Mbarara University of Science & Technology

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Master of Medicine in Emergency Medicine (Duration 3 years)

The Master of Medicine (M.Med) in Emergency Medicine is a postgraduate medical specialization program that trains qualified physicians to become specialists, or Emergency Physicians (EPs).

EPs are experts in the initial evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and disposition (triage) of patients with acute illnesses or injuries that require immediate medical, surgical, or psychiatric care. This is a high-demand, high-intensity specialty focusing on rapid decision-making and stabilization in the most critical hours.

Entry Requirements

  • An honors degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
  • A year of post internship experience relevant to Emergency Medicine
  • Where necessary, evidence of an excellent general knowledge base medicine assessed by a pre-course exam.
  • Detailed curriculum vitae

Fees Structure

Ugandan Students

International Students

Course Modules

Module Code Module Name Credit Units Core/Elective
EM7101 PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY CARE 5 core
EM7102 ANATOMY FOR THE EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN 4 core
EM7103 ACUTE ILLNESS PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 5 core
EM7104 ACUTE ILLNESS PHARMACOLOGY 3 core
EM7201 ANAESTHESIA FOR EMERGENCY CARE 5 core
EM7202 APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES 4 core
EM7203 EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY 5 core
EM7204 TOXICOLOGY, ENVENOMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES 5 core
EM7301 ETHICS, PROFESSIONALISM & MEDICAL TEACHING 4 core
EM7302 PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF RESUSCITATION 3 core
EM8101 TRAUMATOLOGY FOR THE EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN 5 core
EM8102 EMERGENCY GENERAL SURGERY AND UROLOGY 5 core
EM8103 EMERGENCY OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY 4 core
EM8201 CRITICAL CARE FOR THE EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN 5 core
EM8202 ADULT MEDICAL EMERGENCIES 5 core
EM8203 ADULT MEDICAL NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES AND EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY 5 core
MPH7101 EPIDEMIOLOGY 4 core
MPH7102 BIOSTATISTICS 4 core
MPH7103 RESEARCH METHODS AND SURVEY DESIGN 3 core
EM9101 EMERGENCY PAEDIATRICS 5 core
EM9102 EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR SUBSPECIALTIES 4 core
EM9103 HEALTH SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MANAGEMENT 4 core
EM9104 SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND RESEARCH PROPOSAL PRESENTATION 5 core
EM9201 EMERGENCY MEDICINE PRACTICUM 5 core
EM9202 THESIS DEVELOPMENT AND DISSERTATION DEFENCE 5 core
EM9203 INTRODUCTION TO PRE-HOSPITAL CRITICAL CARE RETRIEVAL AND TRANSFER 3 core