College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone · College · Public institution · Founded 1988 · Accredited by Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), Sierra Leone; public university continued by the Universities Act 2021; TEC programmatic accreditation per uniRank · Taught in English

The College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), founded in 1988, is the medical and health-sciences college of the University of Sierra Leone, based at the Connaught Hospital complex in Freetown. It trains doctors (MBChB), pharmacists, nurses and medical laboratory scientists, offers diplomas in nursing, pharmacy technology and laboratory work, and runs MPhil and PhD research degrees. Applicants apply through the USL admissions portal.

Programmes

• MBChB
• Bachelor of Pharmacy
• BSc Nursing
• BSc Medical Laboratory Science
• Diploma in Nursing
• Diploma in Pharmacy Technology
• Diploma in Medical Laboratory
• MPhil Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• MPhil Biomedical Sciences
• PhD Pharmaceutics

Tuition

• Tuition: SLE 3,115 to 9,951 per year
• 2025/26 tuition for Sierra Leoneans: NLe 3,115 (Diploma in Nursing) to NLe 9,951 (BSc Nursing Year 1); MBChB Year 1 tuition NLe 9,821. With academic user fees, first-year totals run up to NLe 16,841 (Pharmacy). Foreign postgraduate fees $3,500 to $12,000.

Admissions

• Degree: 5 WASSCE/GCE O-Level credits in no more than two sittings, including at least C6 in English Language, plus faculty requirements
• Diploma: 4 credits including English; Certificate: 3 credits including English
• Mature entry only for some diplomas and certificates (5+ years of experience)
• Accepts international applicants

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