Karachi, March 28, 2023 (PPI-OT): The Aga Khan University (AKU) will offer two new undergraduate degree programmes in Kenya from September 2023: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Direct Entry. The Commission for University Education, CUE, has accredited these programmes which attests to AKU’s programmatic growth as it seeks to create leaders in communities from where its students are drawn. “With the launch of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme, our promise is that our undergraduate programme will represent the latest iteration of innovative competence-based medical education, or what we are christening Medical Education 3.0,” said Prof Lukoye Atwoli, Dean of AKU’s Medical College, East Africa.
This is a milestone for the University which is popularly known for its postgraduate programmes in medicine, nursing, midwifery and media and communications. Targeting high school leavers, the two programmes aim to transform the higher education landscape in the region. Dr Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo, Dean at AKU’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, East Africa said, “The direct-entry BSc Nursing will augment our existing programmes especially as we aim to get closer to achieving Universal Health Coverage by increasing the quantity and competence of nurses simultaneously.”
The two programmes will be offered simultaneously in a unique setting that brings student doctors and nurses together to gain interprofessional education. “These two undergraduate programmes will leverage on emerging innovations at AKU in simulation learning, telemedicine, data science and electronic health records,” said Dr Carl Amrhein, AKU Provost and Vice President, Academics. Admissions for the two programmes are currently ongoing and will close in May.
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