Standard Chartered Bank has sponsored the National Water and Sewerage Corporation Kampala in providing digital skilling to their staff through the International Computer Driving License (ICDL) program at Clarke International University. Out of 75 students, 20 have already graduated from the program. National Water and Sewerage Corporation being a client , the bank decided to pay for the first cohort to promote digital skills among its customers. This is the first time that a corporate entity has paid for another corporate entity for capacity building, as mentioned by the ICDL Uganda general manager, who thanked Standard Chartered Bank for investing in its customers and Clarke International University for providing the digital skilling training to National Water staff members. The graduation ceremony was held at the Clarke International University grounds in Bukasa Muyenga, and the Vice Chancellor encouraged the graduates to share their newly acquired skills with their colleagues and teach others. The staff members were also taken through the Clarke International University pledge, which emphasizes leadership, innovation, and transformation
Members of the guild are attending the 5th East African Leaders Conference in Arusha Tanzania at the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology.
They will engage in discussions about effective leadership post COVID-19 for young people.
The University encourages and support our students to engage in such activities in order to empower our student leaders so they are our vehicles of change at CIU and beyond.
It is an honour and a privilege to introduce to you our new Chancellor, Professor Moses Galukande. Professor Galukande has provided leadership in health professions education in various capacities over the past two decades. Currently, he chairs chair the surgery department at the School of Medicine College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, with a collective surgical staff of 60 faculty/surgeons who participate in patient care, research, and academia. He also oversees at least 60 surgical residents’ training per year and an additional over 200 undergraduates each academic year. Professor Galukande has worked as chair of the CIU Governing Council for over 10 years and is a well-regarded friend of the university. He brings a stellar resume to this appointment. He has published over 144 papers in peer-reviewed journals, with over 3922 citations, h-index 35, i10 index 87, one book chapter on heat shock protein and breast cancer, three master’s degree theses, over 45 abstracts at conferences, and two clinical work manuals. Professor Galukande currently supervises research projects for seven Ph.D. candidates (areas including Breast Cancer, Trauma, Stem Cell therapy, and Bioethics) and has supervised 50 Master’s degree students. He has also supervised and mentored 12 undergraduate research groups (each with 8-10 students) in their community-based research projects and is an editorial reviewer and editorial board member for 21 scientific journals. Professor Galukande has been directly involved in 15 research projects worth over USD 7.5m. He is the country lead for a 5-country ongoing research grant mapping breast cancer survival in Africa, in collaboration with The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). As a leading Surgeon in the country, he has conducted over 20,000 surgical procedures with mostly excellent outcomes. He is a Co-Chair of the WHO technical Advisory Group for Circumcision in 15 African countries and a chair of several local boards in business and communities. Education and Awards 2021: Inducted as Fellow, the American College of Surgeons (FACS) Professor Galukande received his education as follows. 2016: Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D.: Breast Cancer Makerere University, Wolfson College (Cambridge University)/ Sanger Institute (Visiting scholar)/Welcome Trust 2008: Master of Science Health Professions Education, MSc HPE Maastricht University, Netherlands 2002: Fellow, College of Surgeons East Central & Southern Africa (FCS) 2001: Masters of Medicine in Surgery (M.Med Surgery) Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University 1995: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB ChB) Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University 1995 Membership of Professional Bodies 1. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). 2. Member in the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). One of over 44,000 members in over 120 countries united in the global conquest of cancer. 3. Member, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), USA 4. Founder Fellow, College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa. (FCS) 5. Member, Association of Surgeons of East Africa (ASEA) 6. Member, Association of Surgeons of Uganda (ASOU) 7. Member, Bellagio Essential Surgical Group – BESG 8. The TUFH Network - TFSAA member (Task Force on Social Accountability for Medical schools in 25 countries) 9. Member, Uganda Society for Health Scientists (USHS) 10. Member, Uganda Medical Association (UMA) Service to Higher Education Institutions and the Community 2021-2023: Member, MakCHS Examinations, Irregularities and Malpractice Committee 2017-Current: Chair, Department of Surgery, Makerere College of Health Sciences 2017-2016: Member, Operationalize the Department of Allied Health Sciences 2016: Member, School of Medicine Contracts & Grants Committee 2016: Staff Representative, Academic Board, Makerere College of Health Sciences 2016-Current: Member, Appointment and Promotions Committee 2016 to date 2011-2015: Chair, Quality Assurance Committee at Makerere College of Health Sciences 2015-2018: Member, Entry Examination for School of Medicine Steering Committee 2011-2015: Member, Professionalism Committee at Makerere College of Health Sciences 2007-2015: Chair, Quality Assurance Task Force Outcomes: Standards Booklet/Manual and Tool for Measuring Quality of Medical Education. 2001-2002: Max plan.com Committee member, Makerere Faculty of Medicine An 18-member task force that planned the processes of transforming Makerere Faculty of Medicine into a College of Health Sciences over an 18 months’ period Work Experience Overview Surgery The current work rate is 400 operations a year and 50 consults a week Performed over 13,000 major surgical procedures over a 22-year spell with special skills in minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic, endoscopic, and breast surgery among others. University teaching experience of over 18 years. Hands-on Curricula design and Implementation expertise since 2001 for both under and postgraduate programs at the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. Pioneer, Chair Quality Assurance Task Force at College of Health Sciences, Makerere University Pioneer team member for laparoscopic surgery in Uganda Scholarly Activities 2018: Professor, Makerere University 2021: Appointed Chair, Surgery Department, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University Oct 2013: Acting Head, Surgery Department, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University 2013: Associate Professor, Makerere University Editorial Reviewer 1. Lancet, Global Health 2. The Italian Journal of Pediatrics 3. African Health Sciences Journal 4. East & Central African Journal of Surgery 5. Educational for Health-based in the Netherlands 6. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 7. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 8. PLoS Medicine Journal 9. Tanzania Journal of Health Research 10. The Annals of African Surgery 11. World Journal of Emergency Medicine 12. Biomed Central Journals 13. PLoS One Journal 14. Science Domain International Innovations and Initiatives 1. Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, 2019 2. Safer Practice Initiative – und the Quality Assurance umbrella – Preventing Medical and Surgical errors, 2014. 3. Initiator, Keyhole Surgery Working group between Mulago/ College of Health Sciences 2010 4. Innovation educational Methodologies at the Faculty of Medicine, 2002 – 2007 Professor Galukande is married to Ms.Pendo Galukande and they have one Son. He is a Football enthusiast, loves tree planting, Life coaching, and Strategic Planning