Makerere University School of Medicine
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The 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 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 in north-east Kampala, Uganda’s capital and largest city. The campus is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), north-east of the central business district. 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, all of which are also located on Mulago Hill.
Overview
MUSM is one of the schools that comprise the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, 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 dean.
Departments
- Department of Anesthesia
- Department of Family Medicine
- Department of Internal Medicine
- Department of Medical Illustration
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of Orthopedics
- Department of Otolaryngology
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Radiology and Radiotherapy
- Department of Surgery
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit
- Infectious Disease Institute
- Lung Institute
- Heart Institute
- Medical Research Center
- Reproductive Health Unit
Makerere University Schoolof Medicine Courses
See Also:
Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Makerere University College of Business and Management Sciences
Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences
Makerere University College of Education and External Studies
Makerere University College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Makerere University College of Natural Sciences
Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Bio-security