ANATOMY

Year I & II

Medical training in anatomy aims to introduce students to the structure of the human body with an emphasis on the functions of the components of the human anatomy and the relations that are affected by the diseases. Tuition is offered through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

BIOCHEMISTRY

Year I

Tuition is Biochemistry aims to introduce students to intracellular organisations, body fluids, enzymes and metabolic interactions. This is achieved through offering tuition in cell & body fluids, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, biological oxidation, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and trace elements and the biochemistry of the gastrointestinal. Tuition is offered through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

PHYSIOLOGY

Year I & II

The Physiology course aims to introduce students to human physiological processes and interactions with a view to equip students with a firm physiological base for clinical practice. Teaching is conducted through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY

Year III

Training in Chemical Pathology aims to impart skills necessary for specimen collection and receipt, data collection and interpretation, quality control and assurance and laboratory information systems. Teaching is conducted through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

COMMUNITY MEDICINE

Year III and Year IV

The Community Medicine component of medical training aims to impart knowledge and skills relating to community aspects of health. Focus is on environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, research methods, disease prevention health financing and management and HIV/AIDS. Tuition is offered through lectures, tutorials and clinical attachments at community health centres.

HAEMATOLOGY

Year III

Haematological courses aim to produce medical practitioners well versed with haematological disorders and

investigative techniques for effective patient management. Primary focus is on haemolytic anaemia white body

disorders, blood transfusion signs and blood grouping. Teaching is conducted through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

IMMUNOLOGY

Year III

Training in immunology is geared towards imparting the necessary immunological concepts and techniques to medical students. Primary interest is on cells of the immune system, types of immunological deficiencies and the clinical implications. Teaching is conducted through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Year III

Training in medical microbiology aims at producing medical personnel sufficiently knowledgeable and with skills in virology, parasitology, bacteriology and mycology. Teaching methods include high participation in the wards and in the out patients departments, lectures, integrated seminars, use of videos/case studies/small group tutorials/bedside tutorials.

MEDICINE

Year III and Year V

The undergraduate medical curriculum aims at producing a medical practitioner who is able to function within both the central and rural hospitals. Apart from learning clinical skills through experiential and apprentice like medical attachments in the wards and outpatient departments, the students are expected to undergo a rural field attachment to ensure that they become doctors who will practice medicine in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of the communities and as such recognize and meet the needs of their communities. This doctor will be able:

1. To       recognize the main health problems in Zimbabwe
2. To provide competent health care to every healthcare delivery sector
3. To take a history, examine a patient and formulate a working diagnosis
4. To interpret their findings and thus investigate the client appropriately
5. To analyse and interpret data obtained as patients are being investigated
6. To be able to suggest therapeutic options given their findings
7. To be able to apply rational use of medicine based on the essential drug concept
8. To communicate effectively with both the patient and their relatives including being competent at delivering bad news

Modes of delivery involve high participation in the wards and in the outpatients departments,

lectures, integrated seminars, use of videos, case studies, small group tutorials and bedside tutorials.

PAEDIATRICS

Year IV & V

The curriculum for pediatric training aims to produce medical practitioners with sufficient knowledge and clinical skills in general pediatrics, maternal and child health and neonatology with specific emphasis interpretation of findings, differential diagnosis and management. Modes of delivery involve high participation in the wards and in the outpatients departments, lectures, and integrated seminars, use of videos, case studies, small group tutorials and bedside tutorials.

OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

Year IV & V

The curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynecology aims to produce a doctor who has an in-depth understanding of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Zimbabwean context. The doctor should also have an understanding of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the international context. Apart from learning their clinical skills through attachments in the wards and outpatients departments, the students are expected to undergo a rural field attachment to ensure that they become doctors who practice medicine in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of the communities and as such recognize and meet the needs of their communities. Teaching is highly participatory on the part of the students and is done in the wards and outpatient departments. In the operating theatres the students learn through observing and assisting in surgical procedures. The students are also taught through lectures, integrated seminars, small group and bedside tutorials.

PSYCHIATRY

Year II & IV

The educational objectives of the Core Course in Behavioural Sciences and Psychiatry encompasses imparting knowledge and skills necessary for medical practitioners to respect patients and understand their feelings, understand the psycho-socio-cultural constructions of illness, recognize the importance of good doctor-patient relationships, and recognize the importance of the family and the community of the patient. Trainees are expected to identify psychiatric symptoms and syndromes, and psychological aspects of medical disorders. They are expected to acquire information gathering and evaluation skills. Modes of delivery involve high participation in the wards and in the outpatients departments, lectures, and integrated seminars, use of videos, case studies, small group tutorials, bedside tutorials and community health project.

SURGERY

YEAR III & V

Medical training is the discipline of surgery, aims to produce medical practitioners with sufficient knowledge and clinical skills in the management of surgical conditions in General Surgery Urology, Neurology, Cardiothoracic, Ear Nose and Throat, and Rhinology. Teaching is highly participatory on the part of the students and is done in the wards and outpatient departments. In the operating theatres the students learn through observing and assisting in surgical procedures. The students are also taught through lectures, integrated seminars, small group and bedside tutorials.