 KIU 28th Graduation Ceremony: “I Plan to use my Knowledge and Skills to Save Lives and Help Humanity,”- NiyonsengaKIU, Western Campus – Klause Niyonsenga graduated with a Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery during KIU’s 28th Graduation Ceremony held at KIU Main Campus on November 25 and he says he plans to use his knowledge and skills to save lives and... Read more
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 KIU Western Campus Holds Orientation for Masters in Medicine StudentsKIU, Western Campus – KIU Western Campus has today September 15 held an orientation exercise for its Masters in Medicine students in the Conference Hall of KIU Teaching Hospital. The orientation, which was meant to enlighten the students about ... Read more
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 All Roads Lead to AMSKIU Annual Medical Dinner 2023 TomorrowKIU, Western Campus – The Association of Medical Students of KIU (AMSKIU) Annual Medical Dinner 2023, a mainstay on the KIU Western Campus social calendar, goes down tomorrow August 26 at Western Meridian Hotel in Bushenyi Town. The Dinner, whi... Read more
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 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry Orients Its Pathology StudentsKIU, Western Campus – The Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry at KIU Western Campus oriented its pathology students in an exercise conducted on August 17 in the University Main Hall. The students, who are transitioning from the preclinic... Read more
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 Henry Mulangwa Selected as Campus Director for KIU under Millenium Fellowship Class of 2023KIU, Western Campus – Henry Mukiibi Mulangwa, a fourth year medical student, has been selected as the Campus Director for KIU under the Millenium Fellowship Class of 2023. The millennium fellowship is a semester-long leadership development prog... Read more
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 Dr. Joseph Musiitwa Derives Joy and Pride From Teaching MedicineKIU, Western Campus – At KIU’s 27th graduation ceremony, Dr. Joseph Musiitwa’s name was read out as one of the Master’s in Internal Medicine graduands, and deafening ululations rang out around the venue. We took note and decid... Read more
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 Chairman of the Outgoing Interim Guild Committee Twesigye Wants to Gear his Energies Towards General and Mental Health AwarenessKIU, Western Campus – Edward Twesigye, the Chairman of the outgoing interim Guild Committee is not only an aspiring medical doctor but also a mental health advocate, who aspires for a mentally healthy society. Twesigye, a second-year medical st... Read more
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 National Council for Higher Education Visits KIU Medical SchoolKIU, Western Campus – A team from the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) on March 22 visited the Medical School at KIU Western Campus on a facility verification visit for Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery. The team began its two-day v... Read more
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 Collin Aine Aims at Fighting HIV Through “Operation No Virus”KIU Western Campus – Collin Aine, a second-year Medical student at KIU Western Campus wants to fight against HIV through sensitizing students about the prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections, in conjunction with the CHAI Clinic at KIU Te... Read more
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 Executive Board of AMSKIU Organizing AMSKIU Soccer GalaKIU, Western Campus – The executive board of the Association of Medical students of KIU (AMSKIU) is organizing the AMSKIU soccer gala that will take place from March 25 to 26. The gala, whose main aim is uniting all medical students of KIU as o... Read more
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 Guild Elections 2023: Omondo Hopes to Set the Bar High With Exemplary LeadershipKIU, Western Campus – Shalom Omondo is running for Female Member of Parliament in the Guild Council because in her words, “there needs to be an improvement in student leadership” and therefore, she wants to set the bar high with exe... Read more
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 KIU’s Gumisiriza Vying for FUMI Treasurer General SeatKIU, Western Campus – KIU Medical intern Oscar Melvin Gumisiriza is vying for the post of Treasurer General for the Federation for Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI). Gumisiriza, who is running under the motto “Togetherness and Unity for a Com... Read more
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 Amon Nkwasibwe Scoops AMSKIU PresidencyKIU, Western Campus – Amon Nkwasibwe has been voted the new Association of Medical Students of KIU (AMSKIU) President for the term 2023/2024. Nkwasiibwe (in the picture) garnered 326 votes to beat Faizo Muwanga, who could only get 266 in a hard... Read more
