- Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
- Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 2 principal passes.
- An Honors degree from an accredited degree awarding institution
- Candidates who have a Pass degree should have at least a Postgraduate Diploma with at least a credit from an accredited degree awarding institution.
Additionally, for international applicants:
- Applicants whose first language or medium of instruction is not English, must provide evidence from a recognized English language training institution that they have sufficient command of English language.
- Applicants should have their documents verified by NCHE.
- Applicants should have their degree certificate and transcript translated and converted into an equivalent of Ugandan Universities’ CGPA
For applicants to clinical programmes;
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- Have documentary evidence of Internship Training indicating disciplines and dates.
- Be registered or eligible for registration with Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council.
- A current certificate of good standing with the Medical Practitioners’ Council of the country of origin.
An honors degree in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
Code |
PROGRAMME |
DURATION |
UGANDAN STUDENTS |
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS |
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TUITION (SHS.) per Semester |
FUNCTIONAL FEES (SHS.) per year |
TUITION (SHS.) per Semester |
FUNCTIONAL FEES (SHS.) per year |
MMED |
Master of Medicine in Obstetrics/Gynaecology |
3 |
1,400,000 |
1,270,000 |
2,800,000 |
2,540,000 |
Other Fees | ||
ITEM | Ugandan | International |
NCHE | 20,000 | USD. 50 |
Smart ID Card | 33,000 | USD. 10 |
Application Fees Undergraduate | 50,000 | USD. 50 |
Application Completion programmes | 80,000 | USD. 50 |
Application Fees Postgraduate | 50,000 | USD. 50 |
Application Fees PHD | 100,000 | USD. 100 |
Certification Fees | 3,000 | |
Graduation Fees | 20,000 | USD. 50 |
Transcript Fees | 25,000 | USD. 50 |
Certificate Fees | 25,000 | USD. 50 |
Partial Transcript | 20,000 | USD. 10 |
Convocation | 10,000 | USD. 50 |
Retake Fees | 30,000 | USD. 10 |
Application Fees for Change of Programme | 10,000 | USD. 10 |
Replacement of Admission Letter | 10,000 | USD. 10 |
OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
This is a 3-year training programme for a Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The course is full time and aimed at helping a student in;
Increasing skills and ability to integrate knowledge into Clinical situations at an advanced level.
Acquiring appropriate attitudes towards his/her colleagues, Patients, relatives and communities.
Acquiring appropriate attitudes towards his/her colleagues, patients and situations at an advanced level.
Acquiring managerial skills that other than being a Clinician could help him/her in executing his/her duties as he/she interacts in this world.
Programme justification
The current population of Uganda is estimated to be 44.27 million. The current population growth rate is 3.6% per year. The maternal mortality rate is 336/per 100,000 (2011, UDHS) and as high as 1200/per 100,000 in some areas within Uganda. The Infant Mortality rate of 43/1,000 live birth remains high. The total fertility rate of 5.3 remains high with a low contraceptive rate of 39% Teenage Pregnancy rate remains high at 25% with the scourge of HIV/AIDS; all the gains that had been achieved in maternal and infant health have been reversed.
Most of the factors which lead to bad health indicators are preventable conditions. Currently, we have about 130 Gynaecologists in our Country, and about 75% of them are urban-based. It is against this background that there is a need to train more Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to meet the maternal health demands of our population.
Career and employment opportunities
Our graduates obtain skills that make them suitable for employment in:
- Public and private clinical practice in obstetrics and gynaecology
- Health service supervision, leadership and administration
- Clinical research
- Specialized clinical practice in gynaecologic oncology, urogynaecology and fertility
Overall Aim of the Programme
The overall goal of the programme is to train specialists who are equipped with knowledge, skills, attitude and competencies in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Specific Objectives
To provide a trainee with:
- A broad working knowledge of obstetrics and gynaecology and related disciplines.
- Specialized skills in clinical data gathering, and sound clinical judgment.
- Ability to perform specialized diagnostic procedures.
- Proficiency in performing obstetric and gynaecological surgery.
- Acquire communication skills and the ability to teach.
- Appropriate positive attitude towards patients and their families.
- Proficiency in inpatient care and critical case analysis and presentation.
- Epidemiologic principles and methods of clinical research.
- Commitment towards personal and professional growth.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the programme the trainees shall;
- Exhibit professional skills of advanced clerkship and building patient – health provider relationships
- Diagnose and treat common obstetric and gynaecologic conditions
- Provide comprehensive emergency obstetric care (CEmOC)
- Use clinical guidelines for the treatment of obstetric and gynaecological emergencies
- Lead ward rounds and manage specialised outpatient clinics
- Perform preoperative assessment and postoperative monitoring that is specific to common clinical conditions in the speciality of obstetrics and gynaecology
- Perform specialized obstetric and gynaecologic operations
- Design and implement a community obstetrics project that addresses common or emerging sexual and reproductive concerns at the community level
- Conceptualize and perform scientific research
Innovations
The programme now trains students using e-learning facilities such as Zoom, Google classroom, videos, and online conferences.
