# Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at Makerere University College of Health Sciences

> Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) (MBBS) at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-07-12
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## Key facts

- University: [Makerere University College of Health Sciences](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/makerere-university-college-of-health-sciences) (Public, Kampala, [Uganda](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/uganda))
- Course family: [MBBS](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/mbbs)
- Duration: 5 years
- Teaching language: English
- Tuition per year: UGX 68,13,520 (2025-2026)
- Fee verified: 2026-07-25
- Intake: August
- Official programme page: https://chs.mak.ac.ug/page/admission-requirements-undergraduate-programmes-direct-entry-alevel-secondary-school

Fee notes: Officially published 2025/26 international tuition: UGX 3,406,760/semester (UGX 6,813,520/year), roughly double the Ugandan/East African rate of UGX 2,044,056/semester, confirmed identically across two consecutive official Academic Registrar fee announcements (2024/25 and 2025/26). No 2026/27 fee-structure document had been published on Makerere's site as of this record's research date -- reconfirm for the current cycle. Additional mandatory functional fees apply (roughly UGX 1,495,253 for international students in Semester One, UGX 132,250 in Semester Two), plus a UGX 20,000/year NCHE fee and a UGX 100,000 Year-1-only internship/field-attachment fee -- all separate from tuition. Total is calculated as the annual tuition figure times 5 years and does not include functional or other fees.

## Teaching phases

- 5-year competency-based MBChB programme (English): Pre-Clinical Phase: Years 1-2. Clinical Phase: Years 3-5, spanning 62 courses across 9 competency domains, with clinical training at Mulago National Referral Hospital and other affiliated teaching sites.

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