Kampala International University School of Health Sciences

Kampala International University School of Health Sciences
Motto	Exploring the heights
Type	Private
Established	2004
Deputy Vice Chancellor	Professor Patrick Kyamanywa
Location	Ishaka, Bushenyi District, Uganda; 00°32′19″S 30°08′40″E / 0.53861°S 30.14444°E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Kampala 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.^{[citation needed]}

Teaching hospitals

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
Lira Regional Referral Hospital - Lira
Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital - Kayunga

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

As of June 2011^[update], the school offers the following postgraduate courses:

Photos

Photo of KIU Western Campus In 2009

References

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

External links

KIU Medical Students Present Research Paper At Lusaka Conference

[Accredited-1] 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.

[Outs-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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