UCU VC Seeks Government Support Towards Threatened Medical School

Campus Bee ran a story last week that Uganda Christian University (UCU) was among the universities whose medical schools have been banned from admitting students to their schools for medicine and dentistry after a regional report by technical experts from the East African Community found them to be below standard.

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University, Rev. Canon Dr. John Senyonyi is appealing to the government over the decision to suspend the admission.

Dr. Senyonyi is quoted in the 6^th part of the 20^th graduation ceremony that took place Friday, 28^th February 2020 at the university to have said that the UCU is committed to “promoting science courses and to putting Christian health professionals on the market”.

The outgoing VC stated that the medical school needed support from the government in areas like infrastructure so that it is nurtured and meets the required regional standards that it was reported to have fallen short of.

The other universities in the similar predicament as UCU include St. Augustine International University and Busitema University. Makerere University and Gulu University survived.