Chairperson
Dr T Zaranyika
Qualifications: Certificate Endocrinology and Diabetes ( Royal College of Physicians UK), Fellow of the College of Physicians SA, Master of Public Health, SA, MBChB( Graduate with Honours), University of Zimbabwe, Fellow of East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians, Diploma in HIV Management, SA, Higher Diploma in Internal Medicine, SA.
Chairperson
Professor Kerina Duri
BSc (Hon), Biochemistry (UZ), MSc, Biotechnology (UZ), PhD, Virology-Immunology (University of Oslo, Norway).
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Mission Statement
To provide the best training in basic and clinical immunology through formal courses, hands on laboratory practicals and research.
Vision
To be an internationally recognized centre in teaching, research and provider of state of the art clinical immunodiagnostic service in line with the needs of country’s healthcare institutions and beyond.
Department Research Theme
The research theme is "Immunology of the immuno-compromised host".
General Overview
Immunology is one of the five disciplines of Pathology at the College of Health Sciences University of Zimbabwe. The Department was established as a fully-fledged entity in 1996 following several years of it being run as a unit initially under the Department of Chemical Pathology. The major activities of the Department are teaching, research and service.
Contact Details
Department of Immunology
College of Health Sciences
P.O. Box A178
Avondale
Harare
Tel: 263-4-791631/707707 Ext 2317
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The Department of Health Professions Education’s (DHPE) mandate is to transform the quality of teaching, learning, research and innovation activities in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The department trains lecturers in the art of teaching, learning and research to keep abreast with current scientific and technological innovations in Health Professions Education. The department was one of the outcomes of the MEPI [Medical Education Partnership Initiative a USA government funded programme called NECTAR [Novel Education Clinical Trainees and Researchers]. HPE became fully operational from April 2014. Currently, the department has initiated plans to provide technical support to sister universities in the country to run health professions education programmes.
Core Functions
- Professional Development Training through organisation, administration and coordination of faculty development workshops on specific topics as identified through ongoing needs assessments;
- Post-graduate Diploma and Masters of Science Degree in Health Professions Education (curriculum and regulations submitted to authorities for approval).
- DPhil in HPE open for enrolments;
- Clinical Skills Simulation Laboratory Training;
- E-learning innovations and users (faculty and students) support in the College of Health Sciences; the department is spearheading a number of projects to bring e-learning technology to a mass level, such as the SMILE plug (Portable cloud) and Virtual Lectures between Harare and Parirenyatwa Hospitals.
- The clinical skills simulation laboratory is also under the HPE department and sessions for various clinical skills procedures are periodically conducted for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Health Education and Advanced Leadership Program in Zimbabwe(HEALZ) coordination and administration;
- Health Professions Education Research;
- Community Based Education; in particular co-ordinate the undergraduate Rural attachment programme
- Training in Ethics in the different health Professions;
- In collaboration with emergency medicine we deliver the Primary Trauma Care (PTC) Training, through organizing, administration and coordination of training workshops for ambulance, emergencies and critical care health practitioners.
- Supporting sister universities like NUST, MSU and AU in running health professions education programmes through involvement in faculty development, HEALZ training, HPE conferences and inter-professional education.
- The department plays an essential role in promoting collaborations with local, regional and international health professions education units and associations such as SAFRI, FAIMER, AMEE, AHA and many others.
Chairperson
Dr TL Mugwali
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences introduced the dentistry programme in 1996, with the initiative being co-ordinated by Professor M M Chidzonga under the Department of Surgery. Seven students enrolled for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery Degree Programme in March 1997.
The Department of Oral Health was established in June 1999 under the chairmanship of Professor M M Chidzonga with a core staff of three full time lecturers and six part time. There has been a steady growth of students and staff. The Department’s academic staff constitutes 7 Permanent Full Time Lecturers, 3 Temporary Full Time Lecturers and 7 Part Time Lecturers. Masters in Dentistry –Orthodontics (MDent Orthodontics) was introduced in 2011. Masters in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery will commence in January 2022. The UZ Oral Health Centre facilitates clinical teaching of both undergraduate and post graduate students as well as service provision.
Chairperson
Dr L Mahomva
Qualifications: Masters in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Martin Luther King Drew Medical Centre), USA (1990), Degree in Dental Surgery (DDS) (General Dentistry) (Howard University) USA (1981), Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Monts Brown College) (1976)
