What began in 1993......

.....as a vision for education in Hospital Administration in Uganda has expanded so profoundly that ICMI has partnered the Uganda Christian University and constructed a dedicated school building for the Diploma and Degree programmes.

When Dr. Carl Garry and Loraine Spencer-Garry, joined by Dr. Cherer Penny, embraced the challenge of creating a diploma course for doctors and nurses, often unprepared for their administrative responsibilities, the three founders could hardly have known the effects their work would have. The first class in 1993 held 35 physicians and nurses who through their exemplary service had been promoted to administrative positions in their hospitals. Under ICMI, physicians, nurses , university professors, dentists, physiotherapists and other volunteer personnel travel to Uganda to teach and mentor the development of both the program participants and the program itself. Many medical specialists, (cardiologists, respirologists, dentists and nurses) joined those early teams, volunteering their time and resources to build a unique, vibrant program.

The Diploma program enables students to learn basic administrative skills and also to use computers to access on-line professional journals. Simultaneously, the service experience continues to be life-changing for the volunteers who go out from Canada to teach in the ICMI program.

In 2001, ICMI negotiated to become affiliated with the Uganda Christian University and to offer a degree program in Health Administration to graduates of the ICMI Diploma Program in Hospital Administration.