The cornerstone of YKMI is the delivery of community-based international clinical elective programmes for healthcare students and professionals from around the world.
We provide structured placements across nine disciplines:
- Dentistry
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Public Health
- Physiotherapy
- Laboratory Sciences
- Nutrition
- Allied Health
Participants learn alongside Ugandan healthcare professionals, university students, and community health teams within hospitals, health centres, schools, mobile outreach clinics, and rural communities.
Our objective is not simply to host participants. Our objective is to prepare future healthcare leaders.
Designed, not simply arranged
What distinguishes YKMI is not simply where learning takes place, but how it is designed. We have developed a collaborative learning model where international participants work alongside Ugandan healthcare professionals and students as members of integrated healthcare teams.
Rather than observing healthcare from the sidelines, participants become active learners within professionally supervised environments where clinical practice, community engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration occur simultaneously.
Reciprocal learning
This approach creates reciprocal learning. International participants gain invaluable exposure to diverse healthcare settings while Ugandan students benefit from international collaboration, shared knowledge, and professional exchange. Communities remain central throughout the process, not as training sites, but as respected partners whose knowledge, resilience, and lived experience enrich healthcare education.
What participants develop
- Clinical competence
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Intercultural communication
- Ethical decision-making
- A deeper understanding of global health
How to apply
Send an enquiry with your discipline, institution and preferred dates. You will need:
- Proof of enrolment from your home university
- A letter of intent
- A reference from a supervising faculty member
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
