Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences explained

Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences (BUFHS)
Established:	^[1]
Type:	Public
Head Label:	Dean
Head:	Julius Wandabwa
City:	Mbale
Country:	Uganda
Campus:	Urban
Affiliations:	Busitema University
Address:	Pallisa Road
Coor:	1°04'55.0"N, 34°10'35.0"E

The Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences (BUFHS), also known as the Busitema University Medical School (BUMS) and the Busitema University School of Medicine (BUSM), is the school of medicine of Busitema University, one of Uganda's public universities.^[1] The medical school is one of the newer medical schools in the country, having been part of university since 2013. The school provides medical education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.^[2]

Location

The school's campus is on the premises of the Mbale Regional Referral Hospital on Pallisa Road in the central business district of the city of Mbale, in Uganda's Eastern Region. The campus is approximately 221km (137miles), by road, north-east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the school are 1°04'55.0"N, 34°10'35.0"E (Latitude:1.081944; Longitude:34.176389).

Overview

The school constitutes the Faculty of Health Sciences at Busitema University. The faculty is headed by Dean Professor Julius Wandabwa, who is deputized by Dr. Joseph Mpagi Luwaga. The teaching disciplines of the medical school are integrated with the regional referral hospital. The hospital's consultants, registrars, and interns collaborate in teaching the university's medical and nursing students.^[3]

Undergraduate Programmes

The following undergraduate programmes are offered:^{[4] [5] [6]}

• 1. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)

The degree is awarded after three years of pre-clinical instruction and examination in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, and pharmacology, followed by two years of clinical instruction and examination in general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics & gynecology, psychiatry, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, anesthesiology, urology, and public health.

• 2. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BNS)

The degree is awarded after four years of instruction and examination.

• 3. Bachelor of Science in Anaesthesia

The degree is awarded after four years of instruction and examination.

Postgraduate Programmes

The following postgraduate programmes are offered:^{[7] [8] [9]}

• 1. Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine (MMed in Medicine)
• 2. Master of Public Health (MPH)
• 3. Master of Medicine in Pediatrics and Child Health (MMed in Pediatrics)

Planned programmes

, the following academic programmes were being planned.^[10]

• 1. Bachelor of Clinical Medicine & Community Health
• 2. Bachelor of Pharmacy
• 3. Master of Medicine in Surgery
• 4. Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

See also

• Education in Uganda
• List of medical schools in Uganda
• List of hospitals in Uganda

External links

• Busitema University Faculty of Health and Science Homepage
• Busitema University Homepage

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Busitema University To Get Medical School . . 7 August 2013 . Anne Mugisa . 16 November 2016 . Kampala, Uganda.
2. Web site: 10 June 2014 . Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences Opens In Mbale . Denis . Olaka . 6 November 2013 . Uganda Radio Network (URN).
3. Web site: 10 June 2014 . Busitema University to Start Medical School . Daily Monitor Mobile. Patience . 28 February 2011 . Ahimbisibwe . Kampala.
4. Web site: Undergraduate Programmes At Busitema University . Busitema University . Busitema University . 1 October 2018 . 1 October 2018.
5. Web site: New Courses In Medicine At Busitema University . 12 August 2013 . 26 December 2014 . Campus News . Uganda Campus Times.
6. Web site: University Admission Cutoff Points For 2013 . 26 May 2013 . Moses Talemwa . and Derrick Kiyonga . 26 December 2014 . The Observer (Uganda).
7. Web site: Busitema University . 1 October 2018 . Graduate Programmes At Busitema University . 1 October 2018 . Busitema University.
8. Web site: New Courses In Medicine At Busitema University . 12 August 2013 . 26 December 2014 . Campus News . Uganda Campus Times.
9. Web site: University Admission Cutoff Points For 2013 . 26 May 2013 . Moses Talemwa . and Derrick Kiyonga . 26 December 2014 . The Observer (Uganda).
10. Web site: 16 November 2016. Academic Programmes: Upcoming Programmes. 31 December 2015 . Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences (BUFHS) . BUFHS . Mbale .