About Universal Medical Collage

Universal Medical Collage is a pioneer private owned health sciences college in Ethiopia. It was established and commenced its operation in 2002 G.c (1995 E.C.) with an initial outlay of birr 1.6 million. It was established to alleviate the shortage of skilled man power in the country particularly in the health sector both in governmental and non-governmental organizations. The college primarily started its services in diploma program in clinical nursing and pharmacy. In 2006 G.C (1998 E.C), it advanced its services to degree program in the fields Clinical Nursing, Pharmacy and Public health officer.

Vision

Becoming a prominent and the most preffered health science University in Ethiopa.

Mission statement

Provide problem solving and practice oriented proffessionals that would work for the accomplishment of national goals by giving best standard education and training.

Objectives

Universal Medical College is fully committed,   among other things, to the following:

  • Alleviation of the acute shortage of health professional by providing best standard education and training
  • Bridging the gap between the need for higher education and the actual performance
  • Training of qualified manpower in various social, technological and developmental disciplines to contribute towards the government's effort to meet the man power demand of the country.
  • Making the society living in its surrounding beneficiary using different methods like access to free or discounted training and education and creating employment opportunities.
  • To provide problem solving and practical oriented and democratic professionals that would work for the accomplishment of national goals.
  • To built its own hospital that can fully support the practical attachments of students.
  • To Conduct seminars, workshops and symposiums
  • Carry out educational research and social development works

Goals

The core goals and objectives of UMC are the following:

  • Ensuring educational relevance and pertinence of the educational curricula to social need and customers demand
  • To ensure high quality training with adequate skill, knowledge and attitude which is up to the acceptable standards
  • Staff professionalism up holding the quality of skill competence and experience in any endeavor
  • Providing equal training opportunities to students irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sex and political background.
  • To ensure a democratic management
  • Creation of good links with national and international Colleges or universities
  • Participating in community based works like HIV /AIDS prevention
  • Operating as an efficient and effective organization
  • Offering a wide range of training and education on health profession
  • Bridging the gap between the need for health profession and the actual performance
  • Provision of training and education to government and private sector employees to upgrade their knowledge and professional skills for carrier development without leaving their jobs
  • Offering short term training programs
  • Provide community development service and offer full and partial scholarship to students from needy family and for those students who are exceptionally outstanding, especially women

Unique Features

  • Well equipped laboratories and demonstration rooms
  • Well equipped library with up to date and world class Books and other references, magazines, newspapers and teaching and learning aids
  • Good reputation as a provider of relevant health or medical science fields using its well qualified instructors.
  • Quality education
  • Students Well effectiveness and performance on specific duty
  • well disiplined & ethicized graduates