A student led initiative aimed at exposing medical students @MbararaUST to Emergency Medicine locally and internationally.
Mbarara, Uganda
Joined December 2020
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Visitors from Kamuzu university of Health Sciences, Malawi, had a two day benchmarking visit at Mbarara University Simulation Center. @MbararaHospital @MUST_EMIG @MbararaUST
The number of occurrences of road traffic accidents continues to increase globally and nationwide and so does the number of fracture patients.
Fracture management is therefore very important to save the lives of these patients and prevent complications.
On 26th October,
Our session on approach to patients with burns was a success. Students were equipped with knowledge on how to handle burn patients and why it is necessary to intervene as early as possible. We thank our facilitator, Dr Komey Julia for her time.
May his soul rest in eternal peace. Our thoughts remain with the family, friends and colleagues in this difficult time.
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), together with Global Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, mourns the passing of Dr. Stephen Asiimwe, Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, who passed away on 21 September 2026 in Tanga Region, Tanzania.
He will be remembered for his support for research, innovation and mentorship.
Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time.
May his soul rest in peace.
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Dr Stephen Asiimwe, a Ugandan physician, epidemiologist and public health researcher, has died in a road crash in Tanzania.
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Yesterday we had a great session on epistaxis with our facilitator Dr. Naboth Tukamwesiga and so much knowledge about how to handle nose bleeds was exchanged. We thank all those who were able to attend and we thank @MUST_EM and @Seed_Global for always supporting these initiatives
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We had a successful session about approach to epistaxis organised by @MUST_EMIG and facilitated by Dr. Naboth (EM resident). It was such a fruitful session! The faces can tell it all 🥰💯.
Thank you so much @seedglobal for always supporting this work🙏.
MUST - Emergency Medicine Interest Group retweeted
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), together with Global Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, mourns the passing of Dr. Stephen Asiimwe, Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, who passed away on 21 September 2026 in Tanga Region, Tanzania.
He will be remembered for his support for research, innovation and mentorship.
Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time.
May his soul rest in peace.
As we continue to build a generation of life savers.
We are holding a session on epistaxis with Dr Tukamwesiga Naboth on Monday, 21st September 2026 in the EM lecture theatre.
Looking forward to seeing you there as we learn how to manage one of the most common ENT emergencies.
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Yesterday marked the start of a transformative 2-day training workshop for Heads of Academic Departments at @MbararaUST .
The institutional gathering was guided by the theme "Empowering Academic Leaders for Excellence, Impact, and Future Readiness."
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Learning in emergency medicine goes beyond textbooks—it’s about improving care!
On Thursday, 3rd-year residents presented their Quality Improvement projects. It was an inspiring session and a great benchmark for junior residents starting their own QI journeys.
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🚨 *WHEN SECONDS COUNT, WILL YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO?*
A hands-on session that could one day make the difference between life and death. ❤️🩹
These are skills you can use at an event or anywhere an #emergency happens.
Come learn. Come practice. 🫶🏽🩺
@Seed_Global @MUST_EMIG
In collaboration with @EMInterestMak and @emigghana, we had an insightful discussion on chest injury at KCMC. MUST-EMIG continues to spark discussion,learning, and a passion for evidence based medicine.
Appreciation goes to the presenters and Dr @DanielOlinga3 for their time.
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🚨JOURNAL CLUB SESSION✨
MUST-EMIG in collaboration with MAK-EMIG and #EMIG Ghana cordially invites you for an amazing #journalclub. meeting 📌
Topic:
Pattern, Management, and outcomes of #ChestInjury at Kilimanjaro Christian #MedicalCentre.
@MUST_EMIG
@emigghana
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And of course it was great to be in attendance.
Much appreciations to @MUST_EM and @Seed_Global for your tremendous support💪.
As we end the month of August, our session on introduction to emergency medicine has been a success.
We have had an inspiring evening with Dr Bernard Mwesigye who has given us a beautiful insight on what emergency medicine entails. We thank everyone who has been able to attend.
The D-day is here, come experience an opportunity to know more about emergency medicine and what the emergency medicine interest group is all about.
From 5pm to 6:30pm in MLT (town campus)
Do you keep wondering what emergency medicine is all about? How about the MUST emergency interest group? Hey, tomorrow is the great opportunity to have your questions answered. You can't miss this event.
I commend @MUST_EM for always readily working with @MUST_EMIGt.
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Our first activity of the 2026/27 academic year is here.
Introduction to Emergency Medicine 🚑
📅 Date: 31st August 2026
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Step into the fast-paced world where every second counts!
Discover what it takes to be the calm in the chaos.
