Higher Education Authority directs CBU to continue running medical related programmes

HIGHER Education Authority (HEA) Director General Professor Stephen Simukanga has directed the Copperbelt University (CBU) to continue running the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Dental Surgery Learning Programmes at the institution.
Last week, the Health Professionals Council of Zambia (HPCZ) withdrew the named programmes citing a number if unprofessional conducts by those implementing it.
But HEA yesterday issued a statement ordering CBU to continue with the withdrawn programmes until further notice.
“As mandated by the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013 and Statutory Instrument No. 25 of 2016, HEA is the custodian of all HEIs in Zambia, be it public or private, and has the authority to accredit Learning Programmes at these HEIs. For this reason, in May 2018, the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Dental Surgery Learning Programmes at CBU were audited by experts acting on behalf of HEA for purposes of accreditation,” Prof Simukanga said.
Prof Simukanga said experts determined that the shortcomings of the Learning Programmes did not warrant the closure of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Dental Surgery Learning Programmes as “continuous improvement” of these Learning Programmes was already being instituted.
He said CBU shall continue providing these Learning Programmes while they address the shortcomings that have been identified.

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