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 AMSKIU Holding Nominations for new Leadership PositionsKIU, Western Campus – The Association of Medical Students of KIU (AMSKIU) Independent Electoral Commission is holding nominations for leadership positions for 2023/2024. The association is holding nominations for the positions of President, Vic... Read more
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 AMSKIU Advisory Council Closes Applications for Interim Electoral Committee PositionsKIU, Western Campus – The Association of Medical Students of KIU (AMSKIU) Advisory Council 2021/2022 has today closed applications for positions on the Interim Electoral Committee, the body responsible for organizing, conducting and supervising... Read more
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 AMSKIU Preparing for National Medical Students Associations QuizKIU, Western Campus – The Association of Medical Students of KIU (AMSKIU) is holding an internal medical quiz in preparation for the upcoming national medical students associations quiz, which will be held at Mbarara University 0f Science and T... Read more
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 KIU Medical Students Get Medical Lapel Pins From the Gold FoundationKIU, Western Campus – Medical students from KIU Western Campus have received medical lapel pins from the Gold Foundation, an organization from the USA which champions humanism in healthcare, as a result of a collaboration between the foundation... Read more
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 Dr. Simon Mambo Binezero Represents KIU at International Conference on Family Planning 2022KIU, Western Campus – Family Planning Champion Dr. Simon Mambo Binezero represented the Department of Public Health of KIU Western Campus at this year’s International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), which took place at the Pattaya E... Read more
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 Tamale Wants to Encourage Healthcare Organizations to Support Community Investments That Mitigate Health RisksKIU, Western Campus – Ibrahim Tamale, who is graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery, wants to use his degree to encourage health care organizations to support community investments that improve conditions contributing... Read more
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 KIU 26th Graduation: Nsamba’s Dream is to Provide Free Basic Medical Care Services to Needy PatientsKIU, Western Campus – Adam Nsamba has always been a compassionate person, he says. That’s why it hurts him to see people die because they can’t even afford the basic medical care services. And Nsamba now has the keys to permit him t... Read more
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 KIU Explorer of the Day: Ariho Vows His Resilience will Help Him Achieve Medical DreamKIU, Western Campus – Nicholas Ariho, a fourth-year medical student at KIU Western Campus, has been at university for quite some time. For someone pursuing a five-and-a-half year course, it is quite hard to believe that he is still at universit... Read more
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 KIU Western Campus Hosting Federation of Uganda Medical Students Associations General AssemblyKIU, Western Campus – KIU Western Campus is currently hosting the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Associations (FUMSA) General Assembly, which brings together all medical student associations from various universities in Uganda. The unive... Read more
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 KIU Medical Students Jemba Enlightens on Breast CancerBy Stuart Bogere Oswald As the world marks October as the month for Breast Cancer Awareness, Kampala International University's Michael Jemba Senkolle, a final year medical student has come out to share the steps through “breast sel... Read more
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 KIU Doctor Who Succumbed to Ebola Disease Buried in Fort-PortalKIU, Western Campus – Dr Hafidh Mohammed Ali, the KIU doctor who succumbed to Ebola Disease on Saturday was buried in Fort-Portal yesterday. Dr. Ali, who was attached as a Senior House Officer (SHO) to Mubende Regional Referral Hospital was pur... Read more
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 Milestone Alert: KIU’s Michael Jemba Senkolle Selected as Millenium Fellow for Millenium Fellowship Class of 2022KIU, Western Campus – KIU Medical student Michael Jemba Senkolle has been selected as a Millennium Fellow for the Millenium Fellowship Class of 2022. The Millennium Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program created by the Uni... Read more
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 KIU Missionary Doctors Partner to Open up Health Facility in KamuliBy Ajodeji Awobamise KIU, Western Campus – A team of medical students who call themselves The Missionary Doctors have partnered with a pastor, only referred to as Gordon to open up a health facility in Buduule village, Bugulumbya Parish, Bugulu... Read more
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 KIU Explorer of the Day: Mukiibi Well on the Way to Achieving his Dream of Being a PharmacistKIU, Western Campus – It is common knowledge that most pupils and students coast through school without exactly knowing what they will become in future – which is the reason why many schools organize career guidance seminars for their stu... Read more
