University of Malawi College of Medicine

The University of Malawi College of Medicine (UMCM), also Malawi College of Medicine in Blantyre, is a constituent college of the University of Malawi, the oldest and largest public university in the country. The college houses the Faculty of Medicine of the University, and is the only medical school in Malawi.^[1][2]

University of Malawi College of Medicine

Type	Public
Established	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Principal	Prof. Mwapatsa Mipando
Administrative staff	110 (2018)
Students	~ 300 (2018)
Undergraduates	~ 275 (2018)
Postgraduates	~ 20 (2018)
Doctoral students	~ 5 (2018)
Location	Blantyre , Malawi 15°48′06″S 35°00′56″E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	University of Malawi
Website	Homepage
Location in Malawi

Location

The College's main campus is located along Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, in the city of Blantyre, Malawi's financial capital and largest city, adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, the University's teaching hospital.^[3] The geographical coordinates of the medical college's main campus are: 15°48'06.0"S, 35°00'56.0"E (Latitude:-15.801667; Longitude:35.015556).^[4]

The medical college maintains a second campus along Mzimba Road, in the national capital of Lilongwe,^[3] approximately 312 kilometres (194 mi), by road, northwest of the main campus in Blantyre.^[5] The coordinates of the second campus are: 13°58'35.0"S, 33°46'53.0"E (Latitude:-13.976389; Longitude:33.781389).^[6]

A third campus is planned in the town of Mangochi, along the southern shores of Lake Malawi, at the premises of Mangochi District Hospital.^[3]

Overview

The college was created by the University of Malawi in 1991. It is one of the four constituent colleges of the university, the other three being (a) Chancellor College in Zomba, (b) The Polytechnic, in Blantyre and (c) Kamuzu College of Nursing, in Blantyre and Lilongwe.^[7] The anchor academic program is the five year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. Other undergraduate programs include Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science.^[8]

Postgraduate degrees offered at the medical college include the two-year Master of Public Health, the four-year Master of Medicine in the clinical disciplines, and a Doctoral degree programme in collaboration with outside institutions.^[8]

Undergraduate courses

The following undergraduate courses are offered at UMCM.^[8]

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm)
• Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences

(BMLS)

• Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy
• Bachelor of Science in Dental Surgery (BDS)
• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics (BND)
• Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences (BMS)
• Bachelor of occupation therapy (BOT)

Graduate courses

The following postgraduate courses are offered at the UMCM.^[8]

1. Master of Medicine (MMed) in Internal Medicine
2. Master of Medicine (MMed) in Family Medicine
3. Master of Medicine (MMed) in Obstetrics and Gynecology -
4. Master of Medicine (MMed) in Pediatrics
5. Master of Medicine (MMed) in General Surgery
6. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

See also

• Eric Borgstein
• Education in Malawi
• University of Malawi
• Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care
• List of universities in Malawi

References

1. Muula, A. S. (2009). "Successes and Challenges of Malawi's Only Medical School". Croatian Medical Journal. 50 (2): 189–191. doi:10.3325/cmj.2009.50.189. PMC 2681051. PMID 19399953.
2. Wendland, Claire L. (2010). A Heart for the Work: Journeys Through an African Medical School. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226893273.
3. Malawi Medical College (6 August 2018). "The Campuses of the University of Malawi College of Medicine". Blantyre: University of Malawi College of Medicine. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
4. "Location of Malawi Medical College Main Campus" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
5. Globefeed.com (6 August 2018). "Distance between College of Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi, Blantyre, Malawi and College Of Medicine, Mzimba, Lilongwe, Malawi". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
6. "Location o Lilongwe Campus of Malawi Medical College" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
7. University of Malawi (6 August 2018). "The Colleges of the University of Malawi". Zomba: University of Malawi. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
8. Malawi College of Medicine (6 August 2018). "About the University of Malawi College of Medicine". Blantyre: Malawi College of Medicine. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

External links

• University of Malawi Homepage
• University of Malawi College of Medicine Homepage