Dr. Jerome Mugisha
Member of the Health and Medical Advisory Council for the CLASI.
Areas of Practice:
Brief Overview And Experience
He is a Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist working at St. Francis Hospital Mutolere, a 200 bed Private-Not-For Profit unit in Kisoro district, South Western Uganda. He has 18 years’ experience in clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology and teaching/supervision of students of nursing and midwifery at the training school housed within the hospital premises.
Academic Record
- September 2009 to April 2010: Certificate in Health services management of Uganda Martyr’s University.
- August 2007 to February 2009: Fellowship in Continuous Quality improvement in HIV/AIDS care awarded by Makerere University/CDC.
- October 2001 to January 2004: Master of medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Makerere University.
- October 1992 to August 1997: Batchelor of Medicine and Batchelor of Surgery (Makerere University).
Professional Courses and Trainings Attended
- Seventh SAMOUSA workshop organized in Kampala from 9 th to 21 st march 2003. Theme: Towards a safer motherhood in Southern Africa in the era of AIDS.
- The use of HMIS for planning and monitoring (22 nd -24 th March 2005) a workshop organized by Uganda Catholic medical bureau in conjunction with Uganda Martyr’s University-Nkozi.
- HIV[e] DUCATION Course –Electronic learning course followed by 3-day workshop in Kampala (Uganda)-2006.
- Application of Health Economics tools in health care delivery-Costing (organized by UMU, MUSPH, MUK, MUST with support from the Swedish government, June 1st to June 7th 2008.
- May 2015: Exposure in gynecologic imaging at Oespedale Bergo Trento, Verona, Italy.
- June 9 th 2018-june 29 th 2019: Exposure in laparoscopic surgery(with bias in gas insufflation less laparoscopic surgeries, GILLS), New Delhi, India
Key Experience Record
From 2004 to date, I have been the resident Obstetrician/gynaecologist at St. Francis hospital Mutolere and medical director of the same hospital with the following duties and responsibilities:
- Treating Obstetric/gynaecological patients.
- Teaching students of Mutolere school of nursing and midwifery.
- Overall chairman hospital management team.
- Maintenance of discipline and ethics in the hospital.
- Supervision of all medical officers and allied health professionals.
- Ensuring compliance with MOH regulations and those of the diocese as the owner of the hospital.
- Co-ordination of procurement of drugs and medical supplies.
- Preparing/coordinating preparation of the annual work plans and reports for the hospital.
- Ensuring the BOG and its committees meet on schedule.
- Ensuring high standard clinical care to patients falling under my specialty.
- Promotion of interdepartmental communication among doctors, allied health professionals and nurses.
- Liaison with the DHO on matters related to medical care.
- Training of lower level health unit workers in Kabale diocese on two fundamental topics relevant to their work place: Rational drug use and emergency obstetric care.
- Training selected UCMB affiliated workers on natural family planning.
- Ongoing project: We are at the design phase of a project for improving quality of midwifery services by means of exchange program with another hospital in Hannover, Germany.