Introduction

Founded in as Pakistan’s first private University, and fully chartered in Kenya since , (AKU) is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university, with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries over three continents. An integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), AKU provides higher education in multiple health science and social science disciplines and carries out research pertinent primarily to low- and middle-income countries. The University is both a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change. As a leading international institution dedicated to excellence and change, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact, and access.

 The Aga Khan University’s Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME) aims to transform education in Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health professions in Pakistan and East Africa through partnerships and through raising expectations of what is pos...