Copperbelt University School of Medicine

Copperbelt University School of Medicine (CUSOM), also known as Copperbelt University Medical School is the school of medicine of Copperbelt University in Zambia. The medical school is the country's second public medical school, the other being the University of Zambia School of Medicine.[2] The school provides medical education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.[1]

Copperbelt University School of Medicine
TypePublic
Established2011[1]
Dean'Prof. Seta Siziya.
Administrative staff
36 (2016)
Students~600 (2019)
Location
Ndola
,
Zambia
CampusUrban
AffiliationsCopperbelt University
WebsiteHomepage

Location

The school's campus is located in the city of Ndola, in proximity to Ndola Central Hospital and the Tropical Diseases Research Centre.[1] This is about 2.5 kilometres (2 mi), north-west of the city centre.[3] The coordinates of the medical campus are: 12°58'14.0"S, 28°38'03.0"E (Latitude:-12.970556; Longitude:28.634167).[4] A new campus is under construction in the neighborhood called Hillcrest,[1] about 3 kilometres (2 mi), west of the current location.[5]

Overview

This public medical school is the first in Zambia to be located outside of Lusaka, the capital city of the county. It is also the first medical school in the country to offer courses in dentistry.[1]

Departments

As of October 2016, the school departments are:[1] (1) Department of Basic Sciences (2) Department of Clinical Sciences and (3) Department of Dental Sciences.

Undergraduate courses

The following undergraduate courses are offered:[1] (1) Bachelor of Science in Clinical Medicine (2) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (3) Bachelor of science in biomedical sciences and (4) Bachelor of Dental Surgery.

Graduate courses

The following graduate courses are offered at this medical school:[1] (1) Master of Science (2) Master of Medicine and (3) Doctor of Science.

New Campus

In 2014, ground was broken at a 52 hectares (130 acres) site off the Ndola-Kitwe dual carriageway in Ndola, for a medical campus that includes a 500-bed teaching hospital and hostels with a capacity of 1,000 medical students.[6] As of January 2016, the construction was nearly complete, with commissioning expected later in 2016.[7]

See also

References
  1. Copperbelt University (11 October 2016). "The Copperbelt University School of Medicine: About Us". Kitwe: Copperbelt University. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. UWN (24 April 2011). "Zambia: Second medical school to open soon". London: University World News (UWN), Issue: Number 76. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. Globefeed.com (11 October 2016). "Distance between Post Office, Chimwemwe Road, Ndola, Zambia and Ndola Central Hospital, T3, Ndola, Zambia". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. Google (11 October 2016). "The Location of the Copperbelt University School of Medicine" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. Globefeed.com (11 October 2016). "Distance between Ndola Central Hospital, T3, Ndola, Zambia and Hill Crest, Ndola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. Mushota, Rebecca (25 June 2014). "CBU Medical School Construction Underway". Times of Zambia. Lusaka. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  7. Katongo, Mildred (15 January 2016). "CBU Medical School Project Almost Done". Times of Zambia. Lusaka. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

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