Programs
Undergraduate programs
The SoM has the following four undergraduate programs.
Undergraduate program | Year program launched | Duration of training | Current No of students | Achievements (no. graduated) |
Medicine (MD) | 1964 | 5 and a half years | 1311 | Approx. 2000 |
Dental medicine (DDM) | 2010 | 5 and a half years | On training | |
Anesthesia (BSc) | 2007 | 4 years | 121 | 509 |
Radiography (BSc) | 2007 | 4 years | 177 | 226 |
Moreover, a fifth program in ‘Physiotherapy’ is in the approval process. All basic sciences and clinical disciplines are involved in the undergraduate training programs.
Postgraduate programs
The SoM currently runs eight MSc, six PhD, 17 Specialty and nine Sub-specialty programs with six additional programs pending final approval.
Basic Sciences:
Program | Level | Duration of training |
Anatomy | MSc and PhD | 2 years (MSc) and 5 years (PhD) |
Biochemistry | MSc and PhD | 2 years (MSc) and 5 years (PhD) |
Microbiology | MSc and PhD | 18 months (MSc) and 5 years (PhD) |
Parasitology | MSc | 18 months |
Pathology | Specialty Diploma | 3 years |
Pharmacology | MSc and PhD | 2 years (MSc) and 3 years (PhD) |
Physiology | MSc and PhD | 2 – 2.5 years (MSc) and 3 – 4.5 years (PhD) |
Mental Health (Psychiatry) | PhD | 3 – 4 years |
Clinical Sciences:
Program | Level | Duration of training |
Anesthesia | MSc in Nurse Anesthesia | 2 years |
Anesthesiology | Specialty certificate | 3 years |
Dermatovenorology | Specialty certificate | 3 years |
Emergency Medicine | Specialty Certificate | 3 years |
MSc in Nursing Critical Care | 2 years | |
ENT | Specialty certificate | 4 years |
Family Medicine | Specialty certificate | 3 years |
Gynecology and Obstetrics | Specialty certificate | 4 years |
Fellowship in Gynecology Oncology | 3 years | |
Fellowship in Fetomaternal Medicine | 2 years | |
Internal Medicine | Specialty certificate | 3 years |
Sub-specialty in Cardiology, Endocrinology and Metabolic diseases, Hematology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases | All 2 years except cardiology which is 3 years | |
Clinical Oncology | Specialty certificate | 4 years |
Neurology | Specialty certificate | 3 years |
Neurosurgery | Specialty certificate | 4 years |
Ophthalmology | Specialty certificate | 4 years |
Orthopedic Surgery | Specialty certificate | 4 years |
Pediatrics and Child Health | Specialty certificate | 3 years |
Sub-specialty in Neonatology ,
Pediatric Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Gastroenterology |
All 2 years except cardiology which is 3 years | |
Psychiatry | Specialty certificate | 3 years |
Radiology | Specialty certificate | 3 years |
Subspecialty in body imaging | 2 years | |
Surgery | Specialty certificate | 4 years |
Subspecialty in plastic and reconstructive surgery | 5 years for General practitioners (residency) and 3 years for General Surgeons (fellowship) | |
Subspecialty Urology | 3 years for general surgeons (fellowship) | |
Subspecialty Pediatric surgery | 3 years for general surgeons (fellowship) | |
Subspecialty Cardiothoracic surgery | 2 years for general surgeons (fellowship) |