The East Central Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP) is a regional college comprising Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
East Central Southern Africa College of Physicians is one of the constituent colleges of the ECSA College of Health Sciences ECSA-CHS, established following a resolution passed at the 52nd Health Ministers Conference held in Harare, Zimbabwe 2010.
The main purpose of the College is to address the shortage of physicians in the region.
The vision of the College is to have healthy communities through access to well-trained Physicians.
The mission of the College is to improve standards of healthcare throughout the region by providing specialist training for Physicians committed to lifelong learning.
The College was officially inaugurated in 2015, and training commenced in 2018.
The College awards Fellowships through instruction and examinations culminating in the award of FCP(ECSA)after four years of training.
Enrolled trainees participate in full-time teaching at approved training institutions. The training sites undergo a rigorous accreditation process conducted by the Accreditation Committee.
There were three accredited training sites in the 2018-2019 academic year, and five years later, 2023-2024 academic year, there are currently 19 accredited training sites in five countries.
