Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), UYI
Mission and Institutional Objectives
The Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is a department of the
University of Yaounde I. Its mission is to train top-level healthcare
professionals who are ready to work in national and international contexts.
However, its role extends beyond the training of general practitioners. It also
trains several other healthcare professionals, including specialist doctors,
pharmacists, dental surgeons, biomedical technicians and healthcare
assistants.
Graduates are versatile practitioners with a sound scientific background and a
focus on public health. Depending on their specialization, they can provide
healthcare services in the areas of diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and
health promotion. They are also able to make recommendations aimed at
preventing individuals, families and the community, as well as contribute to
health education for patients and their families. They must be able to organize
ongoing training and refresher courses for healthcare staff. Lastly, they must
contribute to the advancement of health sciences through applied and
fundamental research.
Training Guidelines
The innovative course content remains based on six pillars.
Established in 1993 under the university reforms, this institution at the
University of Yaounde I succeeded the University Centre for Health Sciences
(CUSS). From the outset, CUSS’s innovative course content attracted the
attention of the international community and prompted UNDP to fund a
medical school for the first time, in partnership with WHO. Despite the change
in name, the six key principles that laid the foundations for CUSS still form the
basis of the FMBS’s curriculum today:
- Training staff on site in real-world ecological settings, ensuring that the priority health issues selected for study are relevant;
- The training targets not only the individual’s health, but also family and the community health;
- Multidisciplinary training of healthcare teams; Integrated education;
- Integrated education;
- The need to lay the foundations for relevant operational and fundamental research;
- The desire to combine different teaching traditions and promote bilingualism.
Skills development
The FMBS’s current programmes are based on a competency-based approach. Such competencies are clinical expertise, communication, collaboration, independent learning and professionalism. For medical doctors, clinical expertise is the core competency that makes them stand out from other professionals.
The FMBS of the University of Yaounde I (UYI) is organized into several
academic departments specializing in medical, pharmaceutical and biomedical
training. It trains general practitioners, specialists, pharmacists and healthcare
technicians. The main departments and teaching teams at the FMBS include:
- Surgery and specialities
- Internal Medicine and specialities
- Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- Paediatrics
- Medical Imaging and Radiology
- Ophthalmology, ENT and Stomatology
- Microbiology, Parasitology, Haematology and Infectious Diseases
- Public Health
- Morphological Sciences – Pathological Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
The FMBS also offers specializations in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care,
Operating Theatres, Nephrology and other clinical disciplines. The courses
include general medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, dentistry and healthcare
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