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National University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine, Zimbabwe

March 20, 2018January 6, 2017 by mbbsneet

On 19 May 1991, Professor P.M. Makhurane was appointed as the inaugural Vice-Chancellor of the University and soon after that Mr Lameck Sithole and Mr Michael Kariwo were appointed as the first Bursar and first Registrar respectively. By 1 October 1991, there were 270 students, 28 academic staff, 41 administrators, and 11 support staff The administration offices for the Faculty of Medicine, the laboratories and the teaching units are situated at Mpilo Central Hospital along Vera Road, Mzilikazi, Bulawayo. The accommodation for medical students is in two sites, Rose Flats at corner Fife Street/ Masotsha Avenue, Bulawayo and at Mpilo Central Hospital grounds near the Faculty’s teaching laboratories. The library facilities are available on-site at at the NUST Complex at Mpilo. The Main Library is off-campus on 114 Fort Street, between 9th/10th Avenue, Bulawayo. The three government central hospitals, namely Mpilo Central Hospital, United Bulawayo Hospitals and Ingutsheni Hospital serve as fertile clinical training areas for the medical students. NUST offers degrees in partships with other institutions. In 2015, it was announced that the university inked a partnership with TelOne’s technical institute Student residence is offered as on campus residence, as well as city center residence. The conditions at the two locations are generally the same. NUST offers very limited accommodation for students. As a result, most students rely on accommodation as tenants in the nearby suburbs. The accommodation is readily available, but sometimes it costs a fortune to stay close to the campus. NUST offers several sporting activities. The most notable on campus activities are Inter-Faculty games and the Vice Chancellor’s games. NUST is also involved in inter university games, which are held at a national level. The main campus is located on the A6 highway in Ascot, Bulawayo. The Faculty of Medicine is located at Mpilo Hospital, and the library in the city center.

University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe

March 20, 2018January 4, 2017 by mbbsneet

The College of Health Sciences, commonly known as the Medical School, was initially established in 1963, under the auspices of the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. The College of Health Sciences has undergone significant growth and expansion. It is the leading training institution for health professionals in Zimbabwe. It currently offers degree programmes in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Rehabilitation, Radiology and Health Education & Health Promotion. An Institute of Continuing Health Education in the College caters for the specialist postgraduate training and continuing health education needs for all health professionals. The College has two campuses: the “College of Health Sciences on Campus” is situated at the University of Zimbabwe, Main Campus in the Mount Pleasant area. This houses the School of Pharmacy and the pre-clinical departments of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, a Cabinet Making Workshop and Electron Microscope Unit. The second College of Health Sciences campus is situated at the Parirenyatwa Hospital grounds, Mazowe Street. Teaching hospital facilities for all clinical departments are available at the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and Harare Central Hospitals. The clinical departments in this campus are supported by the following units: Drug & Toxicology Information Service, Multi-Disciplinary Teaching Laboratories, Multimedia Resource Centre, Mechanical and Electron Workshops. Limited student accommodation is also available at the Parirenyatwa Campus. The College has a number of good training facilities at the Main Campus, the Parirenyatwa Hospital complex and Harare Central Hospital. At the Main Campus, there are a number of large and state of the art laboratories, a 140 seater and two 200-seater lecture theatres – one of them is fitted with virtual lecture facilities. At the Parirenyatwa Hospital Campus, the Health Sciences Building comprises of offices, a modern Multimedia Resource Centre, tutorial rooms, a 160 capacity laboratory, two modern 108 capacity lecture theatres each, several small group teaching seminar rooms and a histology museum. Clinical teaching takes place at Harare and Parirenyatwa Central Hospitals. Each teaching hospital has about 1200 beds.