Waka Continuing Medical Education Center

WAKA Continuing Medical Education Centre • Nyeri, Kenya

Request for Clinical Exchange Partnership

Apply to bring your students to the Mt. Kenya region for a structured, immersive clinical education experience — delivered directly by WAKA CMEC.

A bidirectional partnership grounded in genuine learning

WAKA CMEC is a fully accredited clinical education institution regulated by the Nursing Council of Kenya, TVET CDACC, and the National Industrial Training Authority. Located in the central highlands of Nyeri — two and a half hours from Nairobi — we offer a dual-immersion model that combines high-volume clinical rotations with hands-on rural community outreach.


Since 2020 we have successfully run a biannual clinical immersion programme with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. We are now inviting additional institutional partners who value mutually beneficial, non-paternalistic global health education.

What your students will gain

  • Supervised clinical rotations at Nyeri County Referral Hospital and sub-county facilities in Karatina and Mukurwe-ini
  • Community outreach medical camp conducted jointly with WAKA CMEC students and staff
  • Helping Babies Survive (HBS) / Helping Babies Breathe training — AAP/WHO evidence-based curriculum in an authentic low-resource setting
  • Cultural and regional immersion, including a Maasai Mara safari
  • All meals covered during clinical, outreach, and safari components

14-Day Programme Structure

What the exchange looks like

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Hospital Rotations

Four or more days of supervised clinical rotations across county and sub-county hospital sites in the Mt. Kenya region.

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Community Outreach

A joint medical camp with WAKA CMEC students and staff serving rural sub-counties of Nyeri, Kieni East, and Kieni West.

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HBS / HBB Training

A half-day AAP/WHO-accredited Helping Babies Survive and Breathe training session in an authentic low-resource clinical setting.

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Cultural Immersion

Regional and cultural experiences including a Maasai Mara safari — integrated into the programme at no additional meals cost.

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Faculty Exchange

Opportunities for your faculty and ours to share academic perspectives, co-develop curriculum, and build lasting institutional ties.

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Custom Tailoring

Programme components are adapted to match your students' learning outcomes, academic requirements, and programme duration.

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Submit your Expression of Interest

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Programme Details

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Learning Objectives & Background

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WAKA Continuing Medical Education Centre • Nyeri, Kenya • info@wakamedcenter.org • Regulated by Nursing Council of Kenya | TVET CDACC | NITA