Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Msambweni Campus was started in 1977. It was formerly known as “Medical Training College Matuga” until August 2006 when a need for expansion arose thereafter it was relocated to Msambweni, formerly a Leprosy centre.
The campus is about 20 kilometres from Ukunda – Lunga Lunga road adjacent to Msambweni District Hospital, one kilometre from the beach.
The Campus had been training Environment Health Sciences exclusively since the year 1977 (Certificate and in-service courses). In 2005, the Campus started offering a three (3) year pre-service Diploma course in Environmental Health Sciences.
In 2010 Diploma in Registered Community Health Nursing and Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology were introduced.
In 2012 a satellite Campus was started at Kwale offering Diploma in Environmental Health Science as part of the expansion program. Kwale campus is about seventy (70) kilometers from Msambweni. Kwale satellite campus was given autonomy in 2015.
In March 2014 certificate in Health Records was mounted. In March 2016 Enrolled Community Nursing (beyond zero initiative) was introduced. In September 2016 Diploma in Clinical Medicine program was mounted.
The Msambweni Campus sits on 8.0 acres of land with easy access to water, electricity and transport.
Programmes and Courses currently offered
- Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology
- Diploma in Health Records and information technology
- Certificate in Nursing
- Diploma in Nursing-
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine.
Proposed courses to start this year
- Diploma in Pharmacy
- Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Student Population
Current student population is 869 and the number expected to increase once the new proposed programs are mounted.
Clubs, Societies and Sports
- The Environmental Club and Committee work hand in hand to ensure each new student plants and natures their tree till they finish their studies.
- Our Red Cross team participated in competition that was held at base titanium and we emerged the winners.
- In sports, we have been participating in different games from zonal level i.e. football, netball, athletic and indoor games. And in regional level we managed to take basketball ladies, athletics, and some indoor games to the national.
Campus contact information: –
The Principal
KMTC Msambweni -Campus
P. O. BOX 16-80408,
Msambweni
Tel: 0772414558, 0736562129, 040-3300233
Email: [email protected]
Full list of all Courses offered at KMTC (See minimum entry requirements)
1. Clinical Medicine and Surgery (Diploma and Higher
Diploma)
2. Medical Laboratory Sciences (Diploma and Higher
Diploma)
3. Orthopaedic and Trauma Medicine (Certificate
and Diploma)
4. Community Oral Health (Diploma)
5. Medical Imaging Sciences (Diploma and Higher
Diploma)
6. Medical Education (Higher Diploma)
7. Health Records and Information Technology
(Certificate and Diploma)
8. Pharmacy (Diploma and Higher Diploma)
9. Dental Technology (Diploma)
10. Nursing (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma)
11. Public Health (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma)
12. Nutrition and Dietetics (Certificate and Diploma)
13. Occupational Therapy (Diploma and Higher Diploma)
14. Health Promotion (Certificate, Diploma and Higher
Diploma)
15. Orthopaedic Technology (Diploma and Higher Diploma)
16. Optometry (Diploma and Higher Diploma)
17. Physiotherapy (Diploma and Higher Diploma)
18. Medical Engineering (Certificate, Diploma and Higher
Diploma)
19. Short Courses
How to Apply for KMTC Courses 2021/2022
We welcome your application
Thank you for your interest in the Kenya Medical Training College. We are happy that you are looking closely at the exciting opportunities available here in KMTC.
KMTC seeks to enrol and graduate applicants who will develop and grow educationally and personally and will contribute to the College community, and the broader society.
To that end, the role of the Admissions and Records Office is to recruit, admit, and encourage enrolment of applicants who are spiritually mature, academically excellent, accomplished in extra-curricular endeavours, and broadly diverse through individualized review and professional judgment.
Applications:
All applications are ONLINE from the application portal on this website www.kmtc.ac.ke.
The prospective candidates apply for admission into courses for each academic year for Regular or Parallel Category.
The Regular category have subsidized fee with optional accommodation but no choice for campus while the parallel category have non subsidized fee, no accommodation option but have option for campuses choice in more than sixty five (65) campuses situated in different parts of the country depending on the courses.
Application Procedure:
- Prospective candidates are expected to visit the applicants’ portal, read the advertisement to know the various courses and their specific entry requirements.
- Candidates interested in making an application are advised to READ the application guidelines (preservice/Inservice) available on the application portal
- Candidates are advised to follow the steps carefully given in the application guideline to the end to be sure of application success.
- Take note that the application period has timelines as stipulated on the advertisement please observe them
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