The Makerere University School of Medicine (MUSM), also known as the Makerere University Medical School, is the school of medicine of

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's oldest and largest public university. The medical school has been part of Makerere University since 1924. The school provides medical education at diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels.

Location

The school'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 north-east

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, Uganda's capital and largest city. The campus is approximately , north of the city's

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. The pre-clinical disciplines of the medical school are integrated with the Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences. The clinical teaching disciplines are integrated with the Mulago Hospital Complex and the

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 MU ...

, all of which are also located on Mulago Hill.

Overview

MUSM is one of the schools that comprise the

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, a constituent semi-autonomous college of Makerere University. The college is headed by a principal and a deputy principal, while each school is headed by a

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Departments

, MUSM's departments were: * Department of Internal Medicine * Department of Surgery * Department of Obstetrics & Gynæcology * Department of Psychiatry * Department of Family Medicine * Department of Anæsthesia * Department of Ear Nose Throat * Department of Ophthalmology * Department of Orthopædics * Department of Radiology & Radio Therapy * Medical Research Centre * Reproductive Health Unit * Department of Pædiatrics & Child Health

Undergraduate courses

The following undergraduate courses were offered : *

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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 King ...

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 of ...

Radiography Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object. Applications of radiography include medical radiography ("diagnostic" and "therapeut ...

* 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 ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Palliative Care Palliative care (derived from the Latin root , or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Wit ...

Diploma A diploma is a document awarded by an educational institution (such as a college or university) testifying the recipient has graduated by successfully completing their courses of studies. Historically, it has also referred to a charter or offici ...

in Palliative Care

Graduate courses

Master of Medicine

A clinical degree awarded following three or more years of instruction and examination in any of the following specialties: *

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, ...

** Anæsthesiology and Critical Care ** Ear Nose Throat ** Family Medicine ** Internal Medicine ** Obstetrics & Gynæcology ** Ophthalmology ** Orthopædic Surgery ** Pædieatrics & Child Health ** Psychiatry ** Radiology ** Surgery ** Emergency Medicine *

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 to ...

** Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics ** Health Professions Education *

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

by course work and/or thesis

Notable alumni

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- Physician, politician, and member of parliament. Acting secretary general of the Democratic Party in Uganda. *

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- Physician, politician, and leader of the

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political party in Uganda. Ugandan presidential candidate in 2001, 2006, and 2011. *

Gilbert Bukenya Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya is a Ugandan politician and physician who was the seventh vice president of Uganda from 23 May 2003 until 23 May 2011. He has represented the constituency of Busiro County North in the Ugandan Parliament since 1996. H ...

- Physician, professor of public health, politician, and farmer. Former

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(2003–2011). *

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- Physician, academic, and

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. Professor of medicine and dean of postgraduate studies at the Uganda Martyrs University Postgraduate School of Medicine based at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya in

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, Kampala. *

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- Surgeon, politician, and women's activist. Vice-president of Uganda from 1994 until 2003. *

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- Physician, businesswoman, sportswoman, and farmer. A

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. Former executive director of the

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. * George Kirya -

Academician An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. In syst ...

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Ancient Greek, Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of Microorganism, microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, f ...

, politician, and diplomat. Former vice-chancellor,

. Former Ugandan high commissioner to the United Kingdom. Chairman, Uganda's Health Services Commission. *

Samson Kisekka Samson Babi Mululu Kisekka (23 June 1912 – 25 October 1999) was a Ugandan politician who was Prime Minister of Uganda from 1986 to 1991 and the fifth Vice President of Uganda from 1991 to 1994. He also worked as a medical doctor and diplomat. ...

- Physician, politician, and diplomat.

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(1986–1991) and vice-president of Uganda (1991–1994). *

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- Physician and politician.

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in the

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(since 2006). *

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- Physician and politician. Former minister for disaster relief and refugees in the cabinet of Uganda (2011–2013). of

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. * Harriet Mayanja-Kizza - Professor of internal medicine, clinical immunologist, and academic administrator. Dean of the School of Medicine at the

. * Cissy Kityo Mutuluza - Physician, epidemiologist, medical researcher. Executive director of the Joint Clinical Research Centre. *

Josephine Nambooze Josephine Nambooze is a Ugandan physician, public health specialist, academic, and medical researcher. She is an emeritus professor of public health at Makerere University School of Public Health. Nambooze was the first female East African to qu ...

was admitted to Makerere University School of Medicine to study human medicine (the first female in history of the school). *

Charles Olweny Professor Charles Mark Lwanga Olweny, MBChB, MMed, MD, FRACP, is a Ugandan physician, oncologist, academic and medical researcher. Currently he is a professor of medicine and Immediate past vice-chancellor at Uganda Martyrs University, based at ...

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, academic, and medical researcher. Former professor of medicine at

Makerere University Medical School The Makerere University School of Medicine (MUSM), also known as the Makerere University Medical School, is the school of medicine of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. The medical school has been part of Makerer ...

and director of the Uganda Cancer Institute,

Mulago 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 ...

. Vice-chancellor of

. *

Christine Ondoa Christine Joyce Dradidi Ondoa is a physician and medical administrator who is regarded as one of Uganda's finest leaders especially in ensuring that the quality of health service delivery in Uganda is improved, and discipline and ethical code o ...

Pediatrician Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...

, administrator, and pastor. Former

minister of health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

in Uganda (2011–2013). Chairperson of the Uganda AIDS Commission (since 2014). * Emmanuel Otala - Physician and politician. Former minister of state for labor in the cabinet of Uganda (2009–2011). *

Ruhakana Rugunda Ruhakana Rugunda (born 7 November 1947) is a Ugandan physician and politician who had been Prime Minister of Uganda from 2014 to 2021. He held a long series of cabinet posts under President Yoweri Museveni beginning in 1986. He served as Uganda's ...

- Physician, politician, and diplomat. Minister of health in the Ugandan cabinet (since 2013). *

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 Makere ...

- Professor of public health and dean of the

(since 2007). *

Nelson Sewankambo Nelson Kawulukusi Sewankambo, MBChB, MMed, MSc, FRCP, LLD (Hon), sometimes spelled as Nelson Ssewankambo, is a Ugandan physician, academician, medical researcher, and medical administrator. He is a professor of medicine and former principal o ...

- Physician, professor of medicine, and medical researcher. Principal, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (since 2007). * Jeremiah Twa-Twa - Physician, politician, and former elected member of parliament for Iki-Iki County, Budaka District (2011–2016). * Fred Wabwire-Mangen - Physician,

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". Analyzing the det ...

specialist, and

. Professor of

epidemiology Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...

and head of the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Makerere University School of Public Health.

References

External links

Makerere University Homepage

Homepage of Makerere University College of Health Sciences
{{Kampala District 1924 establishments in the British Empire Educational institutions established in 1924 Makerere University Medical schools in Uganda