Frequently Asked Questions - Kenya Medical Training College

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A.Established in 1927, the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) became a

State Corporation in 1990 through an Act of Parliament Cap 261 of the laws of

Kenya as amended by Act No.5 of 2019. The College is under the Ministry of

Health, entrusted with the role of training various disciplines in the health sector

to serve the interests of East Africa and beyond, drawing students from Uganda,

Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Sudan and Nigeria.

The College has 71 Campuses strategically located in 43 of the 47 counties in

the country, offering 83 medical courses within 18 programmes.

“A model institution in the training and development of competent health

professionals”.

“To produce competent health professionals through training and research,

and provide consultancy services”.

• Accountability

• Integrity

• Responsiveness

• Equity

• Teamwork

• Professionalism

• Creativity and innovation

Vision Statement

Brief History

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B.Could you briefly describe KMTC Programmes

1. Clinical Medicine and Surgery

2. Dental Technology

3. Health Promotion and Community Health

4. Health Records & Information Technology

Clinical Off¬icers perform general and specialized medical duties such as

diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury, ordering and interpreting medical

tests as well as performing routine medical and surgical procedures.

Dental Technology is a specialty in the field of dentistry that deals with the treat-

ment and rehabilitation of the tissues of the oral cavity and the face. It encompasses

the design and fabrication of various prostheses and corrective appliances such as

dentures, braces and crowns and bridges.

Students are trained to promote health and prevent diseases by educating and

creating public awareness on disease prevention measures. A Health Promotion

Practitioner makes intervention using three categories of strategic interventions:

knowledge and skills development, mitigation of competing interests, and

advocating for good health

The programme entails the management of patients’ health records; both

manually and electronically (Electronic Medical Records), electronic health

information, health data classification and management, research, community

diagnosis, emergency medicine, application of ICT in health care, monitoring and

evaluation, pathology, anatomy and physiology.

Please find link below for more information




https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1.-Department-of-Clinical-Medicine-and-Surgery.pdf

https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2.-Department-of-Dental-Technology.pdf

https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3.-Department-of-Health-Promotion-and-Community-Health.pdf

https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4.-Department-of-Health-Records-and-Infor-mation-Technology.pdf


5. Medical Education

6. Medical Engineering

7. Medical Laboratory Sciences

8. Nutrition and Dietetics

9. Nursing

The programme entails preparing adult learners for teaching research, mentorship,

development of health learning/teaching materials, assessment of learning outcomes and

development, review and evaluation of curricula in health training institutions.

The Medical Engineering profession deals with design, manufacture, installation

and maintenance of medical and hospital equipment.

Medical Laboratory Technicians perform chemical, hematological, immunologic,

histopathological, cytopathological, microscopic and bacteriological diagnostic analyses

on body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, stool, cerebrospinal fluid as well as other

specimen. This cadre works in Clinical Laboratories at Hospitals, biotechnology labs

and non-clinical industrial clinics.

Community Nutritionists play a pivotal role in educating members of the

community on ideal nutrition, diet and food selection. In addition, this cadre

educates the community on ways to develop healthy eating habits that fulfill their

dietetic requirements and ways to manage diseases through nutrition.

Nurses work in Hospitals and other health facilities, where they provide hands on

care to patients by administering medications, managing intravenous lines, observing

and monitoring patients’ conditions, maintaining records and communicating with

Doctors.






https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5.-Department-of-Medical-Education.pdf

https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/6.-Department-of-Medical-Engineering.pdf

https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/6.-Department-of-Medical-Engineering.pdf

https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/8.-Department-of-Nutrition-and-Dietetics.pdf

https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/9.-Department-of-Nursing.pdf

10. Occupational Therapy

11. Optometry

12. Orthopaedic Technology

13. Pharmacy

Occupation therapists trains its students to identify occupational performance

deficits and their causes with an aim to treating injured or disabled patients through

the therapeutic use of everyday activities.

Optometrists perform vision tests and analyze results, diagnose sight problems

such as near sightedness or farsightedness, and eye diseases such as glaucoma. They

prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses and other visual aids.

