Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine
The College of Health Sciences is committed to the training of Health Care Delivery personnel to meet the health needs of the people of Zimbabwe. Training is geared towards primary health care with emphasis on a preventive rather curative approach.
As an institute of higher learning, the College takes academic excellence as the hallmark of its existence. To that extent, the College encourages the promotion and enhancement of science through relevant research.
Mission Statement
 Mission Statement
MissionStatement
To provide a conducive environment for evidence based, high quality, community oriented and community driven training an...
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Department
 Departments
Academic Departments
Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
Anatomy
Chemical Pathology
Clinical Pharmacology
Community Medicine
Dentistry
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Dean's Office
 Dean's Office
Dean
Professor Midion M Chidzonga, BDS (Nigeria), FFDRCSI (Ireland), MMed Sci (UZ) - HIV and AIDS
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Programmes on offer
Programmes on offer
Undergraduate Degree Programmes on Offer and Duration
The College offers 10 undergraduate degree programmes as follows:
1. Bachelor of...
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Teaching Second Year MBChB: Behavioural Sciences and Community Health Examination (BS2M) Forth Year MBChB: Psychiatry (PZAM) Psychiatry for the Post-graduate Diploma in Mental Health (DOP) Psychiatry, Research methods and Psychology for Masters in Medicine, Psychiatry (MPZ) The department assists the Department of Psychology in the teaching and clinical supervision of Masters in Clinical Psychology students. The department assists the Department of Occupational Therapy the teaching of the Psychiatry and Psychology courses.
Research The Staff in the Department have areas of interest in research listed below: Dr Nhiwatiwa – Community Psychiatry. Mr Chingono – HIV. Mrs Marimbe – Mental retardation. Behavioural sciences. Mr Kajawu - Behavioural Sciences. Alternative medicine. Dr Mangezi – Stress and burnout. Medical Education. Forensic Psychiatry. Dr Muchirahondo – child psychiatry Mr Dzimiri – Epilepsy. EEG. Ms Maziwa – Epilepsy. EEG.
Community Service The staff in the department of Psychiatry has a project called the Crisis Support Centre which is situated in the Parirenyatwa Hospital. The project was originally supported by the World Health Organisation and now is supported by Parirenyatwa Hospital. The centre is a walk-in centre which is a free service where members can come if they are in Psychological and emotional crisis.
The Department of Psychiatry are a part of a team that offers Continued Medical Education to Qualified Medical Practitioners.
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