École nationale de médecine et pharmacie

About École nationale de médecine et pharmacie

According to Wikipedia, École nationale de médecine et pharmacie is a degree-granting university in Dakar, Senegal, specializing in medicine and pharmacy studies. History French West Africa School of Medicine The French West Africa School of Medicine was established on 1 November 1918, pursuant to a government decree of 14 January 1918, to train medical workers and midwives to assist colonial physicians and pharmacists. It was inaugurated and headed by Aristide Le Dantec, director of a hospital founded in 1913 to treat the indigenous population of French West Africa. Almost all teachers belonged to the Corps de santé colonial. Students were selected through competition at École normale supérieure William Ponty, where they studied a year of basic sciences before joining the medical school. There was a four-year program in medicine and three-year programs in pharmacy, midwifery and veterinary studies. The veterinary students completed their programs in Bamako in Mali.