Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es Salaam runs a direct-entry, five-year, English-medium Doctor of Medicine (MD) programme, followed by a mandatory one-year internship.
$5,672
5 years
English
October
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es Salaam runs a direct-entry, five-year, English-medium Doctor of Medicine (MD) programme, followed by a mandatory one-year internship. The university is listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools with ECFMG-certification eligibility, is accredited and chartered by the Tanzania Commission for Universities, and publishes a distinct international-student fee schedule.
International students join the same Doctor of Medicine cohort as Tanzanian students on MUHAS's Dar es Salaam campus, training alongside clinical partners including Muhimbili National Hospital, one of East Africa's largest referral hospitals.
International students join the same Doctor of Medicine cohort as Tanzanian students on MUHAS's Dar es Salaam campus, training alongside clinical partners including Muhimbili National Hospital, one of East Africa's largest referral hospitals.
MUHAS's official prospectus does not publish a specific on-campus hostel rate for international, self-funded students; a cost line for 'meal allowance and accommodation' in the same document appears tied to Tanzania's domestic HESLB student-loan scheme rather than a stated international hostel fee. Private off-campus housing operators near the Muhimbili campus exist and market specifically to international medical students, though no verified current pricing was available.
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Campus dining facilities serve the MUHAS student community; no separate university-run international meal-plan cost is published.
No university-published campus-safety statistics were found during research.
International applicants must first have their foreign secondary-school certificates verified by Tanzania's National Examination Council (NECTA) before applying through MUHAS's own online admissions portal.
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