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CORE STATEMENTS

Mission

To produce competent health professionals through training and research, and provide consultancy

services

Core Valucs

• Accountability

• Integrity

• Responsiveness

• Equity

• Team work

• Professionalism

• Creativity and innovation

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

Vision

KMTC CAMPUSES

1. Bomet

2. Bondo

3. Bungoma

4. Busia

5. Chuka

6. Chwele

7. Chemolingot

8. Eldoret

9. Embu

10. Garissa

11. Gatundu

12. Homabay

13. Imenti

14. Isiolo

15. Iten

16. Kabarnet

17. Kakamega

18. Kangundo

19. Kapenguria

20. Kapkatet

21. Kaptumo

22. Karen

23. Karuri

24. Kilifi

25. Kisii

26. Kisumu

27. Kitale

28. Kitui

29. Kombewa

30. Kuria

31. Kwale

32. Lake Victoria

33. Lamu

34. Lodwar

35. Loitokitok

36. Lugari

37. Machakos

38. Makindu

39. Makueni

40. Mandera

41. Manza

42. Mathare

43. Mbooni

44. Meru

45. Migori

46. Molo

47. Mombasa

48. Mosoriot

49. Msambweni

50. Mwingi

51. Murang’a

52. Nairobi

53. Nakuru

54. Nyamira

55. Nyandarua

56. Nyahururu

57. Nyamache

58. Nyeri

59. Othaya

60. Port Reitz

61. Rachuonyo

62. Rera

63. Siaya

64. Sigowet

65. Tana River

66. Taveta

67. Teso

68. Thika

69. Transmara

70. Ugenya

71. Voi

72. Vihiga

73. Wajir

74. Webuye

PROGRAMMES

1. Clinical Medicine and Surgery (Diploma and Higher Diploma)

2. Community Oral Health (Diploma)

3. Dental Technology (Diploma)

4. Health Promotion and Community Health (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma)

5. Health Records and Information Technology (Certificate and Diploma)

6. Health Professions Education (Higher Diploma)

7. Medical Engineering (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma)

8. Medical Laboratory Sciences (Diploma and Higher Diploma)

9. Nursing (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma)

10. Nutrition and Dietetics (Certificate and Diploma)

11. Occupational Therapy (Diploma and Higher Diploma)

12. Optometry (Diploma and Higher Diploma)

13. Orthopaedic Technology (Diploma and Higher Diploma)

14. Pharmacy (Diploma and Higher Diploma)

15. Public Health (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma)

16. Radiography and Imaging (Diploma and Higher Diploma)

17. Orthopaedic Trauma Medicine (Certificate and Diploma)

18. Physiotherapy (Diploma and Higher Diploma)

KMTC SHORT COURSES

1. HIV Training and Counseling services (HTS)

2. Adherence Counseling

3. Echocardiography

4. Monitoring & Evaluation

5. Healthcare Entrepreneurship

6. Safe Phlebotomy

7. Infection Prevention and Control

8. First aid and basic life support

9. Point of Care Ultrasound in Midwifery

10. Regional anaesthesia and Acute pain Management

11. Upper extremity Splinting in Occupational therapy

12. Community Mental Health

13. International English Language Course

1. FACULTY OF REHABILITATIVE SCIENCES

   I. DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL TECHNOLOGY

    

   Programme Duration Offered at Qualifications
   Diploma in Dental Technology	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Physics/Physical Sciences or Chemistry C- in Biology/Biological Sciences and in any one of the following: Metal Work, Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry, Mathematics
   II. DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY

    

   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in Optometry (Contact Lenses)	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in Optometry/ Diploma in Opticianry
   Diploma in Optometry	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics C- in the following: - Biology/ Biological Sciences, Physics/ Physical Sciences

    

    

   III. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ENGINEERING

    

   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in	2 years	Nairobi (Part-time)	Diploma in Medical Engineering from KMTC or any other recognized institution.
   	2 years	Nairobi (Part-time)
   	2 years	Nairobi (Part-time)
   Diploma in Medical Engineering	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics and Physics/Physical Sciences. C- in any one of the following: - Biology/Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Electricity, Metal Work, Technical Drawing
   Certificate in Medical Engineering	2 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C-, C- in English or Kiswahili, D in Mathematics and D- in Physics/Physical Sciences. D in any one of the following: Chemistry, Biology/Biological Sciences, Electricity, Metal Work, Technical Drawing

