DEPARTMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS APPROVED
According to the « Country Profile of Human Resources for Health », directed by the Human Resources Department of the Ministry of Public Health, 6 faculties and institutes are approved for the training of doctors in Cameroon *.
The training program in general medicine obeys the rules of the LMD: Licence (3 years), Master (5 years) and PhD (7 years).
1. Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, ** University of Yaounde I (Centre)
Website: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
PB 2036 Yaounde
Tel: (+237) 22 23 15 86
2. Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala (Littoral)
Website: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Email: facmedouala@gmail.com
BP 2701 Douala
Tel: (+237) 75 08 21 26
3. Faculty of Health Sciences **, University of Buea (South West)
Website: Faculty of Health Sciences
P. O. Box 63, Buea
Tel: (+237) 33 32 21 34
4. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bamenda (North west)
Website: Faculty of Health Sciences
39 P. O. Bambili
Tel: (+237) 99 72 19 72 / (+237) 99 49 90 39 / (+237) 77 84 97 80
5. Higher Institute of Health Sciences **, University Bangangté Mountains (West)
Email: info@udesmontagnes.org
PB 208 Bangangté
Tel. (+237) 33 02 51 41 / (+237) 33 48 90 89 / (+237) 77 77 71 11
6. Higher Institute of Medical Technology Nkolodom, Yaounde (Centre)
PB 188 Yaoundé
Tel. – Dr. OMBOTO: (+237) 77 75 08 36 / (+237) 75 54 95 89 / (+ 237) 77 86 76 95
References: * National Observatory of Human Resources for Health
** International Medical Education Directory (IMED)
Note: Two biomedical schools offer science training wich can lead to a license or a master, to pursue medicine in favor of a national competition;
1-Faculty of Science, University of Dschang (West)
Website: Faculty of Science
PB 96 Dschang
Tel. (+237) 33 45 13 81
2-Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere (Adamawa)
Website: Faculty of Science
PB 454 Ngaoundere
Tel. (+237) +237 22 25 40 40
ACCESS TO MEDICAL STUDIES
Access to studies is by national competitions, reserved for Cameroonians candidates, and in the limit of seats available to strangers from States that have signed an agreement of cooperation with the Republic of Cameroon (excluding admission quotas).
Candidates are selected in order of merit and the availability of seats. In any case it can not be eligibility or admission from one year to another.
National aptitude test
The eligible candidates for admission must hold the Bachelor of General Education Series C or D, the General Certificate of Education or any other equivalent diploma by the Ministry of Higher Education …
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National entrance examination in the fourth year
Eligible for admission applicants must be 28 years of age at the first of January of the competition year, hold a biomedical undergraduate, Bachelor of Secondary Education (Series C or D), or General Certificate of Education or any other equivalent diploma by the Ministry of Higher Education …
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