MKU Medical School now listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools

The Mount Kenya  University’s(MKU’s) Medical School is now listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools, which lists more than 4,000 medical schools in operation around the world.

This follows the April 2025 listing of the MKU Medical School in the World Directory of Medical Schools. It means MKU medical degrees recognised in USA, UK and Canada, opening doors for doctors trained by the university to work in those foreign nations. 

In the list, the USA’s Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)) says ‘graduates of this school are eligible to apply to ECFMG for ECFMG Certification and for examination…“

Also, as posted on the World Directory of Medical Schools, “...Medical degrees obtained from this medical school are acceptable to the provincial/territorial medical authorities in Canada, and therefore acceptable to all medical organisations in Canada.”

Last year, the United Kingdom’s (UK) General Medical Council (GMC) granted recognition to MKU’s Medical School. The GMC sets standards that doctors and their trainers must meet.

The  mission of the World Directory of Medical Schools (World Directory) to list all of the medical schools in the world, with accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information on each school. It aims at helping prospective students and medical regulatory authorities make informed decisions about medical schools and their graduates, and to inform researchers and members of the public about the characteristics of current and past programs of medical education around the world.

MKU graduated its first batch of 29 medical doctors during its 19th graduation in August 2021 and is accredited by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC)  and East Africa Medical Practitioners and Dentists Boards/ Councils to join the league of elite universities training medical doctors in the region.

Speaking during the 24th MKU graduation ceremony held in Thika town last year, Vice Chancellor , Prof Deogratius Jaganyi said the university has introduced three new programmes: Master of Pharmacy in Cosmetic Technology, Master of Pharmacy in Industrial Pharmacy, and Master of Science in Industrial Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine under the College of Health Sciences which houses Medical School, School of Pharmacy, School of Clinical Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Public Health and School of Nursing. The College of Health sciences has produced thousands of graduates serving in local and international institutions offering Healthcare services to communities.