The East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP) provides training in the region of East, Central, and Southern Africa as an independent organisation that supports postgraduate education in internal medicine. A standard internal medicine training curriculum is provided by ECSACOP, together with a qualification exam that has been internationally benchmarked. Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are the current seven sub-Saharan nations where ECSACOP conducts operations on a non-profit basis.[1][2]
| Abbreviation | ECSACOP |
|---|---|
| Formation | December 2015 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Legal status | Non-government organization |
| Headquarters | 2nd floor IDI-Mckinell, Knowledge center, P.BOx 22418, Kampala |
| Location | |
Official language | English |
| Professor James Jowi of Kenya | |
| Website | https://ecsacop.org/ |
Partner organisations edit
The College also has a long-standing collaboration programme with the Royal College of Physicians.[3]
See also edit
COSECSA - College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa
ECSACOG - East, Central and Southern Africa College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
References edit
- ^ Fisher-Jones L, Njelesani E, Fossey I (March 2019). "Physicians for Africa: rewriting the way in which postgraduate medical education is delivered and assessed in east, central and southern Africa". Future Healthcare Journal. 6 (Suppl 1): 177. doi:10.7861/futurehosp.6-1-s177. PMC 6616689. PMID 31363690.
- ^ "A NEW COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP)". www.southsudanmedicaljournal.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACoP)". RCP London. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2023.