Medical Interns Salary in Kenya is something worth talking about since if you check an intern’s log book, you will be amazed by the amount of work they handle, they do everything.
Future medical professionals, such as nurses and doctors, work as interns to gain more real-world experience after graduating from medical school. Experienced medical professionals supervise and mentor interns while they work.
They support procedures, manage patients during crises, and assess patients. However, are medical students in Kenya compensated for their internships? If so, how much does a medical intern in Kenya be paid?
Medical Interns Salary in Kenya
Any student undertaking a degree in Nursing as a basic course is supposed to have a 1 year Internship in addition to the 4 years of training.
It’s after the 4 years of training, 1 year Internship and NCK licensure Exam that a Degree Nurse is licensed to practice Nursing in Kenya and any other country thereafter.
Highest Paid Medical Interns in Kenya
Most individuals choose the healthcare field to make a tremendous meaningful impact on people’s lives. But if you can also create wealth, isn’t that a win-win? All medical jobs pay well, but a few extremely high-paying exceptions exist.
The highest-paid interns in Kenya are anesthesiologists, surgeons, gynecologists’ and obstetricians, pediatricians and physicians. However, details about their salaries haven’t been disclosed.
How Much Are Medical Interns Paid in Kenya?
A medical internship is usually a one-year program for medical students. It exposes the selected interns to various specialities such as pathology, paediatrics, emergency medicine, and gynaecology. It also helps to develop their network, resourcefulness and confidence.
A document by the Ministry of Health and the Salaries Remuneration Commission (SRC) shows that a medical intern is the lowest cadre. The lowest earner will get a stipend of Ksh.27,000, while the highest will go home with Ksh.70,000.
In the stipend adjustments, the SRC proposes that a Dental Officer Intern goes home with between Ksh.47,000 and Ksh.70,000, while a degree holder Nursing Officer Intern earns from Ksh.35,000 to Ksh.50,000.
However, this is short-lived since after that one year it’s hard for any Degree Nurse to secure a meaningful job post-internship and this cycle has repeatedly elicited bad taste in the mouth of so many BScNs.
My advise to those degree nursing students either in their fourth year or during internship has always remained the same, start training IELTS. Many have followed the advice and as we speak such Nurses secured their 1st jobs in the UK.
This remains message to BscN Interns who are remaining with 2 months to conclude their internship.
What is the salary of an intern doctor?
The average salary of an intern doctor is between Ksh. 15,000 t0 Ksh. 80,000. But medical intern salaries per month depend on the hospital and other factors.
Those interning in high-end private hospitals such as Nairobi Hospital and Aga Khan Hospital will get better pay than those in small private or public hospitals.
Nursing internship salary in kenya
Nursing is among the most in-demand courses in Kenya, and out there; it’s not hard to see why. Nurses help patients in their most vulnerable and lowest moments and support them throughout recovery. Another great thing about nursing is reliable income and job stability, even during brutal economic crashes.
Did you know that during such internships, Degree Nurses are expected to earn an annual net salary of KShs. 942,000.
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Why KMPDU Rejected Medical Interns Salary
Doctors have rejected two proposals from the government that would see medical interns earn a monthly stipend of between Ksh.27,000 and Ksh.70,000.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentist Union (KMPDU) rejected the proposals noting that it would exploit the interns who account for thirty percent of the workload in healthcare.
Most nurses (rightly complain) that their salary doesn’t match all the night shifts, stress and overwork. Overall, professional/ experienced nurses in Kenya earn modest salaries. What about nurse interns? There’s no information about nurse-intern salaries in Kenya.
Typically, Interns in Kenya earn approximately between Ksh. 15,000 to Ksh. 80,000. This means a nurse-intern will earn within this range, depending on the hospital. If it is a small hospital in rural parts of Kenya, the pay can be as low as Ksh. 10,000
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