St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College-SPHMMC

St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College-SPHMMC St. Paul's is a leading public hospital and medical college in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. HISTORY
St. It was inaugurated in July 1947 and furnished with 250 beds.

Paul’s Hospital was established with the intent to help poor people who could not a ord medical expenses. The hospitals' first
location was where AtobisTera (regional bus terminal) is today. The hospital was first administered by the Ministry of Health, but the management of the hospital was later transferred to the Haile Selassie I Foundation. The foundation assigned high profile people for St. P

aul Hospital Board of Directors. In 1969, the new hospital buildings were constructed in the Gulele area, in Addis Ababa, its present site. The hospital had the capacity to admit 400 inpatients and 300 outpatients. During that time, the hospitals staff consisted of nine medical doctors and 18 nurses. A nursing college building was constructed at the back of the main hospital building. According to the Ministry of Planning, in 1969/70, St. Paul’s was one of the seven institutions in the country giving training in nursing. There was a building on the hospital’s premises designed to accommodate staff members. The German Evangelical Church financed 75 percent of the cost of the building’s construction while the rest of the cost was covered by welfare organizations within the country, such as the National Lottery Administration, which gave nearly one million birr. According to documents from the Haile Selassie I Foundation, the Emperor himself had given 33,000 sqm plot of land in addition to over 6,000,000 birr. Moreover, he gave a lot of money that he received as a gift on his 75th birthday. After serving the nation only as a hospital for 60 years, St. Paul’s opened a medical college during the Ethiopian Millennium celebration in 2007. So, the Ministry of Health named it “St.Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC). It was established through the decree of the Council of Ministers in 2010, although the medical school opened in 2007. The college curriculum is very different from the traditional medical schools. It is the country’s first undergraduate integrated modular curriculum medical education. Within a decade, the college stretched to postgraduate and sub specialty programs. The college has more than 2,500 clinical, academic and admin staff. While the inpatient capacity is 700 beds, more than 2,000 outpatient and emergency clients are visiting our health facility daily. Paul’s vision it to become a medical university with a prestigious academic and research center, and one of the most sought after medical care providers in the country in the future.

Dr. Abdu Adem Appointed to ASCO Regional CouncilDr. Abdu Adem, senior physician at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medica...
18/07/2025

Dr. Abdu Adem Appointed to ASCO Regional Council

Dr. Abdu Adem, senior physician at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, has been appointed as Ethiopia’s representative to the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Council.

In this role, Dr. Abdu works with other council members to support cancer care and oncology professionals across the region. His contributions play a key role in shaping ASCO’s programs and services in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College community warmly congratulates Dr. Abdu on this international achievement and celebrates his commitment to advancing cancer care in Ethiopia and beyond.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to oncology services and medical education, the college also presented Dr. Abdu with a special award in April 2025.

📢 Registration Extended: Call for ApplicationsAdult Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship Program 2025/2026St. Paul’s...
16/07/2025

📢 Registration Extended: Call for Applications

Adult Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship Program 2025/2026

St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College — Department of Internal Medicine

🎓 Program Overview
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College invites applications for its second cohort of fellows in Adult Hematology and Medical Oncology for the academic year 2025/2026. This subspecialty fellowship includes:

• International attachment to a globally renowned center
• Comprehensive mentorship by both local and international experts
• Rigorous academic and clinical training

🗓️ Please note: Registration has been extended until July 31, 2025 in response to numerous requests from interested applicants seeking additional time to prepare.

🔍 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must meet the following requirements:

1. Hold a specialty certificate in Internal Medicine, Clinical Oncology, or Hematology from a recognized university
2. Be licensed by the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia
3. Pass admission screening by the Department of Internal Medicine, including:
• 📑 Document review
• ⁠750-word letter of intent
• Updated CV
• Two professional recommendation letters (one from current workplace and one from residency mentors)
• Sponsoring institution’s support letter

• 📝 Entrance examination (written and interview)

4. Originate from regions lacking adequate adult hemato-oncologic services
5. Demonstrate physical and mental fitness to meet program demands
6. Have no active criminal record or ethics violations
7. Achieve a passing score on the National Graduate Admission Test (NG*T)

📅 Updated Application Timeline

• Registration Deadline: July 31, 2025
• Written Entrance Exam: August 13, 2025
• Candidate Interviews: August 14, 2025
• Program Start Date: September 15, 2025

📨 How to Apply
Submit your application:

• In person to the Department of Internal Medicine, SPHMMC
• Or by email to: adult.hemato-oncology@sphmmc.edu.et