Orthopaedic Technologists assess, design and fabricate as well as fit orthopedic

appliances used to support, align, prevent or correct deformities of a body part and

improve the function of a movable body part. These appliances include Prosthetics

and Orthotics

Pharmacy Technicians are mandated with receiving, confirming and filing

prescriptions, counselling patients on rational use of medicines, managing inventory in

the entire drug supply chain, extemporaneous preparation of products, pharmaceutical

sales and marketing detailing consultants, chemical analysis in the pharmaceutical

industry and regulatory affairs in pharmaceutical companies.



https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/8.-Department-of-Nutrition-and-Dietetics.pdf

https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/11.-Department-of-Optometry.pdf

Please find link below for more informationhttps://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/12.-Department-of-Orthopaedic-Technology.pdf

Please find link below for more informationhttps://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/13.-Department-of-Pharmacy.pdf

14. Public Health

Public Health Officers identify and investigate health issues and health hazards.

They monitor health status to identify community health problems, enforce laws and

regulations that protect health and ensure safety, evaluate effectiveness, accessibility

and quality of personal and population based health services.

Please find link below for more informationhttps://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/14.-Department-of-Public-Helath.pdf


15. Orthopedic and Trauma Medicine

16. Radiography and Imaging

17. Community Oral Health

18. Physiotherapy

These cadres are trained to treat injuries related to bones and soft tissue by

applying non-operative approaches.

Medical Imaging Technicians are responsible for gathering images through

X-rays, ultrasounds and other equipment used to diagnose or more closely

examine medical issues, concerns or conditions.

Community Oral Health practitioners undertake promotive, preventive,

curative and rehabilitative oral health activities within the communities.

Physiotherapy is a comprehensive approach to the prevention, diagnosis

and therapeutic management of pain and disorders of human movement. The

discipline is concerned with helping people restore mobility and wellness after an

injury, accident or disability.

Please find link below for more informationhttps://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/16.-Department-Orthopadeic-and-Trauma-Medicine.pdf

Please find link below for more informationhttps://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/15.-Department-of-Radiography-and-Imaging-Medical-Im-aging-Sciences.pdf

Please find link below for more informationhttps://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/17.-Department-of-Community-Oral-Health.pdf

Please find link below for more informationhttps://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/18.-Department-of-Physiotherapy.pdf

Short Courses

Sn. Course Description Target Group Campus DurationFees (KES)

1. HIV Training and Counseling Services (HTS)

The course prepares participants to provide comprehensive HIV Testing Services (HTS), strengthen linkage to care and treatment and other post-test services, define target populations who may particularly benefit from HIV testing services (accredited by Nascop).

Health workers Anyone interested in working in HIV/AIDS programs (minimum Diploma)

Lake VictoriaNairobiKisumuMachakosHoma BayNakuru

3 weeks 24,500

2. Adherence Counseling

The course equips participants with knowledge & skills to motivate persons living with HIV/AIDS to maintain their treatment and adhere to guidelines provided.

Those with certificate in HTS, health or social sciences, counseling community health & development. (Must have done VCT counseling)

NairobiLake VictoriaHoma BayMachakosNakuru

1 Week full time + 1-month practicum/mentorship

16,500

3. Echocardiography The course enables the participants to perform and interpret echocardiograms and ultrasound imaging of the heart and blood flow, gain expert understanding of the latest scientific laboratory equipment including use of the clinical skills laboratory and echocardiographic machines.

Radiographers,Healthcare professionals with strong background Anatomy & physiology.

Nairobi 3 months (part-time)

90,500

4. Monitoring & evaluation

The course provides participants with requisite knowledge to design and implement healthcare projects to meet the populations’ health needs, and promote evidence-based decision making. Graduates work with local & international NGOs, public & private sector projects.

Project Managers, Project Officers, Project Assistants, health information officers, practitioners involved in designing, supervising, coordinating or monitoring interventions (minimum Diploma)

SiayaNairobiMurang’a

4 weeks 35,500 full time

5. Healthcare Entrepreneurship

This course empowers participants to become healthcare entrepreneurs or to manage their healthcare businesses profitably.

Healthcare workers and those in healthcare business

Nairobi 2 weeks 25,500



6. Health Systems Management

This course prepares participants to become managers in healthcare sector.

