Based at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya and Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Aga Khan University offers Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) programmes in nine areas of specialization.
PGME programmes consist of four years of training and examinations apart from General Surgery, which is five years, leading to a Master of Medicine (MMed) degree. They attract candidates from across the world who are admitted on merit. The curriculum and training are developed to provide relevant and contextual learning for practice with the goal of nurturing specialists who will impact the development of health systems in their respective countries. Areas of clinical specialization include:
Anaesthesiology (offered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania & Nairobi, Kenya)
Anatomic Pathology (offered in Nairobi, Kenya)
Clinical Pathology (offered in Nairobi, Kenya)
Family Medicine (Offered in Nairobi, Kenya)
General Surgery (offered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania & Nairobi, Kenya)
Imaging and Diagnostic Radiology (offered in Nairobi, Kenya)
Internal Medicine (offered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania & Nairobi, Kenya)
Obstetrics and Gynaecology (offered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania & Nairobi, Kenya)
Paediatrics and Child Health (offered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania & Nairobi, Kenya)
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Admissions are open for the 2027 admission cycle. The last date for submission of applications is November 6, 2026.
You are required to apply online. For assistance with completing the online application, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) or Understand the Online Process.
Eligibility Criteria
Certified copies of medical school transcripts and degree certificates.
Medical Board/Council registration certificate and Annual Retention Certificate (applicable to those in practice for more than one year); or receipt as proof of payment.
Letter of internship completion or clearance letter from medical superintendent of internship station.
Letter of application supporting intention to enter the programme (Cover Letter).
A detailed current curriculum vitae.
A statement of purpose demonstrating intent to join the programme - not more than 1000 words.
Letter(s) of appointment for previous employment, where applicable.
A Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent medical degree, with at least a Lower Second-Class classification (minimum CGPA of 2.7) for Tanzania programmes only.
Note:
Applicants who are currently undertaking their internship may apply. However, they must have completed the steps below before the interview;
Completed their internship.
Submitted a certificate or official letter confirming internship completion to the admissions office at admissions.ke@aku.edu for Kenya programmes and at regoff.tz.mc@aku.edu for Tanzania programmes.
Submitted a Medical Board/Council registration certificate and Annual Retention Certificate (applicable to those in practice for more than one year); or receipt as proof of payment at admissions.ke@aku.edu for Kenya programmes and at regoff.tz.mc@aku.edu for Tanzania programmes.
