Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery At Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery At Mbarara University of Science and Technology

A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is an international undergraduate medical degree. It is equal to a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery At Mbarara University of Science and Technology Entry Requirements

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for admission to any Undergraduate degree programme are:

  1. Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
  2. Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 2 principal passes.
  3. Diploma holders must have passed with at least a credit.

The minimum requirements for admission to any Diploma programme are:

  1. Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
  2. Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 1 principal pass and two subsidiary passes.

Additionally, for international applicants:

  1. Applicants whose first language or medium of instruction is not English, must provide evidence from a recognized English language training institution that they have sufficient command of English language.
  2. Applicants should have their documents equated by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) of UCE and UACE documents and Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE) for Diploma and Certificate documents.

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Direct Entry

Two principal passes in Biology and Chemistry and at least Subsidiary Pass in either Physics or Mathematics

Diploma Entry

Diploma in any Bio-medical Sciences.

Be registered by the Allied Health Professionals’ Council or the Uganda Nurses and Midwives’ Council

Preference will be given to those with experience of working under primary health care in a rural setting

The candidates who meet the above criteria will be required to sit for an entrance examination in General Paper, Anatomy, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Physiology

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Duration 5 years)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Job Prospects

Jobs directly related to your degree include:

Anaesthetist

Cardiologist

Clinical radiologist

General practice doctor

Hospital doctor

Neurologist

Ophthalmologist

Pathologist

Psychiatrist

Surgeon

Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

Adult nurse

Children’s nurse

Clinical scientist, genomics

Epidemiologist

Higher education lecturer

International aid/development worker

Medical sales representative

Medical science liaison

Mental health nurse

Midwife

Naturopath

Paramedic

Physician associate

Research scientist (life sciences)

Science writer