Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences website. As the Dean of the Faculty, it is my greatest honor to invite you to visit our esteemed office, which is committed to providing excellent medical education, research, and healthcare services. The highly skilled and knowledgeable members of our faculty are committed to giving our students an engaging educational experience. We provide a broad array of academic programs tailored to the requirements of students interested in pursuing careers in the health sciences or medicine. Our programs are continuously updated to make sure that they are in line with the latest developments and that our students have the information and abilities needed to be successful in their chosen fields of work.
At the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, we are committed to advancing the frontiers of medical research, and our faculty members are engaged in cutting-edge research in areas such as mother and child health, cancer research, genomics, and biotechnology. We believe that research is an essential component of medical education, and we provide our students with opportunities to participate in research projects and gain hands-on experience in the lab. We encourage our students to participate in both local and international conferences.
Major departments of the faculty
Currently, the Faculty of Health Sciences is made up of five (5) departments
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science; Department of Public Health offers opportunities for future public health leaders in Somalia through engaging in hands-on courses, cutting-edge research, and practice-based experience while investing in the education of future scientists who will advance the foundation of the disciplines most important to public health. The curriculum is designed to be competency-based rather than theoretical-based in order to qualify the candidates with the competencies needed for appropriate public health practice. The curriculum will focus on building the scientific basis of public health practice as well as the application and implementation of effective interventions to improve public health.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science; Department of Nurses. The purpose of this department is to prepare a professional nurse whose practice is based upon nursing science, related sciences, and the arts in order to promote, restore, and maintain the health of human beings.