Pauline Byakika

Professor of Medicine
Pauline Byakika
Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University
Assumed office
25 October 2024
ChancellorCharles Mark Lwanga Olweny
Preceded byCelestino Obua
Personal details
Born
Pauline Byakika

1973 (age 5152)
Kampala, Uganda
EducationMakerere University
(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
(MSc in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
(MMed in Internal Medicine)
Trinity College Dublin
(Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation
Known forAcademics and research

Pauline Byakika–Kibwika (née Pauline Byakika) is a Ugandan specialist physician, internist, epidemiologist, academic and researcher. She was appointed and announced as the vice chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology in August 2024 after emerging the best out of the 5 candidates shortlisted for the job. She previously served as a professor of medicine at Makerere University College of Health Sciences. From 2017 until 2019, she served as the vice president of the Uganda Medical Association, a professional industry association that champions medical doctors' interests in Uganda.