University of Medical Sciences and Technology

The University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) is a mainly medical oriented college in Khartoum, Sudan. It is located in the Riyad district of Khartoum. It first opened its doors in 1995 with a student body of only forty students and two faculties. It is now home to over one thousand students and twelve faculties.

The UMST began as a private, non-profit making educational institution, in Khartoum, Sudan, which was established in 1996 to serve the educational needs of Sudanese, African and Arab students. In a few years the Academy has expanded to ten faculties, namely, Medicine, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Sciences,Law, Dentistry, Dental Technology, Nursing, Computer Sciences, Administrative & Financial Sciences Biomedical Engineering and Anaesthetic Sciences. It became a full university in 2007.

The UMST offers two master degrees in Nursing (community & paediatrics) and a master's degree in Public and Tropical Health.

Faculty of Medicine

In Sudan, endemic diseases, mainly of tropical nature, constitute a significant cause of diseases and lay an extra burden on medical students learning. With these challenges in mind, the Faculty of Medicine was established in 1996.

The Faculty of Medicine is equipped with lecture theatres and laboratories (Biochemistry, Physiology, Physics, Dissection room, Biology/Molecular biology and Skills laboratory). The Teaching Hospital and a number of health centers were established to receive the students. Two specialized high-tech diagnostic/treatment clinics were opened to receive the students for training: Yastabshiroon Centre where imaging techniques are housed, e.g., MRI, Spiral CT, ultrasound and echo scan, EEG, EMG, endoscopy with laparoscopic surgery, laser treatment facilities.

Faculty of Dentistry

The school of Dentistry was established in 1997 as part of Faculty of Medicine but was renamed Faculty of Dentistry in 1998 after expansion of buildings and departments.

The Faculty of Dentistry conducts a course of studies leading the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.) to students who satisfy the regulations and successfully pass the examinations undertaken during five academic years. The Faculty of Dentistry is located at the Academy Charity Teaching Hospital (ACTH), in Elimtidad, Khartoum, and among a heavily populated residential area which guarantees an excellent catchments of patients for training of students and within reach of transport facilities from the centre of Khartoum. The dental clinic equipped with dental units (one unit per student) is within the main outpatient department of ACTH . The Deans office, the lecture theatres and the laboratories are in one block and within 50 meters of the dental outpatient department. The School of Dental Technology share the same building.

There are two lecture halls with a capacity of 42 students each, two phantom skills laboratories with 24 phantom heads for preclinical training in operative dentistry and fixed prosthodontics, chrome cobalt /porcelain and acrylics laboratories each with a capacity for 20 students at a time.

Faculty of Pharmacy

The Faculty of Pharmacy comprises lecture theatres, laboratories, a library and two teaching pharmacies which are located at the main Academy premises and at the Academy Charity Teaching Hospital.

Faculty of Anaesthesia

Due to the lack of the anaesthesists in Sudan especially outside the Center State " Khartoum " , few universities began to open faculties of Anaesthesia Sciences to offer BScs of Anaesthesia in 4 years . The program approved by the Sudanese Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Health and the WHO, it consists of 8 semesters covering medical sciences and anaesthesia courses ; candidates graduate as Anaesthesia Technologists . First batch of anesthesia in UMST was accepted at 2004.^[1] The UMST was the third University to establish a BSc degree of Anaesthesia after University of Gezira and Alzaiem Alazhari University . Now the graduates have got the titles " Second Anesthesia Specialist " in Sudan, " Specialist of Anesthesia Technology " in Saudi Arabia and " anesthesia Technologist " in other Gulf countries .

Faculty of Nursing Sciences

The Faculty of Nursing Sciences started in 1999, as a part of the Academy of Medical Sciences and Technology. jn;

Faculty of Engineering

The University of Medical Sciences and Technology established the Faculty of Engineering in 2002 to manage graduate education and research. The Faculty of Engineering manages teaching and research programs in the Faculty's departments of Biomedical Engineering and Electronics Engineering. Specialization-Option courses are designed to introduce the students to specialization in specific areas. Students select either from among departmental courses based on their personal interests or choose one or two option sequences from among those specified by their department. The Faculty of Engineering strives to be:

1. A leader in its field, recognized locally and internationally for excellence and focus on quality, renowned for its competitiveness and relevance through continuous innovation.

2. A home for scholars, employers and those requiring research solutions.

3. Sending lecturers and teaching assistants to educational courses to improve their performance and skills.

4. Build the culture of integrity by offering connection between the Biomedical Engineering and Electronics Engineering. And the other medical and electronics specializations.

5. Supporting research and providing funds.

6. Training courses in BME and EE for technicians and specialists.

7. Organizing lectures, workshops and seminars about new technologies in the field

The course of 5 academic years leads to a B.Sc. (Honors) in Biomedical Engineering (specialization in Bio-instrumentation, Medical Imaging and Medical Informatics) and Electronics Engineering (specialization in Communication and Control). The course is based on the international updated curricula on biomedical engineering and electronics engineering and is according to the guidelines laid by the Ministry of Higher Education and Sudan Engineering Council. The curriculum includes courses in life sciences, electronics, communication, electrical engineering computer sciences and information systems. The practical of medical science portion is conducted in the Faculty of Medicine laboratories and supervised by the faculty staff. The faculty has established advanced Electronics and Biomedical laboratories and workshop such as Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Digital and Bio-instrumentation, Biosensors, Microprocessor, Microcontroller & interfacing, CAD laboratories. All courses are conducted in English Language.

Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

The Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology was established to satisfy an urgent need for a program of advanced study & training in the field of Information Technology.

References

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 15°34′37″N 32°33′27″E / 15.5770°N 32.5575°E / 15.5770; 32.5575