   • Diagnostic Equipment

   • Dialysis

   • Therapeutic Equipment

    

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   IV. DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

    

    

    

   KMTC File Photo: 2021

    

   Programme Duration Offered at Qualifications Higher Diploma in

   Occupational Therapy (Renal Rehabilitation)

   Community Based Rehabilitation (Occupational Therapy)

    

   Diploma in

   Occupational Therapy

   1. years Nairobi Diploma in Occupational Therapy from a recognized institution

       

      3 years

       

      Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/Biological Sciences C- in any one of the following: - Physics/Physical Sciences,

       

      Speech and language therapy

      Selected Campuses

      Chemistry, Mathematics, Agriculture, Home Science

       

      Mean Grade C, C- in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/Biological Sciences C- in any one of the following: - Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Agriculture, Home Science

       

      V. DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGY

       

      KMTC File Photo: 2021

       

      Programme Duration Offered at Qualifications Higher Diploma in

      Orthopaedic Technology

      (Orthotics) 2 years Nairobi Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology

      Orthopaedic Technology (Prosthetics)

       

      Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology

       

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   2. years

    

   Selected Campuses

   Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/

   Biological Sciences, D+ in any one of the following: - Physics/ Physical Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, Woodwork, Metal Work, Technical Drawing

    

   VI. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

    

    

    

   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in	2 years   2 years	Nairobi (Part-time)   Nairobi (Part-time)	BSc. Physiotherapy or Diploma in Physiotherapy   Female Physiotherapists registered with Physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK) or other Physiotherapy Regulatory Bodies
   	2 years	Nairobi (Part time)	Diploma in Physiotherapy/BSc Physiotherapy
   Diploma in Physiotherapy	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology C- in any two of the following: -Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics/ Physical Sciences

   • Orthopaedic Manual Therapy

   • Women Health and Pelvic Rehabilitation

   • Neuro-Rehabilitation

    

    

2. FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES

   I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

    

    

   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in Health Education & Promotion	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in any one of the Health Care professions
   Diploma in	3 years	Selected Campuses	KCSE Mean Grade of “C” (Plain). Mandatory subjects: “C-” (Minus) in English or Kiswahili “D” (Plus) in Biology or Biological Sciences. A minimum of “D” (plain) in any one of the following: Mathematics, Chemistry, Home science, Agriculture, Physics or Physical Science.
   	3 years	Selected Campuses	KCSE Mean Grade of “C” (Plain). Mandatory subjects: “C-” (Minus) in English or Kiswahili “D” (Plus) in Biology or Biological Sciences. A minimum of “D” (plain) in any one of the following: Mathematics, Chemistry, Home science, Agriculture, Physics or Physical Science.
   Certificate in	2 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C-, D+ in English or Kiswahili, D in Biology/ Biological Sciences, D in any of the following: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics/Physical Sciences, Agriculture, Home Science

   • Health Promotion

   • Community Health

   • Community Health Assistant

   II. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH

    

    

   Programme

   Duration Offered at Qualifications

    

    

   Diploma in Community Oral Health

   3 years Selected Campuses

   Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences C- in any two of the following: Physics/Physical

   Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics

    

    

   III. DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

    

    

   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in Renal Nutrition	2 years	Karen	Diploma in Nutrition and dietetics
   Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C-, D+ in English or Kiswahili and Biology/ Biological Sciences, D+ in Chemistry/Physical Science D in any one of the following: Home Science, Agriculture, Mathematics, Physics, General Science
   Certificate in Nutrition and Dietetics	2 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade D+, D+ in English or Kiswahili and Biology/ Biological Sciences, D in Chemistry/Physical Science. D in any one of the following: Home Science, Agriculture, Mathematics, Physics, General Science.

