Makerere University MBChB curriculum
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66 course entries
Year 1
3 termsSemester 1
Foundations of health professionals education (CHS1101)
Cells, tissues & embryology (CHS1102)
Anatomy of the limbs (CHS1103)
Physiology & biochemistry of blood & body fluids (CHS 1104)
Integrated tissue biology (CHS1105)
Semester 2
Physiology & biochemistry of cardiovascular & respiratory system (CHS1201)
Anatomy of the trunk (CHS1202)
Renal physiology (CHS1203)
Physiology & biochemistry of the gastro intestinal tract & metabolism (CHS1204)
Foundations of behavioural sciences (CHS1205)
Integrated systemic biology (CHS1206)
Recess term
Principles of public health & disease control (CHS1301)
Principles of health communication (CHS1302)
Year 2
3 termsSemester 1
Endocrine & reproductive physiology (CHS2101)
Anatomy of the head & neck (CHS2102)
Anatomy & physiology of the central nervous system (CHS2103)
Physiology of special senses (CHS 2104)
Principles of biomedical sciences I (CHS 2105)
Semester 2
General pharmacology & autonomous nervous system (CHS2201)
Clinical microbiology & pathology (CHS2202)
Principles of biomedical sciences II (CHS2203)
Research methods & community diagnosis (CHS2204)
Nutrition & health (CHS2205)
Recess term
Chemotherapy (CHS2301)
Blood & body fluids disorders (CHS2302)
Year 3
3 termsSemester 1
Cardiovascular & respiratory disorders (CHS3101)
Digestive, nutritional & metabolic disorders (CHS3102)
Central nervous system disorders (CHS3103)
Central nervous system pharmacology & developmental psychopathology (CHS3104)
Semester 2
Endocrine disorders (CHS3201)
Reproductive & urinary disorders (CHS3202)
Tropical infectious diseases (CHS3203)
Recess term
Principles of health policy, planning, management & leadership (CHS3311)
Proposal development & report writing (CHS3312)
Year 4
3 termsSemester 1
Option A — follow your university’s assigned rotation.
Clinical surgery I (SOM4101)
Obstetrics & gynaecology 1 (SOM4102)
Anaesthesia & critical care (SOM4103)
Medical ethics, human rights & professionalism (SOM4104)
Ent (ear, nose & throat) (SOM4105)
Ophthalmology (SOM4106)
Option B — follow your university’s assigned rotation.
Clinical medicine I (SOM4107)
Paediatrics & child health 1 (SOM4108)
Psychiatry (SOM4109)
Forensic medicine (SOM4110)
Semester 2
Option A — follow your university’s assigned rotation.
Clinical surgery I (SOM4101)
Obstetrics & gynaecology 1 (SOM4102)
Anaesthesia & critical care (SOM4103)
Medical ethics, human rights & professionalism (SOM4104)
Ent (ear, nose & throat) (SOM4105)
Ophthalmology (SOM4106)
Option B — follow your university’s assigned rotation.
Clinical medicine I (SOM4107)
Paediatrics & child health 1 (SOM4108)
Psychiatry (SOM4109)
Forensic medicine (SOM4110)
Recess term
Family medicine & primary care (SOM4301)
Electives at health delivery units (CHS4302)
Year 5
2 termsSemester 1
Option A — follow your university’s assigned rotation.
Clinical medicine II (SOM5101)
Paediatrics & child health II (SOM5103)
Pharmacotherapeutics (SOM5105)
Option B — follow your university’s assigned rotation.
Clinical surgery II (SOM5102)
Obstetrics & gynaecology II (SOM5104)
Pharmacotherapeutics (SOM5105)
Semester 2
Option A — follow your university’s assigned rotation.
Clinical medicine II (SOM5101)
Paediatrics & child health II (SOM5103)
Option B — follow your university’s assigned rotation.
Clinical surgery II (SOM5102)
Obstetrics & gynaecology II (SOM5104)
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References
Makerere University: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme structure. Source captured 1 November 2026; programme page checked again 4 November 2026. This source does not identify a verified current-cohort handbook version. Course names and options are retained; credit totals are omitted because the published tables contain inconsistencies.
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