Busitema University School of Medicine

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Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences(BUFHS)
Type Public
Established 2013[1]
Location
Mbale
,
Uganda

1°04'55.0"N, 34°10'35.0"E
Campus Urban
Affiliations Busitema University

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Busitema University School of Medicine (BUSM), also known as Busitema University Medical School (BUMS) is the school of medicine of Busitema University, one of Uganda's public universities. The medical school is one of the newer medical schools in the country, having been part of Busitema University since 2013.[2] The school provides medical education at diploma and undergraduate levels.

Location

The school's campus is located on the premises of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, on Pallisa Road, in the central business district of the city of Mbale, in Mbale District, Eastern Region. The campus is approximately 247 kilometres (153 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The coordinates of the school are 1°04'55.0"N, 34°10'35.0"E (Latitude:1.081944; Longitude:34.176389).[4]

Overview

Busitema University School of Medicine constitutes the Faculty of Health Sciences at Busitema University. The faculty is headed by a Dean, who is deputized by a Deputy Dean. Many of the academic positions within the faculty are yet to be filled. The teaching disciplines of the medical school are integrated with the regional referral hospital. The hospital's consultants, registrars and interns collaborate in teaching the university's medical and nursing students.[5]

Undergraduate courses

The following undergraduate courses are offered: [6][7][8]

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Degree awarded after two years of pre-clinical instruction and examination in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology and pharmacology, followed by three years of clinical instruction and examination in general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics & gynecology, psychiatry, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, anesthesiology, urology, and public health.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Degree awarded after three years of instruction and examination.

See also

References

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External links

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