So you got a D+ in your KCSE? Well, it is not the end of the world since, you can still pursue a couple of Medical courses with D+.
This write-up will introduce you to the Medical courses you can do with KCSE Mean Grade of D+ and where to do them…
Read it to the end and see which course suits you best (based on your passions, career goals, and dreams).
Medical courses with D+, Full Qualifications, and Colleges offering Medical courses with D+ in Kenya
Certificate in Patient Attendant/Nurse Aide Course in Kenya
What the course is all about
This course trains you be a nurse aid.
Keep in mind that a nurse aid is simply a health-care worker who has been trained to assist nurses (whether in hospitals, nursing home, homes for the aged, and more).
So, how do you assist?
Well, in giving basic patient care as well as services like feeding, bathing, or even measuring the vital signs -e.g. blood pressure- of patients)
Full Qualifications for the Nurse Aid Course in Kenya:
KCSE Mean Grade of D- (and above)
Additional Cluster Subjects requirements:
- None
Where is it offered?
BetaCare Training Institute((BCTI)- owned by Beta Care Hospital (among others)
Community Health Assistant Course in Kenya
Here you are trained to become a CHA(Community Health Assistant), who is essentially a healthcare professional whose job is to provide two things to both individuals and communities(at large):
- Primary/Basic healthcare services (e.g. Deworming)
- Health education
Do not forget that CHAs in Kenya typically work in rural and/or under-served areas(regions where access to critical healthcare services is limited)
Full Qualifications for the CHA Course:
KCSE Mean Grade of D- (and above)
Additional Cluster Subjects requirements:
- None
Where is it offered?
Imperial college of medical and health sciences-Thika- among others
Certificate in Community Health& Development course in Kenya
This course empowers you with the skills you need to effectively help build health communities either working for NGOs in the healthcare sector or as part of public health management initiatives by county governments.
Full Qualifications for the Course:
- KCSE mean grade:D+ plus
Additional Cluster Subjects requirements:
- D plain(D) in English/Kiswahili
- D plain(D) in any of physics, biology, mathematics, chemistry, physical sciences, or biological sciences.
Where is it offered?
Mount Kenya University, Management University of Africa(MUA) , North Coast Medical Training College, among so many TVETS institutions
Certificate in Counseling Psychology(Counseling Psychology Certificate in Kenya)
Counseling psychology teaches you how to help anyone having mental health challenges overcome them at any stage of their lives.
Full Qualifications for the Counseling Psychology Certificate (Level 5) Course:
KCSE Mean Grade of D+ (and above)
Additional Cluster Subjects requirements:
- None
Where is it offered?
Nairobi Women’s hospital medical training college, Kenya Institute of social work, Nairobi Siaya Institute of Technology, among others
Certificate in Perioperative Theatre Technology-Level 5
This makes you an assistant in an operating room(Theatre in Hospital/Other Medical Facilities)…your work is to help the consultant, nurses, and other professionals participating in a surgical operation in tasks such as getting the equipment ready.
Full Qualifications for the Certificate in Perioperative Theatre Technology (Level 5) Course
- KCSE Mean grade:D+ (Or better)
Additional Cluster Subjects requirements:
- None
Where is it offered?
- Nairobi Womens Hospital College –Waithaka(Dagoretti South)
- BetaCare Training Institute (BCTI)
Medical courses to pursue with KCSE D+ at KMTC
Now we look at the medical courses offered by KMTC you can do with a D+…
Certificate in Health Records/Information Technology(In-Service)
This will see you work as a records assistant in the records department in a hospital/medical center.
Full Qualifications for the Certificate in Health Records/Information Technology Course
- KCSE Mean grade:D+ (Or better)
Additional Cluster Subjects requirements:
- D+ (D plus) in either English/Kiswahili
- D-( D minus) in Mathematics
Certificate in Health Promotion for Deaf (CHPD)]
This is for deaf students(with hearing disability) and sees you work as a health promoter/educator among people living with hearing disability…and normal-abled people too sometimes
Full Qualifications for the Course
- KCSE Mean grade:D+ (Or better)
Additional Cluster Subjects requirements:
- D+ plus in English/Kenya Sign Language
- D(Plain) in Biology/Biological sciences
- D (D plain) in one of Agriculture, General Science, Chemistry, or Mathematics.
Certificate in Nutrition& Dietetics
This course enables you to work as an assistant dietician (the work of a dietician is to help people eat healthy by defining nutritious meals based on their medical conditions) in medical institutions.
Full Qualifications for the Course
- KCSE Mean grade:D+ (Or better)
Additional Cluster Subjects requirements:
- D+ (D plus) in English/Kiswahili
- D+ (D plus) in Biology/Biological Sciences
- D (D plain) in Chemistry/Physical Sciences
- D (D plain) in any one of General Science, Agriculture, Home Science, Maths, Physics.
Medical courses with D+ – Final words
So there you have them- some of the medical courses you can do in Kenya with a D+..
What I would advise you is to proceed to the Diploma level of whatever course you take….You and I know that there are more opportunities (and a better pay) for Diploma Holders than those who get satisfied with a certificate course.
Good luck!
perioperative theater technology
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