35:. Admission to medical school requires the candidate to have attained a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) as well as proficiency in Biology or Zoology, Chemistry and Physics at A-level standards. Training leading to the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) lasts five years. Major examinations are conducted after the first, second and fifth year, with additional evaluations after each clinical rotation. After successful completion of the fifth year, candidates complete a year of internship under the supervision of specialists. Postgraduate training is available at Makerere University School of Medicine and other Public and Private Universities in a number of medical and surgical disciplines. The training takes three to four years and leads to the Master of Medicine (MMed) degree. The East, Central and Southern Africa College of Health Sciences (ECSA CHS) is nowadays another alternative postgraduate training pathway in Uganda, such as Membership and Fellowship of the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA); as well as in Internal Medicine through the East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP) and the College of Obstetrics and Gynecology of East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSACOG) for Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
428:). A year of internship in a hospital designated for that purpose, under the supervision of a specialist in that discipline is required before an unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery is granted by the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council. Six months of the internship must be spent in a medical discipline (either Internal Medicine or Pediatrics) and another six months in a surgical discipline (either Surgery or Obstetrics and Gynecology).
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471:Kabale Regional Referral Hospital
441:Mulago National Referral Hospital
1288:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
1058:Democratic Republic of the Congo
940:Administrator (1 October 2018).
760:Ojore, Godfrey (1 August 2018).
486:Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
466:Jinja Regional Referral Hospital
461:Hoima Regional Referral Hospital
868:Clarke International University
783:"KIU medical school accredited"
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990:Medical school in Africa
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1063:Republic of the Congo
533:Postgraduate training
650:Doctor of Philosophy
432:Internship hospitals
146:Habib Medical School
126:Private universities
1394:Education in Uganda
1278:States with limited
356:Infectious Diseases
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300:and Introductory
198:: Founded in 2010
184:: Founded In 2008
170:: Founded in 2012
156:- Founded in 2014
142:: Founded in 2004
111:: Founded in 2015
101:- Founded in 2004
91:: Founded in 2013
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1293:Somaliland
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1178:Mozambique
1163:Mauritania
1148:Madagascar
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788:New Vision
770:. Kampala.
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715:New Vision
672:References
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609:Pediatrics
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286:Pathology
282:Histology
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1033:Cameroon
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660:See also
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1344:Réunion
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1253:Tunisia
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1208:Senegal
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1173:Morocco
1138:Liberia
1133:Lesotho
1083:Eritrea
1053:Comoros
1028:Burundi
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629:Urology
619:Surgery
392:Surgery
340:Urology
313:Surgery
267:Anatomy
239:Physics
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227:Biology
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192:Nsambya
182:Kampala
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380:MBChB
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255:MBChB
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