History
The medical education in Tanzania is undergoing rapid change to keep pace with the global medical technological advancement. MCMS has been established to respond to global challenges happening in medical education. One of the major tasks of the Chiefdom of Medical Services (CMS) is to conserve the fighting strength of the Armed Forces through effective health care delivery system during war and peace time. To achieve this objective TPDF requires induction of well trained Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics. It has been observed that graduates from civilian medical colleges can not fulfill this peculiar requirement of the Armed Forces. This requirement can only be achieved by establishment of a Military College of Medical Sciences which will train medical personnel for a specialized purpose.
The College was established under Section 10 (2) of the National Defense Act, 1966 (Cap 192 R. E 2002) by the Minister for Defense and National Service Hon Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi (MP), on 8 December 2014. The College was renovated and equipped by the Federal Republic of Germany through the program for equipment support to developing countries. The College was handed over to the Minister of Defense and National Service Hon Dr Hussein Ali Hassan Mwinyi, (MP) on 29 September 2015 by His Excellence Egon Kochanke, the Germany Ambassador to Tanzania. The college enrolls both civilian and military students for the diploma and advanced diploma courses. The military studies are exclusively for military personnel only.
Professionalism: We strive to adhere to highest professional ethics and standards and to impart these elements to students. Excellence: We are committed to excellence. We shall continue to recruit the most promising students and college staff to provide them with resources to Adaptability: We are committed to embrace latest scientific and technological advancements and to adapt them towards sustaining Competitiveness: We shall strive to cultivate excellence in competitiveness, responsiveness and integrity. Partnerships: We are a new and dynamic institution, eager to learn from all available best practices so that together we can grow stronger and move forward. We encourage interdisciplinary communication and joint researches, forge new alliances for innovation in the emerging new science and provide an interface where students, administrative and academic staff will work together for common goals. Health as a security issue: The College will impart knowledge related to health as an important component of national security.