- Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences
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Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences Established 2007 Type Public Dean Dr. Charles Ibingira Location Mulago Hill, Kampala, Uganda
00 19 38N, 32 37 00ECampus Urban Affiliations Makerere University Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences (MUSBS), is one of the four schools that comprise Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS), a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. Between 1924 and 2007, the school was part of Makerere University School of Medicine and constituted the pre-clinical departments of: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology, Microbiology and Pathology. In 2007, those departments were constituted into a separate school. MUSBS provides biomedical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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Location
The school's campus is located on Mulago Hill, in northeast Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The location is in proximity to the other schools of the College of Health Sciences and is adjacent to Mulago Hospital Complex, the teaching hospital of MUCHS. The coordinates of the school are: 00° 20' 17"N, 32° 34' 38"S (Latitude:0.3381, Longitude:32.5772)
Overview
MUSBS is one of the schools that constitute Makerere University College of Health Sciences, a constituent semi-autonomous college of Makerere University. The schools of the college include:
- Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences (MUSBS)
- Makerere University School of Health Sciences (MUSHS)
- Makerere University School of Medicine (MUSM)
- Makerere University School of Public Health (MUSPH)
The College is headed by a Principal and a Deputy Principal, while each School is headed by a Dean.[1]
Departments
As of September 2009, the following departments constituted Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences:[2]
- Department of Human Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Microbiology (http://www.mbl.ac.ug)
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Department of Physiology
Undergraduate Courses
The following undergraduate courses are offered at Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences: [3]
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Anatomy
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biochemistry
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Medical Illustration
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Microbiology
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Pathology
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Pharmacology
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physiology
Graduate Courses
The following graduate courses are offered at MUSBS:[4]
- Master of Science (MSc) in Anatomy
- Master of Science (MSc) in Biochemistry
- Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Illustration
- Master of Science (MSc) in Pharmacology
- Master of Science (MSc) in Physiology
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Microbiology
- Master of Medicine (MMed) in Pathology
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in any of the School's disciplines.
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See also
- Education in Uganda
- Makerere University
- Makerere University College of Health Sciences
- Makerere University School of Health Sciences
- Makerere University School of Medicine
- Makerere University School of Public Health
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