Healthcare workers with minimum qualification of Diploma (healthcare professionals, health administrators, human resources officers, procurement officers, project managers, etc)

Nairobi 4 weeks (online)

40,500

7. Leadership Development Program

This course is focused on building leadership capacity of healthcare workers. Working in their real work teams, participants learn leading, managing, and governing practices that enable them to face challenges and achieve measurable results

Training targets teams from healthcare units. Teams learn through implementing a leadership project chosen by their health system leaders

Nairobi 4 workshops of 3 days each.Mentorship & coaching between workshops

50,500

8. Safe Phlebotomy The course gives participants knowledge and skills to perform safe phlebotomy, provide quality specimens for laboratory tests, handle phlebotomy equipment and avoid occupational exposure.

Laboratory technicians, technologists, scientists, medical officers, clinical officers, nurses, other certificate or diploma in health related course

Nairobi Port ReitzLake VictoriaNyeriKituiMachakos

3 days 15,500

9. Infection Prevention and Control (with emphasis on COVID-19)

This course equips participants with knowledge & skills to prevent and control infections in different healthcare set ups.

Healthcare workers, hospital support staff, hospital administrations, HTC counselors, caregivers in general

MakinduKituiNairobiNyeriIsiolo

5 days 7,500

10. First Aid and basic life support

This course empowers participants to prevent and manage life threatening emergencies. Training follows approved international guidelines.

Drivers, hoteliers, Police officers, Security firms, County emergency / Disaster teams, teachers/carers etc

EldoretMakinduThikaMachakosMsambweni

2 weeks (part-time)

10,500

11. Sign Language for Health workers

The course prepares participants to communicate in sign language, helping the deaf access healthcare in line with Universal Health Coverage.

Health workers & those interested in working with the deaf; minimum requirement Certificate in any course

MoloMurang’a

6 months (3 fulltime & 3 practicum)

60,500


12. Peadiatric Neuro-rehabilitation

This course is designed to provide participants with evidence-based essential skills in treatment of children with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and cognitive impairments.

PhysiotherapistsMinimum Requirement Diploma in Physiotherapy


13. Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

This course is designed to provide participants with essential skills to perform assessment in pelvic floor dysfunctions and treatment interventions using evidence-based practice technique.



14. Vestibular Rehabilitation

This course prepares participants with knowledge and skills to manage vestibular system, dizziness and balance disturbance disorders.


Nairobi One week 10,500

15. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

This prepares participants to address the physiotherapy management of a person with cardiac/ pulmonary system dysfunction



16. Exercise Physiology and prescription. (Therapeutic)

The training provides participants with knowledge and skills on global evidence based standardized exercise protocols after musculoskeletal injuries.



17. Integumentary and wound care

This course is designed to equip participants with Physiotherapy skills in wound management and related pathologies in terms of assessment, diagnosis and treatment.



18. Geriatric Rehabilitation

This course focuses on biopsychosocial aspects of aging. Integration of physical aging process, appropriate evidence-based evaluation techniques, outcome measures and design of effective treatment plan.





19. Nutrition in critical care

The course prepares participants to assess nutritional needs of critically ill patients, formulate appropriate nutritional interventions and apply integrated approach to manage critically ill patients

Healthcare workers (doctors, nurses, clinical officers, nutritionists, pharmacy technologists, lab technologists and community health workers)

MakueniThika

2 weeks 25,500

20. Point of Care Ultrasound in Midwifery(NEW)

The course prepares participants to be proficient in using computer for daily office work, a basic requirement for employment.

Practicing midwifes. Minimum qualification Certificate in Nursing (ECHN, KRCHN, BsN)

Nairobi 6 months full time

100,500

21. Upper Extremity Splinting in Occupational therapy

The course equips participants with current knowledge and skills to more efficiently manage injuries and conditions of the upper extremity through splinting

Practicing Occupational therapists (minimum qualification Diploma

Nairobi 2 weeksBlended (1 week online, 1 week on campus).

25,500

22. Regional Anaesthesia and Acute pain management

This course prepares participants to perform regional blocks, manage acute pain and improve perioperative care. They will able to prepare and utilize nerve block equipment such as point of care ultrasound

Higher National Diploma in anaesthesia (Clinical Medicine or Nursing)

Nairobi 6 months 80,000

Questions on Admissions

C.1. How can I transfer from the Campus I was placed in to one of my choice?

The procedure of requesting for a transfer is through a letter to the Chief Executive

Officer (CEO) which should either be hand delivered to the KMTC Headquarters in

Nairobi, sent via courier or post. Please note that transfers are discouraged unless

with valid reasons.

