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Gulu College of Health Sciences

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Curriculum: Uganda National Examinations Board Curriculum (UNEB)

Gulu College of Health Sciences, whose main campus is still known as Gulu School of Clinical Officers, is a government health training institution in Gulu, Northern Uganda. Its roots trace back to a midwifery school established in the 1950s, which became a school for enrolled nurses and midwives in the 1970s, then a school for Medical Assistants in the early 1980s, before its formal registration under its current structure in 1984. Since 2016 the college has diversified beyond its original Clinical Officer training to offer diplomas in Public Health Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Service Management and Anaesthesia.

Gulu College of Health Sciences Academics

The college is examined by the Uganda Allied Health Examinations Board (UAHEB) and currently offers five diploma programmes: Clinical Medicine and Community Health, Public Health Dentistry, Pharmacy, Anaesthesia, and Health Leadership and Management. Its students compete nationally, placing 4th of 13 teams in the 2025 Uganda Health Training Institutions Mind Games chess competition.

Gulu College of Health Sciences Facilities

The college operates two campuses: a main campus opposite the High Court in Gulu, near Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, and a Laroo campus about two kilometres along the Gulu–Kitgum Highway. Facilities include a library, a computer laboratory, classrooms, and student accommodation across both sites, with an academic calendar, career development services and an active Students’ Guild.

Gulu College of Health Sciences History

1950s — Began as a midwifery training school.
1970s–1980s — Became a school for enrolled nurses and midwives, then Medical Assistants.
1984 — Formally registered as Gulu School of Clinical Officers.
2016 — Took over the former Laroo Boarding Primary School site as a second campus, and began diversifying into Public Health Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Service Management and Anaesthesia.
2026 — Hosted the 24th National Health Institutions Games and Sports championship.

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