FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Motto: Exemplary Teaching, Research and Health Services
GENERAL OVERVIEW
The faculty is aiming to contributing to the advancement of knowledge and improvement of the health sector through the training of clinicians, health technologists, health managers, promoters and public health specialists. At the faculty of health sciences and disaster management, our students experience real life opportunities and practice skills in the classroom and laboratory setting which prepares them well for their work as a healthcare professional. On invitation, we also contribute to the training of health managers/promoters/public health officials at their workplaces and within their area of jurisdiction in Sierra Leone and anywhere else.
Popular Programmes at the Faculty of Health Sciences & Disaster Management Contributing to the advancement of knowledge and improvement of the health sectorstate Registered Nurse (SRN)
A) DEGREE PROGRAMME (4 Years Duration)
1) B.Sc. (Hons) in Nursing (Clinical) with option in the following areas:
a) Medical Surgical (Adult Health) Nursing
b) Paediatrics (Child Health) Nursing
c) Public/Community Health Nursing
d) Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
2) B.Sc. (Hons) in Nursing (Education) with option in the following areas:
a) Medical Surgical (Adult Health) Nursing
b) Paediatrics (Child Health) Nursing
c) Public/Community Health Nursing
d) Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
3) B.Sc. (Hons) in Public Health
4) B.Sc. (Hons) in Health Information Management Systems
5) B.Sc. (Hons) in Behavioural and Health Education
DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES (2 and 3 Years Duration for OD and SRN/HD Respectively) for Kenema and Segbwema Locations.
1) Higher Diploma in Nursing/State Registered Nurse (SRN) (at Kenema and Nixon Segbwema Location)
2) Higher Diploma in Community Health Officer course(CHO) (at Kenema and Nixon Segbwema Location)
3) Higher Diploma (HD) in Public Health
4) Higher Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science (at Kenema and Nixon Segbwema Location)
5) Ordinary Diploma (OD) in Public Health
6) Ordinary Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences (at Kenema and Nixon Segbwema Location)