The New ICU at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College is a locked, 14 bed, self-contained unit including duty rooms for 24-hour physician presence, a large supply and dirty utility rooms, offices, male and
Mary Elizabeth, crown princess of Denmark, visited the Michu Reproductive Center of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College and St. Paul’s new Fertility Center at Haya Hulet. The princess said she was impressed with
Saint paul appoints two ambassador artists as the hospital’s ambassadors. The appointees are Tsedenya Gebremarkos (a singer) and Azeb Worku (a playwright and actor). The ambassadors will use their popularity for raising the public’s
St. Paul’s Postgraduate programs, particularly the specialty programs are designed to be competency based. Given the infancy of the Medical College, its swift expansion and innovative approach, the College is facing multiple obstacles. Many programs are experiencing a small shortage of faculty, while there is expert scarcity in several departments. In addition, while new staff are well selected and have excellent knowledge and skills, some require improvement in the less familiar aspects of their job, such as leading competency based teaching, running integrated curricula and conducting research. One of St. Paul’s core values is student-centered teaching, and as such mentorship programs have begun, which are very good and continue to strengthen. The college’s approach uses a combination of didactics, use of skills/simulation labs, actual attachment with patients for practical teaching and community attachments. Student assessments, particularly for postgraduates, are made by many staff including nurses and other health professionals.
The number and capacity of medical schools is massively expanding in the country while the post graduate programs remain very few, so the need to focus on expanding postgraduate programs is based on this perceived need.Based on its Balanced Score Card Strategic plan, St. Paul’s has created a vision of becoming a Medical University with a prestigious academic and research center, and sought after medical care. For this, St. Paul’s has identified three strategic themes which are: Excellence in Teaching and Research, Excellence in Service Delivery and Excellence in Leadership and Governance. The college has designed 11 strategic objectives to achieve this