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Sierra Leone higher-education guide · COMAHS

College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS)

A constituent college of the University of Sierra Leone focused on medical education, clinical training, health-sciences research and community engagement.

Connaught Hospital Complex, Freetown

Newly installed Anatomage anatomy-visualisation table inspected at COMAHS, Ministry of Health photograph
Image: Ministry of Health, Sierra Leone. Image source. Image rights remain with the original publisher.
USL 2026/2027 admissions information published; confirm COMAHS programme availabilitySource review: 9 November 2026

The official COMAHS college page currently says no active programmes are linked in its college programme list, while individual USL programme records identify COMAHS for MBBS, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Sciences and Public Health. Confirm that the exact course is accepting applications with USL Admissions before paying.

01 / Entry requirements

WASSCE and other entry routes

  • MBBS premedical entry: five WASSCE credits at C5 or better in English, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics/Further Mathematics and Physics, in no more than two sittings. Aggregate 10 or better is listed for Pre-medical 2 and aggregate 15 or better for Pre-medical 1; selection is subject to interview.
  • Pre-Pharmacy: five WASSCE credits at C5 or better in English, Mathematics/Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, with a published aggregate threshold of 18 and a maximum of two sittings.
  • BSc Nursing: the published direct-entry route requires five WASSCE credits at C5 or better in English, Mathematics/Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, with an aggregate threshold of 18; pre-degree and advanced-entry routes have separate rules.
  • Pre-Medical Laboratory Sciences and Public Health foundation routes publish their own five-credit subject combinations and aggregate thresholds. Check the exact programme page for the current wording.
  • These are programme-level routes, not one universal COMAHS requirement. Confirm the current admissions cycle, course availability and accepted route through the USL portal.

02 / Courses and programmes

What can you study?

01Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), including the published pre-medical route.
02Pharmacy (BPharm), including the published pre-pharmacy route.
03Nursing and Midwifery, including the BSc Nursing route.
04Medical Laboratory Sciences and Diagnostic programmes.
05Public Health, Epidemiology and Disease Control, Health Promotion, and Sexual and Reproductive Health.

03 / How to apply

Application process

  1. 1

    Open the official USL admissions portal and review the current entry requirements for the exact COMAHS programme.

  2. 2

    Confirm whether the programme is accepting applications for the current academic year; the college page and programme catalogue should be checked together.

  3. 3

    Select College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences as the college when completing the USL application, where the portal requests a college choice.

  4. 4

    Follow only the fee and payment instructions displayed by the official admissions portal, then retain the application reference and receipt.

Application fee and deadline

Application fee

Not confirmed in the official source retrieved. Check the admissions portal.

Deadline

Not confirmed in the official source retrieved. Check the admissions portal.

Official sources

Use these institutional sources to confirm current programme availability, fees, deadlines and admission decisions.

WASSCE Tutor is an independent student information resource, not an admissions office or an agent of this institution. Information was checked on 8 November 2026. Image copyright belongs to the institution or original publisher.

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