KMPDC Council Exams study guide
KMPDC Council Exams · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) is the statutory body that regulates the training and practice of medicine and dentistry in Kenya through registration, licensing and inspections, working toward people-centred, quality and ethical healthcare. Its Council examinations are the assessment route by which candidates demonstrate the regulatory knowledge expected of practitioners and health-facility operators in Kenya. The exams are intended for medical and dental practitioners, community oral health officers, facility owners and administrators, and others who must understand how registration, licensing and inspection are governed. Preparation should be built around the Council's four regulatory functions rather than clinical medicine: registration and licensing of practitioners, registration and licensing of health facilities, approval of medical and dental training institutions, and compliance, ethics and professional practice. The KMPDC Council Exams study guide has 4 sections and about 1,373 words.
01Registration and Licensing of Practitioners
This domain tests how a medical or dental practitioner lawfully enters, and remains on, the KMPDC register under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act (Cap 253). The exam distinguishes registration from licensing, tests internship and foreign-qualification routes, and checks whether you understand annual retention requirements.
375 words, about 2 min02Registration and Licensing of Health Facilities
This domain tests KMPDC's facility-licensing function: how private hospitals, clinics and dental facilities are registered, inspected and renewed. The exam focuses on the difference between a business permit and a professional facility licence, the Kenya health-facility levels, and the standards an inspector applies.
333 words, about 2 min03Approval of Medical and Dental Training Institutions
This domain tests how KMPDC approves medical and dental training institutions and internship centres. The exam asks you to separate professional-training approval from university accreditation, and to apply minimum standards on curriculum, faculty, infrastructure and clinical exposure.
333 words, about 2 min04Compliance, Ethics and Professional Practice
This domain tests the KMPDC Code of Professional Conduct and Discipline in everyday practice. The exam presents scenarios on consent, confidentiality, records, prescribing, referrals, advertising, boundaries and the disciplinary process, and asks you to identify the correct professional response.
332 words, about 2 min