Master of Medicine in Paediatrics and Child Health At Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Master of Medicine in Paediatrics and Child Health At Mbarara University of Science and Technology

This course enables students to understand National and International child health policies, and to discuss the cause, presentation, management and prevention of various diseases and conditions in childhood.

Master of Medicine in Paediatrics and Child Health At Mbarara University of Science and Technology Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

  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. An Honors degree from an accredited degree awarding institution
  4. Candidates who have a Pass degree should have at least a Postgraduate Diploma with at least a credit from an accredited degree awarding institution.

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 verified by NCHE.
  3. Applicants should have their degree certificate and transcript translated and converted into an equivalent of Ugandan Universities’ CGPA

For applicants to clinical programmes;

  1. Have documentary evidence of Internship Training indicating disciplines and dates.
  2. Be registered or eligible for registration with Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council.
  3. A current certificate of good standing with the Medical Practitioners’ Council of the country of origin.

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Specific Requirements

Duration: 3 Years

Career and employment opportunities

The field of Paediatrics and Child Health is very vast and undersupplied with appropriately trained high-quality human resources to fill all the current gaps.

At the current ratio of about 1 paediatrician to 130,000 children in Uganda, the demand for the graduates of this program (Paediatricians) in Uganda’s hospitals, medical centers, and clinics is still too high to be met by the current rate of output of these specialists from the current postgraduate training programs in the country.

All universities with medical schools in Uganda still have a significant shortage of lecturers in this field to meet the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate training.

The global health agenda and Sustainable Development Goals are putting a lot more emphasis than ever before on maternal, adolescent, child, and newborn survival, especially in developing countries. Leadership in all programs in this field requires highly technical and committed specialists arising from this program, to work as program directors, technical advisors, implementers, and in other positions.