   IV. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES

    

    

   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in Public Health Sciences/Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences
   	2 years	Nairobi
   Violence)	2 years	Karuri	Diploma in Medical Social Work or Diploma/degree in Social Work with experience working in a health facility or Diploma in any health science course from Kenya Medical Training College or from any other institution recognized in Kenya
   	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in any of the following: Environmental Health Sciences /Diploma in Public Health Sciences, Nursing, Clinical Medicine, Dental Technology, Orthopaedic Technology, Occupational Therapy, and Medical Engineering
   	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in Environmental Health Science /Diploma in Public Health Sciences s, KRCHN, Clinical Medicine, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Pharmacy, Nutrition, Health Records & Information, Community Oral Health
   Diploma in	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences. C- in Mathematics and any one of the following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry
   	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/ Biological Sciences. C- in any one of the following: Chemistry, Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Home Science, Agriculture, Business Studies and Geography, History, CRE and IRE
   Certificate in Public Health	2 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C-, C- in English or Kiswahili D+ in Biology/ Biological Sciences and D in Mathematics D in any one of the following: Home Science, Physics, Chemistry, Agriculture, Building Construction, Technical Drawing, Electricity or Woodwork

   • Food Science and Inspection

   • Solid Waste Management

   • Medical Social Work (Gender Based

   • Occupational Health and Safety

   • Epidemiology

   • Public Health

   • Medical Social Work

    

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3. FACULTY OF DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES

   I. RADIOGRAPHY AND IMAGING

    

   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in Medical Imaging Sciences or its equivalent
   	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in Radiotherapy or equivalent/Diploma in Radiography/ Medical Imaging Sciences (MIS)
   	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in Radiography and Imaging (Medical Imaging Science) or its Equivalent from a recognized training institution
   	2 years	Nairobi
   Diploma in Radiography and Imaging	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Physics/Physical Sciences and Biology/Biological Sciences. C- in any one of the following: - Mathematics, Chemistry

   • Radiography and Imaging-Ultrasonography

   • Radiation Therapy

   • Computed Tomography

   • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    

   II. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES

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   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences and Registered by the KMLTTB
   	2 years	Nairobi
   	2 years	Nairobi
   	2 years	Nairobi
   	2 years	Nairobi
   	2 years	Nairobi
   	2 years	Nairobi
   	2 years	Nairobi
   Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Physical Sciences, C in any one of the following: - Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics

   • Blood Transfusion Science

   • Clinical Chemistry

   • Haematology

   • Histopathology and cytopathology

   • Microbiology

   • Parasitology and Entomology

   • Virology

   • Nephrology

    

    

4. FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL EDUCATION

   I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION

    

    

   Programme

   Duration Offered at Qualifications

    

    

   Diploma in

   Health Records and Information

   Technology

   3 years

   Selected

   Campuses

   Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Mathematics D+ in Biology/Biological Sciences C- in any one of the

   following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Studies, Agriculture, Home Science, Economics, Geography, Commerce, Business Studies

    

    

   Certificate in

   Health Records and Information

   2 years

   Selected

   Campuses

   Mean Grade C-, C- in English or Kiswahili and D in Biology/ Biological Sciences. D- in Mathematics and D+ in any one of the following: - Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, General Science, Computer Studies, agriculture, Home Science, Economics, Geography, Commerce and Business Studies

    

    

   II. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION

    

    

    

   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in any one of the Health Care professions, basic knowledge in Computer is added advantage
   (Distance Learning)	2 years	Nairobi
   (Distance Learning)	2 years	Nairobi	Diploma in a Management related field e.g. Business Administration or any other Diploma in a Health-related field, or its equivalent, from a recognized institution

   • Health Professions Education

   • Health Systems Management

   • Health Administration

    

    

5. FACULTY OF ARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

    

   I. DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY

    

   Programme	Duration	Offered at	Qualifications
   Higher Diploma in	2 years	Nairobi Mombasa	Diploma in Pharmacy OR Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board; Three Years Post Qualification Working Experience in the Medical Field; Registered with the Pharmacy & Poisons Board. Applicants must have met the Minimum Entry Requirements for a Diploma in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Technology
   	2 years	Nairobi
   Diploma in Pharmacy	3 years	Selected Campuses	Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Chemistry/Physical Science and Biology or Biological Sciences C in any one of the following: - Physics/Physical Sciences or Mathematics

   • Clinical Pharmacy

   • Renal Pharmacy

    

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6. FACULTY OF NURSING

I. DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

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7. FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES

I. DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

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II. DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA MEDICINE

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SHORT COURSES

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UPGRADING COURSES (from Certificate to Diploma qualifications)