ACCESS School of Nursing and Midwifery – Nakaseke
BRIEF BACKGROUND:
The school started as an institution that trained community health workers and nursing assistants in 2004 in response to the shortage of health workers in Central Uganda and the lack of access to health care in Nakaseke District. The school produced so many Community health workers who are currently working in over seven districts in Uganda, and throughout the East African region, providing care to thousands of East Africans, mostly in rural communities.
In November 2015, ACCESS School of Nursing and Midwifery – Nakaseke was established with an aim of training quality certificate nurses & midwives who would provide quality health care services to both the local and the international community. The school is located in Nakaseke District, Nakaseke Town Council in the first town, along Kiwoko road. We offer training in both Nursing and Midwifery courses, to both male and female students for a period of two and a half years. We have so far graduated six sets of students who are employed in different health facilities around the country. We have two student intakes; one in January and the other in July.
The school also provides unique educational opportunities for young people in rural areas who cannot otherwise attend university. Through their training, our students gain valuable nursing and midwifery skills leading to meaningful jobs in the country’s healthcare system. Our graduates are able to provide an income for their families and build a secure future for their children and the Nakaseke community.
VISION:
To be a center of excellence in the training of nurses and midwives in Africa.
MISSION:
To produce competent nurses and midwives that are able to function in a multi-disciplinary health care team providing safe, sensitive, social, cultural, and religious needs of people in the community.
OBJECTIVES:
To partner with the government in increasing the number of qualified health care providers specifically nurses and midwives.
To train professional nurses and midwives and equip them with skills that would boost their economic sustainability.
CORE VALUES:
Committed to serve
Compassion
Transparency
Professionalism
ACADEMICS
The school has always achieved a Ninety Nine percent (99%) and a Hundred percent (100%) passing for the eight years it has been in existence, and in 2021, it was listed as the best private institution in the country. We have well-trained and qualified full-time tutors who pass on the best skills to our students. The school has so far graduated six sets of students with very high grades, thereby contributing to the delivery of quality health services in the country’s health facilities.
Students on their graduation day.
The school has a well-stocked Library with a conducive reading environment for all library users, and a well-equipped computer laboratory through which our students get the necessary Information Technology skills that are essential in today’s competitive world.
Students revising in the library.
The school has a skills laboratory that enables the students to learn hands-on skills, thereby producing all-rounded nurses and midwives.
Students in the skills laboratory
The school also has a close partnership with Nakaseke District Hospital and Luwero Hospital where students gain valuable clinical experience and also contribute to the delivery of healthcare at the hospital facility. Additionally, our students also train at the ACCESS LifeCare medical center thereby gaining more clinical skills.
Students during their practicum
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
We also have a playground at the campus where our students take part in different games. The school has participated in several sports galas like soccer matches, netball, e.t.c. Therefore, we do not only nurture the mind but also the body by keeping it active and healthy.
The School Soccer team 2022
STUDENT LEADERSHIP:
At ACCESS School of Nursing & Midwifery (ASNM), we encourage students to take on the different leadership positions in their student bodies, and in so doing, we mentor tomorrow’s leaders. These leaders contribute to the proper administration of the institution in many different ways.
Newly elected student leaders 2022
AGRICULTURE
The School has established a school garden where the students are encouraged to take part in the gardening. We are able to provide a balanced diet to our students from the different crops that are grown. i.e. bananas, beans, greens, vegetables, e.t.c.
The ASNM School garden
TRANSPORT
We also have a School bus which eases transportation of the students to their different destinations.
Students getting on the School bus.
We welcome whoever is interested in training with us, fill out the application form and submit it to access.uganda.nakaseke@gmail.com or contact the school administration during working days Monday to Friday, 8:00 am. to 5:00 pm. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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