1939 onwards, before taking their final examinations to earn Diploma of Kitchener School of Medicine (DKSM). The school's diploma was recognised by the

Royal College of Physicians The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a British professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination. Founded by royal charter from King Henry VIII in 1 ...

of London, UK and the

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of England, UK. Kitchener School of Medicine joined Khartoum University College in September 1951.

Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum

After independence in 1956, University College became the

University of Khartoum The University of Khartoum (U of K) ( ar, جامعة الخرطوم) is a public university located in Khartoum, Sudan. It is the largest and oldest university in Sudan. UofK was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 195 ...

, Kitchener School of Medicine became the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, and students started graduating with an M.B.B.S. degree. In 2012, the annual intake of new students into the Faculty of Medicine was about 350, and there were about 201 full-time staff, plus many part-time staff. The Faculty of Medicine offers both undergraduate and postgraduate studies and has 14 academic departments. Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum Graduates in 1965

Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum Graduates in 1965

References

External links

Official webpage
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