Overview
Philosophy
Rationale of the Programme
Untreated endocrine diseases cause acute and chronic debilitating morbidity but, with optimal management, individuals are able to live and contribute to the society. There is need to develop specialists in Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology who will have the capacity to provide specialized clinical services, train others and conduct research to quantify the burden of disease, identify local peculiarities and thereby develop a locally relevant programme.
Objective of the Programme
The Fellowship in Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology is a Clinical Fellowship program intended to equip paediatricians with clinical knowledge and practical skills essential for evaluation and management of children with endocrine disorders who can then provide specialists paediatric Endocrinology services in clinical practice and academic environments.
Structure
The course shall be delivered through participation in clinical sessions, lectures, seminars, tutorials, case conferences, clinic-pathological conferences, journal clubs, case reports, practical demonstrations, supervised clinical work, and self-directed learning, routine clerkship, grand round participation, delivery room care, resuscitation case presentations, journal article review and discussion, specimen collection watching/assisting/performing procedures, whose complexity is within expected skills participating in management of complicated cases.
Admission Requirements
The common admissions regulations for Postgraduate Fellowship training at the University of Nairobi shall apply.
- Individuals eligible for admission into the program shall, in addition, fulfil the following conditions:
- Hold a Masters of Medicine degree in Paediatrics and Child Health of the University of Nairobi or equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the University of Nairobi Senate.
- Be eligible for registration with the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board of Kenya.
- Applicants whose language of instruction for the basic medical degree was not English, will be required to show evidence of proficiency in English language such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOFEL) certificate.
- Possess a valid professional indemnity cover during the full period of training.
- Possess a certificate of good conduct from the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board or equivalent body from the county of origin for foreign candidates.
- Pass an application and interview process.
Applicant are required to register and apply online through the link below https://application.uonbi.ac.ke/index.php/CourseApplication/viewdetailslogin?deg_code=H546
There is one intake per academic year in the month of September.
Careers
At the end of this training students will specialize in Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology.
Fees and Funding
Fees structure
Year 1
Composite Fee Fee in Kshs.
Registration fee Kshs 2,000.00
ID card Kshs 500.00
Tuition fees Kshs. 250,000
Supervision Kshs 6,000.00
Written exam Kshs 5,000.00
Computer fee Kshs 5,000.00
Activity fee Kshs 2,000.00
Medical fee Kshs 5,000.00
Library Kshs 3,000.00
Caution money Kshs 5,000.00
Total fees year 1 Kshs. 283,500
Year 2
Composite Fee Fee in Kshs.
Registration fee Kshs 2,000.00
ID card Kshs 500.00
Tuition fees Kshs. 250,000
Supervision Kshs 6,000.00
Written exam Kshs 5,000.00
Computer fee Kshs 5,000.00
Activity fee Kshs 2,000.00
Medical fee Kshs 5,000.00
Library Kshs 3,000.00
Total fees Year 2 Kshs 278,500.00
Other charges
- Late application fee: Kshs.4,000.00
- Extended registration period: Kshs.3,000.00 per annum
- Extended correction period: Kshs.1,000.00 per three months
- Extended revision period: Kshs.3,000.00 per annum
- Extended supervision: Kshs.6,000.00
- Examination for revised project report: Kshs.9,000.00
- All fees due should be paid before registration can be affected
Fee Structure for Foreign Students
Year 1
Composite Fee Fee in USD
Registration fee $25
ID card $6.25
Tuition fees $3,125
Supervision $75
Written exam $62.5
Computer fee $62.5
Activity fee $25
Medical fee $62.5
Library $37.5
Caution money $62.5
Total fees year 1 $3,543.75
Year 2
Composite Fee Fee in USD
Registration fee $25
ID card $6.25
Tuition fees $3,125
Supervision $75
Written exam $6.25
Computer fee $6.25
Activity fee $25
Medical fee $62.5
Library $37.5
Total fees Year 2 $3,481.25
Other charges
- Late application fee: $50
- Extended registration period: $37.5 per annum
- Extended correction period: $ 12.5 per three months
- Extended revision period: $37.5 per annum
- Extended supervision: $75
- Examination for revised project report: $112.5
- All fees due should be paid before registration can be affected
- Foreign fellows to add 25% on all the charges
*Fees for international fellows from countries outside the Partner states of the Northern Corridor Integration Project (Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan) add an additional 25% on all charges. Other international students will pay an additional 50% of the fees.
