Clinical training

1,400+ hours of supervised, real clinical practice.

Our clinical model is the heart of an SAUI education — pairing rigorous classroom theory with hospital-based mastery from year one.

Structured rotations

12 specialty rotations spanning maternity, pediatrics, ICU, med-surg, oncology, emergency and community health.

Digital practical logbook

Every procedure logged, witnessed and signed — competency progression is transparent for the student, supervisor and faculty.

Simulation-first

High-fidelity labs ensure students practice and refine before any real patient encounter.

Safety & ethics

Universal precautions, patient consent and reflective debrief embedded into every rotation block.

Inside the clinic

Italian-mentored orthopaedic & surgical care

St Alessandro Clinic is our flagship training site — visiting Italian orthopaedic teams operate and teach on campus twice a year, supported by a modern imaging suite and intra-operative fluoroscopy.

Our visiting Italian orthopaedic team — on campus twice a year for complex surgery and teaching.
Our visiting Italian orthopaedic team — on campus twice a year for complex surgery and teaching.
The Italian and Cameroonian surgical team in theatre.
The Italian and Cameroonian surgical team in theatre.
C-arm fluoroscopy in the orthopaedic surgical suite.
C-arm fluoroscopy in the orthopaedic surgical suite.
The diagnostic imaging suite at the St Alessandro clinic.
The diagnostic imaging suite at the St Alessandro clinic.
A family treated for limb deformities at the St Alessandro orthopaedic clinic.
A family treated for limb deformities at the St Alessandro orthopaedic clinic.
Prof. Cesare Faldini, Director of Italy's Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, presents his orthopaedics & trauma textbooks to co-author Dr Mutsu Venantius.
Prof. Cesare Faldini, Director of Italy's Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, presents his orthopaedics & trauma textbooks to co-author Dr Mutsu Venantius.

Our hospital network

38 clinical partners across the country

From teaching hospitals to district facilities — our students gain exposure across the full spectrum of care contexts.

Teaching

Laquintinie Hospital

Akwa, Douala

EmergencyPediatricsMaternityMed-Surg+2
720 beds4.6
Teaching

Douala General Hospital

Bonanjo, Douala

CardiologySurgeryNeurologyInternal Medicine+1
540 beds4.7
District

Bonassama District Hospital

Bonassama, Douala

OutpatientMaternityGeneral Medicine
220 beds4.2
General

Buea Regional Hospital

Buea, South-West Region

EmergencyPediatricsSurgeryMed-Surg
380 beds4.4
Specialist

Polyclinique Bonanjo

Bonanjo, Douala

CardiologyOncologyOphthalmologyENT
140 beds4.8