2. How can I change the course I was placed in to one of my choice?

The procedure of requesting for change of course is through a letter to the Chief

Executive Officer which should either be hand delivered to the KMTC Headquarters

in Nairobi, sent via courier or post. Please note that change of course is subject to

availability of a vacancy.

3. I got the following minimum grades in KCSE, do I qualify to join the College?

4. I applied for a course in the College but I still have not received my admission letter what could be the problem?

5. My Application for Enrolled Community Nursing (ECN) not successful

The course you applied for is quite competitive and with only 11 KMTC Cam-

puses offering it. As a result of the regulatory framework, we are not able to

admit everyone who applies. Should your application be successful, you will

be informed through a text. Should you require further assistance, kindly visit a

KMTC Campus near you or email us via [email protected]

Kindly find the minimum requirements for our courses by clicking the link below;

https://kmtc.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3.-Department-of-Health-Promotion-and-Community-Health.pdf

Full name and the ID No. or birth certificate number used to [email protected]

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Successful applicants will be notified through a text. For us to track

your application, please send an email with the following details;


8. Does KMTC offer bridging courses? The College accepts bridging certificates that have been issued by the Kenya National

Examination Council (KNEC). This means that you can bridge subjects you have failed

in, to qualify for KMTC courses as long as the examiner is KNEC.

9. I am an international student what is the procedure of applying to join KMTC

Kindly apply for the equation of your certificate(s) with Kenya National Qualifications

Authority first, and then visit the KMTC website (kmtc.ac.ke/list-of-courses/) for the minimum

requirements for our courses to check whether you are qualified.

10. How many intakes does KMTC have? The Kenya Medical Training College has two intakes, March and September every year

11. Why are all KMTC Campuses placed next to health facilities KMTC training programmes are skills oriented and as such our Campuses are located

adjacent to health facilities where Students undertake clinical practice.

12. Does KMTC programmes have International RecognitionKMTC is ISO 9001: 2015 certified, giving our graduands international recognition and

can work in any part of the world.

Questions on Admissions

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1. Does the College provide financial Aid to Students?

KMTC Students can receive financial aid

from the Higher Education Loans Board

(HELB), National Government Constituen-

cy Development Funds (NG-CDFs), Coun-

ty Governments and other development

partners.

2. Is the commitment fee part of the College fees?

The commitment fee is part of your Col-

lege fees. Once you pay it is deducted from

your total fee, meaning that you are con-

sidered to have paid part of the College

fees.

4. What is the procedure of applying for transcripts?

Applications for academic transcripts are received and processed at the Examinations

Office (KMTC Headquarters) upon filling the application form and payment of the

processing fee of Kshs. 1,000. The fee is paid to KMTC HQ Revenue Account No.

01003058521700, National Bank of Kenya (Hospital Branch).

An applicant who for some reason may not physically visit the College can make

the above payment and organize through a third party to obtain an official payment

receipt at the Finance Division (KMTC Headquarters). The receipt serves as a deterrent

measure against any fraudulent practices that may arise from the use of bank payment

slips.

The official payment receipt will be accepted at the Examinations Office where the

application form shall be filled by the third party presenting the receipt. Please ensure

that the person presenting the receipt has all your details including registration number,

name of Campus & course/programme and the year of completion/graduation.

The transcript will be processed within a period of 30 days.

3. How much fee does KMTC charge in a year and what is the fee payment mode?

KMTC has a tuition fee of Kshs.

80,700 per year which is paid in two

installments.

For more information and to access the fee structure click on the link below;

https://kmtc.ac.ke/payment-options/

7. I used a wrong account number while paying my commitment fee. Please help

Kindly email our admissions office via [email protected] or call 0723004516/0723000429/0736993813 and provide the following details :

• Registration number

• Email address

• First and last name

• Campus admitted to

• Phone number used to make the payment

• Date of the payment.

6. What is the deferment procedure?The procedure of requesting for deferment is through a letter to the CEO which

should either be hand delivered to the KMTC Headquarters in Nairobi or sent via

courier or post.

14KMTC is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution

For More Information Contact:The Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Medical Training College

P.O. Box 30195-00100, Nairobi | Tel: 020-2725711/2/3/4, 020-2081822/3, 0737-352543 / 0706-541869 | Email: [email protected]. | Website: www.kmtc.ac.ke.

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