How
to become a Clinical Officer in Kenya
If you do
not qualify for the degree program in Bachelor of medicine and
Surgery and you want to assist people just like a doctor, you can
register for a Diploma
in Clinical Medicine
and you become a Clinical
Officer.
These are very important personnel because they assist the doctors in
hospitals. We have very few doctors in Kenya and they are the ones
who fill the gap. You are most likely going to be attended by a
clinical officer when you go to an out-patient clinic in government
hospitals.
Their
training is almost the same as that of a doctor except in the anatomy
where doctors are trained using a human cadaver while clinical
officers are trained using animals closely related to humans such as
primates (Chimps). They treat patients mainly in outpatient clinics
and can perform minor surgeries.
To qualify
for the diploma, you need a Mean
grade C in KCSE with a C in Biology, Chem., Eng/Kisw and C- in
Math/Phy.
It takes duration of 3yrs in medical training colleges.
Mt.
Kenya University offers both degree & diploma in clinical
medicine and surgery
Salaries:
In the government hospitals, they join at Job group H with an entry
salary of 19,323 and they highest paid in that group earns 24,662.
Both
doctors and clinical officers can work in public and private
hospitals, community health organization, NGOs, medical insurance
companies, drug companies etc.
They
diagnose and treat people. They are also involved in research on new
medicine and treatment.
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i differ on training with caders & chimps, am a clinical officer with a degree. not trained with chimps. but human cadvers in modern thika level 5 mortur'y
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