The programme has a course, Structured Operative Obstetrics – which is an innovation aimed at reducing morbidity associated with surgery by orienting students during their first semester of year one, in principles of safe surgical practice. In this course, students learn principles of infection prevention and control, pre-operative and post-operative patient monitoring and care, and special attention is given to performing safe operative delivery of expectant mothers.
Curriculum structure
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YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 |
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Course code |
Course name |
Status |
Core or elective |
LH |
PH |
TH |
CH |
CU |
MPH 7101 |
Epidemiology |
Modified |
Core |
45 |
30 |
0 |
60 |
4 |
MPH 7102 |
Biostatistics |
Modified |
Core |
30 |
42 |
18 |
60 |
4 |
MPH 7104 |
Survey Design and Research Methodology |
Modified |
Core |
45 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PHS 7107 |
Advanced General Physiology |
Modified |
Core |
47 |
26 |
0 |
60 |
4 |
ANA 7101 |
Advanced Anatomy and Embryology |
Modified |
Core |
47 |
22 |
4 |
60 |
4 |
OBG 7101 |
Structured operative obstetrics (SOO) |
Modified |
Core |
1 |
45 |
43 |
45 |
3 |
OBG 7102 |
Reproductive Endocrinology I |
Modified |
Core |
30 |
25 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
Total credit unit |
25 |
|
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2 |
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Course code |
Course name |
Status |
Core or elective |
LH |
PH |
TH |
CH |
CU |
MPH 7204 |
Health Policy, Planning and Health systems Management |
Modified |
Core |
56 |
8 |
0 |
60 |
4 |
OBG 7201 |
Reproductive Endocrinology II |
Modified |
Core |
29 |
28 |
4 |
45 |
3 |
OBG 7202 |
Physiology of Pregnancy |
Modified |
Core |
28 |
28 |
6 |
45 |
3 |
PAT 7201 |
Reproductive Pathology, Immunology and Genetics |
Modified |
Core |
34 |
36 |
16 |
60 |
4 |
MCB 7201 |
Reproductive Microbiology |
Modified |
Core |
34 |
45 |
7 |
60 |
4 |
PHA 7201 |
Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
Modified |
Core |
43 |
28 |
6 |
60 |
4 |
OBG 7203 |
Clinical Practicum in Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Modified |
Core |
0 |
70 |
80 |
75 |
5 |
|
Total credit unit |
27 |
|
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 |
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Course code |
Course name |
Status |
Core or elective |
LH |
PH |
TH |
CH |
CU |
OBG 8101 |
Safe Motherhood & Peri-natal medicine |
Modified |
Core |
10 |
64 |
6 |
45 |
3 |
OBG 8102 |
Emergency Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Modified |
Core |
13 |
6 |
58 |
45 |
3 |
OBG 8103 |
High-risk Obstetrics I (Medical diseases in Obstetrics) |
Modified |
Core |
15 |
51 |
9 |
45 |
3 |
OBG 8104 |
High-risk Obstetrics II (Abnormalities of pregnancy) |
Modified |
Core |
10 |
35 |
35 |
45 |
3 |
RAD 8101 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Imaging |
Modified |
Core |
14 |
62 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
|
Total credit unit |
15 |
|
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2 |
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Course code |
Course name |
Status |
Core or elective |
LH |
PH |
TH |
CH |
CU |
OBG 8201 |
Operative Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
Modified |
Core |
13 |
0 |
64 |
45 |
3 |
OBG 8202 |
Family Planning |
Modified |
Core |
10 |
51 |
19 |
45 |
3 |
OBG 8203 |
Proposal development and Presentation |
Modified |
Core |
0 |
150 |
0 |
75 |
5 |
OBG 8204 |
Clinical Practicum in Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Modified |
Core |
0 |
0 |
150 |
75 |
5 |
|
Total credit unit |
16 |
|
YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1 |
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Course code |
Course name |
Status |
Core or elective |
LH |
PH |
TH |
CH |
CU |
OBG 9101 |
Community Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
Modified |
Core |
1 |
138 |
10 |
75 |
5 |
OBG 9102 |
Abdominal Surgery and Essential urology |
Modified |
Core |
11 |
0 |
128 |
75 |
5 |
OBG 9103 |
Benign disorders in Gynaecology |
Modified |
Core |
13 |
12 |
112 |
75 |
5 |
OBG 9104 |
Gynaecology Oncology and Palliative Care |
Modified |
Core |
12 |
0 |
126 |
75 |
5 |
|
Total credit unit |
20 |
|
YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2 |
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Course code |
Course name |
Status |
Core or elective |
LH |
PH |
TH |
CH |
CU |
OBG 9201 |
Female Pelvic Floor Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery |
Modified |
Core |
12 |
34 |
92 |
75 |
5 |
OBG 9202 |
Development and Presentation of Dissertation |
Modified |
Core |
0 |
150 |
0 |
75 |
5 |
OBG 9203 |
Clinical Practicum in Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
Modified |
Core |
0 |
0 |
150 |
75 |
5 |
OBG 9204 |
Defence of Dissertation |
Modified |
Core |
0 |
150 |
0 |
75 |
5 |
|
Total credit unit |
20 |