Kampala International University School of Health Sciences

Kampala International University School of Health Sciences
MottoExploring the heights
TypePrivate
Established2004
Deputy Vice ChancellorProfessor Patrick Kyamanywa
Location
Ishaka, Bushenyi District
,
Uganda

00°32′19″S 30°08′40″E / 0.53861°S 30.14444°E / -0.53861; 30.14444
CampusUrban
AffiliationsKampala International University

Kampala International University School of Health Sciences is the school of health sciences of Kampala International University, a private Ugandan university. The school provides health sciences education at the diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.[1]

Location

University campus at Ishaka

The school's campus is located in the town of Ishaka, in Bushenyi District, Western Uganda, approximately 330 kilometres (210 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's largest city and capital.[2] The campus is also called Kampala International University Western Campus, to distinguish it from Kampala International University Main Campus located in Kansanga, Makindye Division, Kampala. The coordinates of Kampala International University's Western Campus are:0°32'19.0"S, 30°08'40.0"E (Latitude:-0.538611; Longitude:30.144444).[3]

Overview

The school was established in 2004 and admitted the first batch of students that year. Those pioneer students, numbering twenty-three, graduated in 2010. The students at the school come from Uganda and other African countries, especially Kenya.[4] The school is licensed to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Human Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Nursing. KIU School of Health Sciences is recognised by the medical and dental licensing boards in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[1] Faculty are sourced from Uganda, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and the Philippines.

Teaching hospitals

The teaching hospital in Ishaka

The school is affiliated with the following hospitals, for the purposes of teaching its students:[5]

  • KIU Teaching Hospital - Ishaka
  • Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital - Fort Portal
  • Hoima Regional Referral Hospital - Hoima
  • Mubende Regional Referral Hospital - Mubende
  • Jinja Regional Referral Hospital -Jinja
  • Kiryandongo General Hospital - Kiryandongo
Students retire after lectures at Kiryandongo Hospital
Medical students stationed at Mubende hospital

Academic departments

The school maintains the following faculties:

  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Pharmacy
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Nursing
  • Faculty of Social Science

Diploma courses

The following diploma courses are offered at KIU Western Campus:

Undergraduate courses

The following degrees are offered:

Postgraduate courses

post-graduate students attending a lecture

As of June 2011, the school offers the following postgraduate courses:

Photos

See also

  • Education in Uganda
  • Uganda Universities
  • Uganda University Leaders
  • Uganda Medical Schools
  • KIU

Notable people

  • Quex - Ugandan artist

References

  1. 1 2 Natukunda, Carol (29 August 2007). "KIU Medical School Accredited". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Ishaka With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Location of KIU Western Campus At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Aruho, Paul (11 August 2010). "KIU Western Campus Outs First Batch of Doctors". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Patience Ahimbisibwe, Emmanuel Ainebyona (19 June 2016). "EAC probe queries medical training in Ugandan varsities". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 22 June 2016.


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