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 KIU Explorer of the Day: Alindwamukama Hopes to be one of the Best Medical DoctorsKIU, Western Campus – Peter Alindwamukama always wanted to be a doctor since his Primary School days and he is well on the path to achieve his dream. And now that the second-year medical student is doing well in medical school, he has set his s... Read more
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 KIU Explorer of the Day: Masaba has his Sights set on Being a Molecular BiologistKIU, Western Campus – Emma Masaba might be just in the third year of his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (BMS) course, but he has already set his goal – being a molecular biologist. According to Wikipedia, molecular biology is the branch... Read more
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 Prof. Ogwang Urges new Medical Students to Build a Strong Ethical Foundation at White Coat CeremonyKIU, Western Campus – Prof. Patrick Ogwang, the brains behind wonder COVID-19 drug Covidex has urged KIU new medical students to “build a strong ethical foundation” with their new start in the field of medical training. This was dur... Read more
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 KIU Western Campus New Medical Students Gear up for The White Coat CeremonyKIU, Western Campus – The Association of Medical Students of Kampala International University (AMSKIU) is gearing up for the White Coat Ceremony, a ritual in medical school that welcomes new medical students to university. The event, which will... Read more
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 What Transpired at KIU Western Campus Medical DinnerKIU, Western Campus – The Association of Medical Students of Kampala International University (AMSKIU) on February 19 organized the AMSKIU Medical Dinner, which they held at Meridian Hotel in Bushenyi Town. Despite the high anticipation among t... Read more
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 KIU Western Campus Medical Students Vote for LeadersKIU, Western Campus – KIU Western Campus medical students under their umbrella group, Association of Medical Students of Kampala International University (AMSKIU) on 29th November voted for their leaders. The students voted for their president,... Read more
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 KIU Western Campus Dental School Receives Donation From Pan-Dental SurgeryKIU, Western Campus – Pan-Dental Surgery has donated 20 articulators to the KIU Western Campus Dental School to aid it in improving its dental training. Pan-Dental surgery made the donation on behalf of Pan Foundation and Hager Werken and the d... Read more
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 FUMSA President Says Increment of pay for Medical Interns Will Improve MoraleKIU, Western Campus – Boniface Osodi, the president of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Associations (FUMSA) has hailed the directive by President Yoweri Museveni to increase the allowances for medical interns and said it will improve ... Read more
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 FUMSA President Osodi Warns Medical Students About Laxity After Resuming StudiesKIU, Western Campus – The President of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Associations (FUMSA) Boniface Osodi has warned students about laxity in regard to COVID-19 guidelines after medical schools reopen on August 13th. The National Cou... Read more
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 KIU Western Campus Medical Students Excited About Returning to SchoolKIU, Western Campus – KIU Western Campus medical students are over the moon, following the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)recommendation that they return to school on Friday this week. In an August 6th letter, the Executive Directo... Read more
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 Medical Students Anxiously Await Results of Today’s State House MeetingKIU, Western Campus – Medical students in health professional training institutions will wait with bated breath the outcome of today’s emergency meeting between the Minister of Education and Sports and education technocrats at State House... Read more
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 Uganda Medical Students Association President Speaks out on Presidential Directive on Possible Reopening of Medical SchoolsKIU, Western Campus – Boniface Osodi, the president of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Associations (FUMSA) has welcomed President Yoweri Museveni’s directive to officials of the Ministry of Education to meet and discuss the reo... Read more
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 Edson Kansiime Tells Students who can Access Online Education to Utilize ChanceKIU, Western Campus – Edson Kansiime, a fourth-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery student at KIU Western Campus has advised fellow students who have access to online learning materials to utilize this chance and concentrate on their studies.... Read more
