Senegal · Doctorate

Medicine

Université Cheikh Anta Diop · Dakar

About this programme

The seven-year Doctorate of Medicine is UCAD flagship health degree, opening with a two-year common core (PCEM) shared with dental surgery before clinical rotations across the teaching hospitals of Dakar. It leads to the thèse d exercice required for entry on the Ordre des Médecins register and the legal practice of medicine in Senegal. Graduates may then pursue specialisation through the Diplôme d Études Spécialisées.

Entry requirement

Admission is by national competitive entrance exam (concours). Meeting the academic requirement below does not by itself secure a place.

Entry requirement: at least 12 points.

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Programme facts

Qualification	Doctorate
Institution	Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Faculty / school	Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology (FMPOS)
Duration	7 years
Location	Dakar
Minimum points	12
Accreditation	ANAQ-Sup
Funding / sponsorship	Bourses nationales d'études (Direction des Bourses, MESRI) — public-university tuition is heavily subsidised and national scholarships are awarded on Baccalaureat results via Campusen.

Careers this programme leads to

Physician Surgeon Pediatrician Cardiologist General Practitioner Anesthetist Radiologist Public Health Doctor Emergency Physician Medical Researcher

Source

Published by https://fmpos.ucad.sn/content/doctorat-de-m%C3%A9decine.

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