📌 Important Notes

• Only top-performing candidates scoring 70% or above and meeting all requirements will be admitted
• Eligible applicants will receive exam and interview invitations via email

We are thrilled to honor Dr. Mustefa Negash—Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and one of Ethiopia’s foremos...
15/07/2025

We are thrilled to honor Dr. Mustefa Negash—Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and one of Ethiopia’s foremost Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility specialists—on being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Infertility Care at the 2nd Annual Fertility Conference, jointly organized by Merck Pharmaceuticals and St. Paul’s CFRM.
A pioneering force behind St. Paul’s Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine (CFRM), Dr. Negash helped establish Ethiopia’s first public IVF facility, launched in February 2019.
He earned his MD and Ob/Gyn specialization from Tikur Anbessa Hospital before completing his REI subspecialty training at SPHMMC, where he continues to serve as faculty and fellowship director.
With decades of dedicated service, he has transformed Ethiopia’s fertility landscape—through clinical leadership, training future specialists, and expanding access to reproductive care across the country
This prestigious award recognizes a lifetime devoted to bringing hope to families and strengthening reproductive health systems in Ethiopia.
Congratulations, Dr. Mustefa, and thank you for your extraordinary contribution!

Herbal Medicine vs. Science: What Works and What’s Dangerous for Skin, Bones & Nutrition Ever wondered what your body tr...
15/07/2025

Herbal Medicine vs. Science: What Works and What’s Dangerous for Skin, Bones & Nutrition

Ever wondered what your body truly needs? What remedies our mothers used to heal us with simple ingredients? What’s the science behind it all?

Join us for an eye-opening discussion with our expert panel, including herbalists, internists, and dermatologists!

🗓 Date: Wednesday, July 16
📍 Location: Satchmo Center, U.S. Embassy
⏰ Time: 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM (7:00 in the afternoon local time)

👉 Register Here https://forms.gle/WmWRMkZXZDzfqJmJ8] to secure your spot!

don't forget to be Satchmo member using this link https://jazzio.land/register

Let’s explore the wisdom of the past and the science of today. Don’t miss out!

14/07/2025

Dr. Yishak Suga—an esteemed endocrine and breast surgeon from St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) has been honored with the Braun‑McLever Traveling Fellowship Award at the World Congress on Thyroid Cancer (WCTC) 2025, held in Boston, Massachusetts. This prestigious fellowship celebrates his exceptional contributions to advancing thyroid surgery in Ethiopia. The award ceremony, captured on video during the conference, highlights Dr. Yishak's remarkable impact on improving thyroid surgical care in his home country.

Successful Completion of Electrophysiology and Device Therapy Mission The Cardiology Division of SPHMMC, in collaboratio...
13/07/2025

Successful Completion of Electrophysiology and Device Therapy Mission

The Cardiology Division of SPHMMC, in collaboration with Heart Attack Ethiopia, successfully conducted a week-long interventional electrophysiology and device therapy mission.

Led by Dr. Sandeep Goyal, the team performed 17 pacemaker implantations and 8 EP studies with ablations, with excellent clinical outcomes throughout the week.

A major highlight was the donation of a Biotronik programmer and analyzer by Biotronik, significantly boosting our capacity for ongoing cardiac device and EP care. We are also especially grateful to Dr. Sandeep Goyal for his support in securing donations of several of the pacemakers used during the mission.

Our sincere thanks go to Heart Attack Ethiopia, Dr. Sandeep Goyal, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, the Department of Internal Medicine, and St. Peter Hospital management for their facilitation and unwavering support in making this mission possible.

13/07/2025

Call for Adult Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship application

St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Department of Internal Medicine, is pleased to announce its interest in accepting a second cohort of fellows for the Adult Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship program for the 2025/2026 academic year. This subspecialty program features an international attachment to a renowned global center, along with comprehensive mentorship and training by both local and international experts in the field.

The candidate should fulfill the following requirements
1. The candidate should have a specialty certificate in internal medicine, clinical oncology or hematology from a recognized university
2. The candidate must be a registered internist, clinical oncologist or hematologist, and licensed by the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia on his/her respective specialty certificate. If the specialty certificate is obtained from abroad, it should be licensed as by the FMOH Ethiopia
3. The candidate must complete and pass the screening process for admission to be undertaken by the department of internal medicine including:
3.1. Document review (750 word sized letter of intent indicating reasons for joining the program, professional career goals, and how the fellowship will help attain those goals; updated CV, two letters of professional recommendations preferably sent directly via emails from the recommending person to the emails listed below (one recommendation from the institute where the candidate is currently working, and one from former mentors during the residency training), support letter of sponsoring institutions
3.2. Entrance examination (both written and interview)
4. Candidates must be from areas/regions assumed to have inadequate adult hemato-oncologic services
5. Applicants must be in acceptable physical and mental health without any serious health conditions that would limit the ability to cope with the requirements of the fellowship training program and service as mentioned on the college legislation
6. Applicants should not have any active criminal records that led to prosecution and should not be in violation of any code of medical ethics as declared by the applicant
7. Applicant should have pass mark for National Graduate Admission Test (NG*T)
Interested applicants can apply in person to the department of internal medicine; St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College OR use the following email address: adult.hemato-oncology@sphmmc.edu.et

