Academics
Departement of Anaesthesia
Course objectives
To formally train an adequate number of anesthesia providers.
To train competent staff capable of providing a safe and cost effective anaesthesia.
To improve anaesthetic services through scientific research studies.
Entry requirements for candidates
- Each District Hospital is represented
- Qualified Nurse level A2 (Enrolled Nurse)
- At least one year working experience
- Pass a written and oral interview
- Secondary school certificate. Candidates are selected and forwarded to KHI by the National Examination Council
Selection of clinical placement sites for third year students.
A survey is carried out by departmental staff in order to identify suitable clinical placements sites. Students are then sent to those sites.
Rotations of students on those sites take place on monthly basis to enable students acquire different experience.
Curriculum design
Designed by Ministry of health in collaboration
with Swiss Red Cross in 1996.
Effected in January 1997
Meant for a 2year Period of Training
Certificate Award- Diploma in Anaesthesia by
Minisante
Curriculum design 2001
After four years in use, it was found
necessary for the innovation or a change of
the then existing curriculum
ANAESTHESIA CURRICULUM DESIGNERS
2001
Graduates
1997-1999 = 09
1998-2000 = 15
2000-2002 = 22
2001-2003 = 17
2002-2004 = 16
Training
FIRST YEAR:
Based at Nyamishaba for shared theory lessons almost the
whole year without anaesthesia supervised clinical practice.
SECOND YEAR:
Anaesthesia Supervised-Clinical Practice in the Morning
Theory Lessons in the Afternoon
THIRD YEAR:
No Anaesthesia-Related Theory lessons in third year
Anaesthesia Supervised Clinical Practice throughout the Year Research Projects to Mark the End of the Course.
Third year supervised clinical practice
Students in third year were sent to selected hospitals on monthly rotational basis to acquire more practical skills in Anaesthetic Practice (Referral & District hospitals).
Coverage of the new topics in third year- not possible as students were scattered in different clinical placements except in the last three months of the academic year when
they meet again at KHI.
