Kenya Medical Training College - Karen - Nairobi Campus (KMTC)

Kenya Medical Training College, Karen, Nairobi Campus is a constituent campus of the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), located in Karen, Nairobi County, Kenya. KMTC is the nation's largest public health training institution, established in 1927, with over 41,000 students across 71 campuses nationwide.

The campus offers diploma and certificate courses in Nursing, Clinical Medicine, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Pharmacy, and Public Health, with facilities including skills laboratories, a library, and computer labs. Clinical practice takes place at the nearby county or sub-county hospital.

Accredited by TVETA, KNEC, and KMPDC, the institution produces graduates who serve their local communities, extending quality health training to every corner of the country.

Kenya Medical Training College - Karen - Nairobi Campus conducts rigorous community health diagnostics, clinical nursing practice evaluations, and primary health care (PHC) research in collaboration with Nairobi County Referral Hospital and the Ministry of Health. Faculty and clinical students execute annual Community Health Diagnosis (CHD) fieldwork, investigating maternal and child health outcomes, communicable disease epidemiology (such as malaria and tuberculosis surveillance), water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) standards, and non-communicable lifestyle disease screening in host communities. Applied research findings directly support county health policy planning, evidence-based clinical protocols, and preventive community outreach programmes under the regulatory standards of KMPDC and the Nursing Council of Kenya.

KMTC requires a minimum KCSE mean grade of C (Plain) with C+ (Plus) in English or Kiswahili and C (Plain) in Biology or Biological Sciences. Competitive programmes include Nursing and Clinical Medicine. The college accepts KUCCPS-placed and self-sponsored students across all campuses. Bridging courses are available for applicants who do not meet direct entry requirements.