Application deadlines:
• Registration: July 1-15,2025
• Written entrance exam: July 23,2025
• Candidates interview: July 24,2025
• Class begins: September 15, 2025

NB:
Based on the college's admission capacity, the program will admit the highest-scoring candidates who achieve 70% or above and meet all academic and non-academic requirements.
After registration and an initial screening by the admission committee, eligible candidates will be invited for a written exam and interview. The results will be communicated via email.

ባለፈው በጀት ዓመት የቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ሆስፒቲል ሚሊኒየም ሕክምና ኮሌጅ ለሰጠው ነጻ የበጎ ፈቃድ የጤና አገልግሎት ሽልማት ተበረከተለት: :ሽልማቱ የተበረከተው በዛሬው ቀን ይፋ በሆነው የ...
13/07/2025

ባለፈው በጀት ዓመት የቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ሆስፒቲል ሚሊኒየም ሕክምና ኮሌጅ ለሰጠው ነጻ የበጎ ፈቃድ የጤና አገልግሎት ሽልማት ተበረከተለት: :ሽልማቱ የተበረከተው በዛሬው ቀን ይፋ በሆነው የክረምት በጎ ፈቃድ መርሐ ግብር ላይ ነው: :

ኮሌጁ በ2017 በጀት ዓመት የክረምት መርሐግብር በሁለት ሣምንት ብቻ ከ50 ሺህ በላይ ነዋሪዎች ነፃ ህክምና፣ ምርመራ እና ሙሉ በሙሉ ነፃ የመድሃኒት አቅርቦት አገልግሎት ሰጥቷል:: በዚህ ነጻ ሕክምና ወቅት ለተለዩ ተጨማሪ ክትትል ለሚያስፈልጋቸው ሕሙማን በዘላቂነት አገልግሎት የሚያገኙበት መንገድ አመቻችቷል: : ይህ ተግባሩ ነው ኮሌጁን ለሽልማት እንዳበቃው የተነገረው: :

በዚሁ በጤና ሚኒስቴር በተሠጠ እውቅና በአዲስ አበባ ካሉ የጤና ተቋማት በቀዳሚ አፈጻፀም የተበረከተ የእውቅና ሽልማት መሆኑም ተገልጿል::
በአለርት ሆስፒታል በተካሄደው የ2018 የክረምት የበጎ ፈቃድ የህክምና አገልግሎትን መርሐግብር በይፋ ያስጀመሩት እና እውቅናውን የሠጡት የጤና ሚኒስትር ክብርት ዶ/ር መቅደስ ዳባ ናቸው::

የኮሌጁ ምክትል የማሕበረሰብና የምርምር አገልግሎት ምክትል ፕሮቮስት ዶር ሴና ዱጋሳ ሽልማቱን ሲቀበሉ እንደተናገሩት ኮሌጁ ምንግዜም የላቀ የበጎ ፈቃድ አገልግሎት መስጠትን አጠናክሮ እንደሚቀጥል አረጋግጠዋል:

SPHMMC Recognized for Strengthening Public Health WorkforceSt. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) has b...
12/07/2025

SPHMMC Recognized for Strengthening Public Health Workforce

St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) has been honored by the Ministry of Health for its key role in training field epidemiologists through the Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (EFELTP).

The award was presented at the 4th EFELTP Scientific Conference, held from July 1–4, 2025, at the Adwa Victory Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa.

SPHMMC is proud to be one of eight higher education institutions in Ethiopia offering this critical training, which equips professionals with the skills necessary to detect, respond to, and prevent public health threats. The program plays a vital role in building a skilled workforce ready to tackle emergencies and protect public health nationwide.

