March & September
Diploma in Nursing
Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (KRCHN), a three-year full-time diploma regulated by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
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Kendu Bay · Quality healthcare education since 1948
Clinicians prepared for the wards, and for the community.
Kendu Adventist School of Medical Science trains nurses and clinical officers through regulated diploma programmes, skills-lab practice, and placements in hospitals and rural health centres.
Upcoming intakes
When classes begin
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Diploma in Nursing
March and September intakes.
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Clinical Medicine, Surgery & Community Health
September intake only.
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KRCHN upgrading
For enrolled community health nurses moving to KRCHN.
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Years of experience
1948
Quality education since
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COC exam, 2018 & 2020 classes
2
Nursing intakes each year
Programmes
Healthcare diplomas taught at KASMS
September only
Diploma in Clinical Medicine, Surgery and Community Health
A three-year full-time diploma preparing clinical officers for hospitals and rural health services, where most primary care in Kenya is delivered.
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Upgrading
KRCHN upgrading
An upgrading pathway for enrolled community health nurses who are moving to Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing.
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Training held to a published standard
The college offers the Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (KRCHN), and an upgrading programme for enrolled community health nurses to KRCHN. Clinical Medicine is admitted once a year in September. Nursing has two intakes, in March and September.
Programmes are regulated by the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK), TVETA, and the Adventist Accrediting Authority (AAA). Students can seek financial support through HELB, constituency bursaries, and county bursaries.
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Regulated diplomas
NCK, TVETA, and AAA.
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Financial support
HELB, constituency, and county bursaries.
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Clinical practice
Skills labs, hospitals, and rural health centres.
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Examined cohorts
100% pass, Sept 2018 and Sept 2020 COC classes.
Academic year
How the diploma year is organised
Published for both the Clinical Medicine and Nursing diplomas: full-time study across 43 weeks.
Semester one
22 weeks
First week of September to the second-last week of February, with a two-week break in December.
Between semesters
2 weeks
A two-week break at the end of semester one, before the March semester opens.
Semester two
21 weeks
Third week of March to the last week of July, followed by a four-week break.
Campus
Life at Kendu Bay
Ready to train for a place in Kenya’s health system?
Review the intake that fits your programme, then write to the school or call the admissions line. Enrolled students can also download the semester registration form.