Mbarara University of Science & Technology

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Master of Medicine in Dermatology (Duration 3 years)

The Master of Medicine (M.Med) in Dermatology is a postgraduate medical degree program designed to train qualified doctors to become specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the skin, hair, nails, and adjacent mucous membranes.

Entry Requirements

An honors degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Fees Structure

Ugandan Students

International Students

Course Modules

Module Code Module Name Credit Score Core/Elective
DER7101 DERMATOLOGY BASIC SCIENCE 5 core
DER7102 CLINICAL CLERKSHIP 1 5 core
MPH7101 EPIDEMIOLOGY 4 core
MPH7102 BIOSTATISTICS 4 core
MPH7103 RESEARCH METHODS & SURVEY DESIGN 3 core
DER7201 GENERAL PATHOLOGY OF SKIN 5 core
DER7202 CLINICAL CLERKSHIP II 5 core
DER7203 MICROBIOLOGY 4 core
DER7204 PHARMACOLOGY FOR SKIN 4 core
DER7205 INFECTIONS AND INFESTATIONS 5 core
DER8101 ORAL DERMATOLOGY 5 core
DER8102 CLINICAL CLERKSHIP III 5 core
DER8103 SKIN ANESTHESIA 5 core
DER8104 IMMUNOLOGY 5 core
DER8201 AGING, COSMETICS & COSMECEUTICALS 5 core
DER8202 CLINICAL CLERKSHIP IV 5 core
DER8203 DERMATOLOGY OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS 5 core
DER8204 PHOTOTHERAPY & ULTRASONOGRAPHY (DOPLER) 3 core
DER8205 INTERNAL MEDICINE AND THE SKIN 5 core
DER9101 PSYCHOCUTANEOUS DERMATOLOGY 5 core
DER9102 CLINICAL CLERKSHIP V 5 core
DER9103 GENODERMATOSES AND CONGENITAL ANOMALIES(PIGMENTATIONS,MALIGNANCY) 5 core
DER9104 INTERNAL MEDICINE AND THE SKIN(ONCOLOGY,AUTOIMMUNITY) 5 core
DER9201 CLINICAL CLERKSHIP VI 5 core
DER9202 DISSERTATION 5 core
DER9203 GENODERMATOSES AND CONGENITAL ANOMALIES-(METABOLISM,IMMUNODEFICIENCY) 5 core