Successful Triple Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery at SPHMMCThe Heart Team at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medica...
08/07/2025

Successful Triple Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery at SPHMMC

The Heart Team at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) is proud to announce the successful completion of a triple vessel coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery for a 78-year-old male patient.
The patient had a two-year history of chest pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, and occasional leg swelling. He had been diagnosed with triple vessel coronary artery disease and a previous heart attack (MI), and had been on a surgical waiting list.
After careful planning by our multidisciplinary team, the CABG surgery was performed last week by our local heart surgery team, led by Dr. Berhanu Hailemariam. The procedure included a LIMA graft to the LAD artery and saphenous vein grafts to the OM2 and PDA arteries, harvested from the left leg.
Following surgery, the patient was monitored in the Cardiac ICU and later discharged in stable condition. He has since completed his first outpatient follow-up without complications.
We extend our sincere thanks to TAZMA Specialized Medical Surgical Center and the Cardiac Center of Ethiopia for their valuable support. We are also grateful to our hospital leadership, Department of Surgery, and the entire St. Paul’s Heart Team— including ICU staff, OR staff, nurses, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, and biomedical engineers—whose teamwork and dedication made this success possible.

UK Healthcare Trade Delegation Visits SPHMMC to Explore Future PartnershipsA UK healthcare trade delegation visited St. ...
07/07/2025

UK Healthcare Trade Delegation Visits SPHMMC to Explore Future Partnerships

A UK healthcare trade delegation visited St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) last week to explore opportunities for international collaboration.

The delegation included representatives from leading UK companies in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and digital health. During their visit, they toured both the college’s existing facilities and newly constructed medical buildings that are not yet operational.

SPHMMC’s provost and vice provost met with the delegation to discuss potential areas of collaboration. The visit marks a significant step toward strengthening international partnerships for the college.

St.Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College:Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyAnnouncement for enrollment to diff...
01/07/2025

St.Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Announcement for enrollment to different Fellowship programs
The department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SPHMMC, kindly invites all qualifying candidates to apply for Maternal fetal medicine, Gynecologic oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery and Family planning and Reproductive health fellowship programs for the year 2025/2026 G.C.

Background and General Information
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SPHMMC, as mandated by the Academic Commission of the college has started the above mentioned fellowship programs at different academic years. The primary goal of these fellowship programs is to produce physicians who are competent clinicians, trainers, researchers, advocates and leaders in all issues related to respective sub-specialty disciplines and broader reproductive health
These are a minimum of two years’ program at the end of which candidates will become subspecialists in respective fellowship programs. The training will involve clinical attachments, deductive training (seminars, tutorials, online lectures, research training and mentorship), with possible attachments abroad depending on the availability of financial resources (on a competitive basis, attending various local and international relevant conferences, and taking a supervisory role in the training of residents, undergraduate medical students and related in-service training. Family planning and Reproductive health Fellows will be given an opportunity to earn a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, through sponsored enrollment into extension MPH program at SPHMMC. Fellows are also expected to conduct high-standard research in their respective programs as part of a requirement for completion of the fellowship.
Tentative date of interview
• August 14 and 15,2025
Tentative time of enrollment
• September 15, 2025 for Family planning and Reproductive health , Maternal fetal medicine, Gynecologic oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery
Two fellowship positions are available for enrollment in each program Additional positions can be considered for FP program through south-to-south collaboration.
More information about the department and the fellowship can be found at http://sphmmc.gov.et/obgyn/.
Admission Requirements
• The candidate should be a graduate from a recognized Medical School with a Doctor of Medicine and specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• The candidate must complete the screening process for admission to be conducted by the SPHMMC Obstetrics and Gynecology department.
• The candidate should submit two recommendation letters from their respective institutions.
• The candidate should have a passing grade on National Graduate admission test (G*T)
• The candidate should be registered and licensed to practice obstetrics and gynecology by the relevant authority in Ethiopia.
• The candidate should have adequate mental and physical health.
• Female applicants are encouraged.
Queries regarding the fellowship can be addressed to Dr. Ekram Muhammedasrar via email (ekrammohammedassrar@gmail.com), Dr.Ayda Tilahun via email (aingieagr23@gmail.com) or Dr. Wondimu Gudu via e-mail (wondgu@yahoo.com)
All interested applicants can apply in person to the registrar's office at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College OR at the office of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology OR by email obgyn.sphmmc@gmail.com from the date of announcement until July 30 2025. Applicants should write a letter of intent of no more than 750 words explaining why they are interested in the fellowship, how this will impact their career, and their long term professional goals.
Applicants should submit their application letter, letter of intent, recent CV, and copy of credentials including copies of degree, student grade report, and two letters of recommendation in a sealed envelope.

Application may be submitted by paper in person to the registrar directly or electronically as attach scanned documents if submitted by e-mail.

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