Dr. Brittany Guidos
Head & Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine
Population health, family adoption and community postings from the first professional year.
Faculty List
International medical educators who teach the Indian-curriculum MBBS program in English.
Our Esteemed Faculty
Learn From International Medical Experts
Classes are led by experienced, supportive medical educators from India, the USA, Cuba and Timor-Leste. Named academic heads guide Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Community Medicine — with dedicated lab technicians supporting practical sessions.
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4Countries in Faculty
EnglishMedium of Teaching
HeadsNamed Academic Leaders
1:1Guided Lab Learning
Named Heads of Department
Faculty names and roles published on UCT's official MBBS program page.
Dr. Kanchana Amarnath
Head & Professor, Director (Academics), Dept. of Biochemistry
Academic leadership across the pre-clinical years, with biochemistry at the core of early lab training.
Dr. Benith B Shalin
Head & Professor, Deputy Director (Academics), Dept. of Anatomy
Hands-on anatomy teaching supported by dissection, models and early clinical correlation.
Dr. Leena Sweetlin K
Head & Professor, Dept. of Physiology
Physiology instruction that connects classroom theory with laboratory and clinical observation.
Faculty From Four Countries
India
Experienced medical educators who teach the Indian-curriculum MBBS structure in English.
USA
International faculty bringing global clinical perspectives into classroom and mentoring.
Cuba
Medical educators contributing to UCT's international teaching community.
Timor-Leste
Local faculty who connect students with the health system they will serve in Díli.
Where Faculty Guide Every Phase
Department coverage follows the official MBBS professional phases — from pre-clinical sciences to clinical postings.
Anatomy
Dissection support, models and early clinical correlation from Phase 1.
Physiology
Systems-based teaching with laboratory work throughout the first professional year.
Biochemistry
Foundational laboratory science under dedicated academic leadership.
Community Medicine
Family Adoption Program, field visits and public-health postings from Year 1.
Pathology & Microbiology
Specimen and slide analysis in the second professional year.
Pharmacology
Therapeutics teaching aligned with the Indian MBBS structure.
Medicine & Allied
Clinical postings in general medicine, dermatology, psychiatry and respiratory medicine.
Surgery & Allied
Hospital-based training in surgery, orthopedics, ENT and ophthalmology.
Pediatrics
Child-health postings through the third professional years.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clinical rotations in women's health during the later professional phases.
Forensic Medicine
Forensic medicine and toxicology in Third Professional — Part I.
AETCOM
Attitude, ethics and communication taught as a thread across every phase.
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Talk to admissions about the current intake, documents and how teaching is structured across the 5.5-year program.