UPDATES ON ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF UMDPC Dr Katumba Ssentongo Gubala Registrar,UMDPC UMA meeting – Mbale

OUTLINE MANDATE COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES TRAINING AND EDUCATION REGISTRATION AND LICENCING SUPERVISION OF PRACTICE DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES STRATEGIES

UMDPC MANDATE To supervise medical and dental education in the training institutions To register all legible medical and dental practitioners in Uganda To enforce acceptable standards of medical and dental practice To investigate all reported cases of malpractice and take appropriate disciplinary action

UMDPC MEMBERSHIP Ass Prof Okullo J-Chairman Dr Mungherera M-UMA-Vice Chairperson DGHS-MOH Dr Kenya Mugisha Nathan-UMA Dr Mugisha Rwenyonyi-UDA Prof Mayanja Kizza-Medical school -MUK Ass Prof Mwanga J-Medical School-MUST Dr Kiwanuka Ben-Private Sector

COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL AND THEIR CHAIRS Finance and Administration-Prof Okullo J Education and Training -Dr Mugisha R Ethics and Disciplinary – Dr Mungherera M Inspection and Regulation-Dr Kenya Mugisha Fitness to practice-Prof Mayanja Kizza Audit –Dr Kiwanuka Ben SUB COMMITTEES MLEB –Dr Nambuya A.CPD-Prof Luboga sam

1-TRAINING MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCHOOLS IN UGANDA A-Public Makerere University -Kampala– Medical and Dental Mbarara University-Mbarara – Medical Gulu University-Gulu – Medical Busitema University-Mbale – Medical B-Private Kampala International University Ishaka– Medical Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi – Postgraduate Medical St Augustine International University-Kampala – Medical IUIU-Kibuli-Medical IHSU-Postgraduate -Medical

1-TRAINING EAC inspection guidelines and tools for medical and dental schools Enhanced NCHE and other stakeholders collaboration Internship guideline Accredit Internship centres by EAC EAC joint inspection of medical and dental schools Nov 2015 Review of MBCHB and BDS Curricula Harmonise Mmed/fellow curricula for EAC

2-REGISTRATION AND LICENCING Undergraduate exams for foreign graduates Peer review exams for specialists E- Licencing for APL Joint 5 th year exam Periodical 5 year exam for practitioners

3-SUPERVISION OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTICE Started a Fitness to practice committee Inspection guideline and tools (16 standards) Funding the doctors inductions together with assocs Funded many professional associations ( CPD) CPD guideline CPD accredited providers Regional Inspectorate in 8 regions

4-DISCIPLINE Regional sensitizations on ethics Fake reports/bills: Insurance,traffic,school Record keeping Covering other people Bad mouthing

5-MANAGEMENT Increase staffing from 4 to 16 including a lawyer Reserved 600m to purchase Council house Jointly got 3 acres with other Councils Increased communication to clients.Articles

CHALLENGES Weak legislation frameworks allowing loop holes Conflicting legislation frameworks Unregulated cadres Internship Coordination and management

FUTURE STRATEGIES National Health Regulatory Authorities in each partner state to act as umbrella bodies to handle cross cutting matters. Follow up a New Bill to regulate the Traditional and complementary practitioners-in Parliament now Operationalization of the proposed East African Community Health Professions Authority (EACHPA) Review all old guidelines Operationalise CPD Operationalise the inspectorate

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