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 William Okodi Hell-Bent on Making the Lockdown ProductiveKIU, Western Campus – Samuel William Okodi, a first-year student of Medicine at KIU Western campus is determined to turn the otherwise grim period of the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda into a productive one for himself and his family. Okodi, who h... Read more
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 KIU Western Campus Finance Minister Okello Warns Students About Drugs, HIV During LockdownKIU, Western Campus – The Finance Minister in the KIU Western Campus Guild Union, Francis Okello has warned his fellow students about exposing themselves to drugs and HIV infection during the current lockdown. Okello, a fourth-year student of C... Read more
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 KIU Western Campus DVC Co-Chairs World Health Summit Surgery WorkshopKIU, Western Campus – The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) for Kampala International University, Western Campus, Prof. Patrick Kyamanywa has today, June 29 co-chaired a workshop about global surgery at the World Health Summit (WHS) currently taking... Read more
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 Medical Students to Receive Vaccines – FUMSA President OsodiKIU, Western Campus – The President of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Association (FUMSA) Boniface Osodi has said that the Ministry of Health is going to vaccinate medical students all over the country. Osodi, in a communiqué ... Read more
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 FUMSA Wants Gov’t to Allow Health Sciences Students in Clinical Years to Continue TrainingKIU, Western Campus – The Federation of Uganda Medical Students Association (FUMSA), wants the government to allow medical, pharmacy, and nursing students in clinical years to continue their training amidst the COVID-19 partial lockdown. The st... Read more
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 KIU’s Osodi Brings Wealth of Experience to Transform FUMSAKIU, Western Campus - One look at Boniface Osodi’s program outline is enough to tell you how much the president-elect of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Association (FUMSA) has in store for his electorate. The KIU fourth-year medical ... Read more
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 Kennedy Mbah Relishes Prospect of Making Huge Impact in Cameroon With his Medicine DegreeKIU, Western Campus – Mbah Kennedy Mbah is hopeful his Degree in Medicine from KIU will help transform his community in his native Cameroon.Mbah, who hails from the English-speaking part of the West African country currently embroiled in a bitter c... Read more
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 KIU International Desk: China Researchers Discover New Flu with Pandemic PotentialKIU Main Campus - A study carried out by scientists at Chinese University and China Centre for Disease Control revealed a new type of swine flu that can spark off a new pandemic in the future.According to the study released on Monday by the US S... Read more
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 KIU Medical Students Celebrate their First Ever White Coat CeremonyKIU Western Campus – The Association of Medical Students of Kampala International University (AMSKIU) celebrated their first-ever white coat ceremony, an initiation ritual that inducts new entrants into medical school. The students are ... Read more
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 Medical Students Gear up for Medical Week Under the Theme: “Research, Innovation and Professionalism in the Medical Sector.”KIU, Western Campus – It’s that time of the year, once again, when medical students gather around to talk about all things medicine and impact their communities at the same time. Our Deputy Public Relations Officer, Collins Kakwezi caught up with... Read more
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 Explorer of the Day: Mubangizi Hopes to Improve the Youths LivelihoodsKIU, Western Campus – Our “Explorer of the Day” is Sebastian Mubangizi, a clinical officer and third-year-student pursuing a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. The soft-spoken, lanky gentleman is also an aspiring politician and hopes to become a... Read more
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 KIU Graduates Inducted into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.Last week, Thursday 6th February, 2020, six KIU graduates were inducted into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. These KIU stars include Shuaibu Hauwau Iyal, Ahmed Kamal Abdulkareem, Shehu Habiba, Adedeji Aminah Adeola, Lawani Blessing Ajike a... Read more
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 KIU Medical Student Receives ICASA AwardsBy Prisca Adaeze NengerA final year Medical student of Kampala International University Western Campus (KIU-WC); Musah Lumumba Nasoor within the week, was honoured with the Michel Sidibe Global Leadership Award, during the 20th International Conferen... Read more
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