School of Medicine

About the faculty

Established in 2010, the SFUCHAS faculty of Medicine is one of the schools of Medicines in the country recognized by the Medical council of Tanganyika (MCT) and the East Africa East Africa Community (EAC) as an institution that meets the standards of training medical students in the East Africa Community. The faculty uses evidence based approaches and latest tools in teaching and research activities in the quest of providing the best learning and research experiences to students, academic staff, practitioners and the scientific community

Dean

Dr Albino Kalolo is the current dean of the faculty of Medicine. Dr Kalolo oversees the activities of the faculty of Medicine and the teaching hospitals for the faculty of medicine. He has a diverse academic training in Medicine and Public Health. He joined the faculty in 2011 after serving for six years in the Tanzanian district health system as a practitioner and district medical officer. He has served as a head of department of Public Health before serving the position at the faculty.

He obtained his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Dar es salaam in 2004, a Master of Science (MSc) in Public Health from Maastricht University in the Netherlands in 2010 and in 2016, he obtained a PhD in Public Health at the University of Heidelberg in German. Between 2019 to 2021, he joined the Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Program with the Health for a prosperous Nation (HPON) and the University of California Berkeley.

Dr Kalolo research focuses in implementation science ( clinical and health system interventions), Reforms in health financing and primary health care, Translating research evidence to policy and practice, Non-communicable diseases, HIV /AIDS and Maternal and child health. He applies mixed methods approaches in conducting research in the specific subject areas and preferably using participatory methodologies in collecting data. He also teaches research Methodology, epidemiology and community Medicine.

Dr Albino Kalolo

Associate Dean

Dr Nicholas Kavana serves as an associated dean of the faculty of Medicine. He joined the faculty of Medicine in 2017 .He received his PhD  in Parasitology  from  Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, MSc (Eco-Parasitology), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Doctor of Medicine  (MD) Degree), Volgograd State Medical University, Russia. More than 10 years teaching experience. Before joining the faculty, he worked as Medical officer in charge of different hospitals in Tanzania. His research focus is in Parasitology and Entomology. He also teaches parasitology and Entomology.

Dr Nicholas Kavana

Core activities at the faculty of Medicine  

Teaching (Basic and clinical sciences), Research  (recent research work for each department is listed in respective departments)  and community services

Affiliated (Teaching) Hospitals

  1. St. Francis referral Hospital
  2. Morogoro Regional referral, Morogoro
  3. Good Samaritan Cancer Hospital ( Pathology and Oncology)
  4. Mirembe Mental Hospital  ( Psychiatry and Mental health )

DEPARTMENTS – FACULTY OF MEDICINE

The core activities of the faculty are implemented by the departments. The Faculty of Medicine has eight departments namely:

  • Anatomy and Pathology

  • Biochemistry and Physiology

  • Microbiology and Parasitology

  • Public Health

  • Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology

  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology

  • Surgery and Trauma

  • Paediatrics and Child Health

DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY

Head of Department: Dr.  Revocatus Makaranga, DDS, MSc, PhD

Staff:

  1. Cassian C. Magori Professor, MD, MSC, PhD, Professor
  2. Rahabu Marwa Morro, BSc, MSc, Assistant  Lecturer
  3. Edrick Elias, MD, MMed, Lecturer
  4. Eva Elasto  Mbwilo, MD, MMed, Lecturer
  5. Salvatory Mlaga, MD, MMed, Lecturer

Courses:

  1. Anatomy
  2. Pathology
  3. Histology

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHSIOLOGY

Head of Department: Prof. Sakurani Theobald Balthazary, BVSc, MVM, PhD

Staff:

  1. Erasmus Kamugisha, MD, MSc, PhD Associate Professor

  2. Sadikiel E. Kaale, BED, MSc, PhD candidate, Assistant Lecturer

  3. Magreth Erick Macha, BLS, MSc, PhD candidate Assistant Lecturer

  4. Morolahun Ebenezer Abimbola, Btech, MSC, Assistant Lecturer

  5. Haruna Dika, MD, MSc, PhD, Senior Lectrer

Courses:

  1. Biochemistry

  2. Physiology

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Head of Department: Prof. Senga Kali Pemba, MMedEd, PhD

Staff:

  1. Albino Kalolo, MD, MSc,, GHES fellow, Senior Lecturer
  2. Richard Gellejah      Lecturer, MPH, PhD, Lecturer
  3. Marcelina Finda, BSc, MSc, PhD, Lecturer
  4. Dionis Mgaya, BA, MA, Assistant Lecturer
  5. Robert Kitambo, BA, MA, Assistant  Lecturer

Courses:

  1. Community Medicine
  2. Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  3. Behavioural Sciences
  4. Professionalism and Ethics
  5. Development Studies and Entrepreneurship

ICT and Communication

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Head of Department: Dr. Gabriel Upunda, MD, MMed, MPH, Senior Lecturer

Staff:

  1. Witness T. Lubomba, MD, MMed, Lecturer

  2. Joseph J. Kambona, MMed, -MBChB

  3. Gilbert W. Kongola, MD, MSc, PhD Professor

  4. Ngarawa Kessy Abdul Nasoro, MD, MMed, Lecturer

  5. Paul Sarea, MD, MMed, Lecturer

  6. Erasmus Mndeme, MD, MMed, Lecturer Lecturer

  7. Hamim Rusheke Lecturer, MD, MMed, Lecturer

  8. Fabian Mghanga, MD, MMed, Lecturer

Courses:

  1. Internal Medicine

  2. Pharmacology

  3. Psychiatry

DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY

Head of Department: Prof. Richard Samwel Silayo , BVM, MSc, PhD

Staff
1.Robert S. Machang’u, BVM, MVM, PhD ,Professor
2.Peter White BSc, MSc, PhD , Professor –
3.Nicholaus J. Kavana , MD, MSc, PhD , Senior Lecturer
4.Boniphace Salustian Jullu, BVM, MVM , Lecturer –
5.Clause A. Thomas, BED, MSC, PhD Candidate , Ass. Lecturer

Courses
1. Microbiology and Immunology
2. Parasitology and Medical Entomology

DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Head of Department: Dr. Sylvester W. Mkama, MD, MMed, Senior Lecturer

Staff:

  1. Angelo S. Nyamtema, MD, MMed, PhD, Senior Lecturer
  2. Sr. Nathalia Makunja, MD, MMed, Lecturer
  3. Elias G. Kweyamba Lecturer, MD, MMed, Lecturer
  4. Omary Kilume, MD, Mmed, Lecturer
  5. Rajab Nyangara, MD, MMed, Lecturer
  6. Ritha Lyamuya, MD, MMed, Lecturer
  7. Eric Mbunga,  MD, MMed, Lecturer

Courses:

  1. Obstetrics
  2. Gynaecology

DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

Head of Department: Dr. Rajab Mrutu, MD, MMed, Lecturer

Staff:

  • Festus Kalokola – Dipl. Haem/Oncol, MD, MMed, Professor
  • Joseph L Mukama, MD, MMed, Lecturer
  • Janeth Bulemela, MD, MMed, Lecturer
  • Hawa Juma Ngasongwa, MD, MMed, Lecturer
  • Courses:Paediatrics and Child Health

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

Head of Department: Dr. Andrew M. Hellar, MBChB, MMed , Senior Lecturer

Staff
1Winifred Gingo, MD, MMed , Lecturer
2. Fassil T. Gebreegziabhar, MD, MMed , Lecturer
3.Theresia A. Karuhanga, MD, MMed ,Lecturer
4.Azza Lyimo, MD, MMed Lecturer
5.Rashid Mayoka, MD, MMed , Lecturer
6.Antony Magoda, MD, MMed , Lecturer
7.Moiz Vejlani, MD, MMed,Lecturer
8.Francis Bilshan Semwene, MD, MMed, Lecturer
9. Fredric Njekile
11.Edward Amani – Lecturer – MD, MMed –Emergency Medicine

Courses
1. General Surgery
2. Orthopedics and Traumatology
3. Urology
4. Anaesthesia and Critical care
5. Ophthalmology
6. Otorhinolaryngology
7. Diagnostic imaging