ECSACOP explained

East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians
Abbreviation:	ECSACOP
Type:	Professional association
Status:	Non-government organization
Headquarters:	2nd floor IDI-Mckinell, Knowledge center, P.BOx 22418, Kampala
Language:	English
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Professor James Jowi of Kenya
Website:	https://ecsacop.org/
Location:	Kampala, Uganda

The East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP) provides training in the region of East, Central, and Southern Africa as an independent organisation that supports postgraduate education in internal medicine. A standard internal medicine training curriculum is provided by ECSACOP, together with a qualification exam that has been internationally benchmarked. Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are the current seven sub-Saharan nations where ECSACOP conducts operations on a non-profit basis.^{[1] [2]}

Partner organisations

The College also has a long-standing collaboration programme with the Royal College of Physicians.^[3]

See also

COSECSA - College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa

ECSACOG - East, Central and Southern Africa College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Notes and References

1. Fisher-Jones L, Njelesani E, Fossey I . Physicians for Africa: rewriting the way in which postgraduate medical education is delivered and assessed in east, central and southern Africa . Future Healthcare Journal . 6 . Suppl 1 . 177 . March 2019 . 31363690 . 6616689 . 10.7861/futurehosp.6-1-s177 .
2. Web site: A NEW COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP) . 2023-01-04 . www.southsudanmedicaljournal.com.
3. Web site: 2015-09-24 . East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACoP) . 2023-01-04 . RCP London.