Nsambya School of Nursing and Midwifery

Nsambya School of Nursing and Midwifery is one of the Nursing schools in Uganda

About Nsambya School of Nursing and Midwifery

St. Francis Nsambya Hospital Training School is a one in three school, comprising of a Nursing, Midwifery and Laboratory schools. It is the training department of St. Francis Hospital. The school was started by Mother Kevin Kearner a Franciscan missionary sister from Ireland who also founded Nsambya hospital in 1903. She started an enrolled Midwifery school in 1919 in order to develop staff that would help her handle the many obstetrical problems that faced mothers and their unborn children at that time.

Nsambya School of Nursing and Midwifery Courses Offered / Entry Requirement

Diploma Nursing/Midwifery (Direct) 3 years ‘A’ level sciences with a Principal Pass in Biology and a subsidiary pass in Chemistry Diploma June –August. November

Diploma Nursing/Midwifery (up-grading) 1 ½ years Certificate in Nursing or Midwifery Diploma Feb – March May

Certificate in Nursing or Midwifery 2 ½ years ‘O’ Level standard with at least passes in sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, and Mathematics) Certificate Feb – March and June -August May/November.

Laboratory Technicians(Direct) or 2 years ‘A’ level sciences with two (2) Principal Passes in Biology and Chemistry Diploma March – May September (Up-grading) Laboratory Assistants

Laboratory Assistants 2 years ‘O’ Level standard with at least passes in sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, and Mathematics) Certificate March – May September

Nsambya School of Nursing and Midwifery

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