University invests Sh500m in Kitale-based medical college :: Kenya

Last year, Mt Kenya University (MKU) transformed its Kitale Campus into a College of Medicine – Team Africa College of Medical and Health Sciences – which aims to train thousands of health technicians.

With funding from the MKU Foundation, the amount was spent to equip the nine laboratories of the college. The college, with a capacity of 5,000 students, opened in January to the first group enrolled in various certificate and diploma courses.

Team The African Institute of Medical Sciences and Health was created by badembling facilities and training equipment used by the late Thika Institute of Technology. Speaking to Hashtag, his acting registrar for academic affairs, Jackson Murigi said they have students enrolled in three programs – community health and HIV management, medical records and technology. information and nutrition and dietetics.

The second admission will take place in September. "We have upcoming courses in September, such as clinical medicine and surgery, the science of nursing and environmental health, and the medical laboratory at the diploma level," Murigi said.

The college is accredited by the Authority for Technical and Vocational Education and Training and is subject to inspections for certain courses.

"We have most approvals," said Mr. Murigi about the accreditation of regulatory bodies such as the Council of Technicians and Technologists of the Kenya Medical Laboratory, the Council of Clinicians and the Kenya Nursing Council. the SMS service of the standard group. Text the word "NEWS" to 22840.

"This initiative offers students who have earned C Plain and below, and missed the university, an opportunity to build their careers in health care. That's why we've seen fit to convert the Kitale campus into a medical college to offer certificate and diploma courses, "Murigi said.

College students will have the opportunity to take internships and internships at various hospitals that have partnered with the college. These hospitals include: Teaching Hospital and Reference Me, the Kitale Reference Hospital, Kapenguria Reference Hospital, Bungoma County Hospital and the Hospital. Thika Level 5 Hospital.

The launch of the College of Medical Sciences and Health of Africa comes at a time when the government is focusing on diploma and certificate courses.

With the number of students getting a C + grade slightly decreasing, there is a growing demand for middle-level colleges.

According to the KCSE exams of last year, out of the 606,394 students who participated in KCSE, only 62,851 reached the minimum requirement of admission to the KCSE. University of C +. And of this number, only 26,866 students have applied to join the colleges although there is an available capacity of 54,927.

Recently, the secretary of the Cabinet of Education, Amina Mohammed, said that a total of 500,000 students who participated in exams last year were to be admitted to the diploma courses and certificate.

That is why, two weeks ago, the Central Placement Center of Kenya's Universities and Colleges reopened its portal for applications for diplomas and certificates.

The latest applications target students who have not gone to university and wish to be admitted to the National Polytechnic Schools and Technical Training Institutes.