UNAM School of Medicine (Namibia)

UNAM School of Medicine

Type	Public medical school
Established	2009
Parent institution	University of Namibia
Chancellor	Kenneth Matengu
Dean	Felicia Christians
Location	Windhoek , Namibia
Website	www.unam.edu.na/school-of-medicine

University of Namibia's School of Medicine (better known as "UNAM School of Medicine") is a medical school of the University of Namibia. It was established in 2009 and graduated its first Namibian trained medical doctors in 2016. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The campus is located at the university's Hage Geingob Campus in Windhoek North close to the Windhoek Central Hospital where students do their referrals. It is the first and only medical school in Namibia. ^{[4] [5]}

Academic programmes

The School of Medicine is accompanied by the School of Pharmacy, the School of Public Health and the newly added School of Dentistry. The university offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

Undergraduate ^[6]

• Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB)
• Bachelors of Pharmacy Honours (BPharm)
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BChD)
• Bachelor of Physiotherapy
• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Postgraduate

• Master of Pharmacy

References

1. Unam produces first ever medical doctors The Namibian
2. Lela Mobile Online UNAM's School of Medicine welcomes new students ^{[ dead link ]}
3. Unam admits fewer medical trainees New Era Live
4. School of Medicine advisory board commissioned New Era Live
5. Namibia: UNAM's New Graduate Doctors Now Registered allAfrica.com
6. "School of Medicine | Undergraduate Qualifications". University of Namibia. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2020-06-25.