Get a medical or dental training programme approved by KMPDC (institutions)
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council · sources read 3 Oct 2026
A chartered university applies to KMPDC for provisional accreditation, sends a status report against KMPDC's checklist and hosts an inspection visit. Students can only be admitted once provisional accreditation and a KMPDC-approved curriculum are in place.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- KMPDC issues provisional accreditation within 1 month once all standards are met.
- Where
- KMPDC offices, Woodlands Road, Hurlingham, Nairobi (info@kmpdc.go.ke)
What you need
- KMPDC provisional accreditation application form
- A preliminary status report answering KMPDC's accreditation checklist
- A curriculum approved by KMPDC (KMPDC publishes MBChB and BDS core curricula)
Steps
- The parent university applies to KMPDC for provisional accreditation using KMPDC's application form.
- KMPDC sends you its standards and checklist. Send back a preliminary status report that answers the checklist.
- KMPDC and the school schedule a preliminary inspection visit within 3 months.
- Provisional accreditation covers one full programme cycle. After that, apply for full accreditation.
Watch out
- Your institution pays the cost of the accreditation assessment.
- Admit your first students within 1 calendar year of getting provisional accreditation.
- The dean must send KMPDC the list of admitted students within 3 months so they are indexed. Students who are not indexed cannot do internship.
Who can apply
- Medical (MBChB) and dental (BDS) degree programmes run under a chartered university in Kenya
- Universities, colleges, teaching hospitals, dental training centres, specialty training sites and internship centres that train doctors and dentists
Official sources (3)
- Medical Practitioners and Dentists (Training, Assessment and Registration) Rules, 2022 (L.N. 172 of 2022) kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- National Training & Quality Assurance Standards for Medical Schools & Teaching Hospitals in Kenya kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Undergraduate Training kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026