National mandate
Supporting equitable access to quality specialist care across Zambia.
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Zambia's competence-based specialist training college
Advancing specialist care.Growing professional excellence.
ZACOMS supports medical doctors through nationally coordinated specialist training, assessment, certification, and continuous professional development.
National training network Competence-based pathways One candidate portal
Your pathway through ZACOMS
Training built around professional competence
Structured programmes combine supervised clinical service, workplace-based assessment, formal teaching, and progressive certification.
Specialist Training Programmes
Work-based, competence-focused training for medical doctors across approved specialist disciplines.
View pathwaysPostgraduate Diplomas
Focused postgraduate pathways that address priority clinical and health-service needs.
View pathwaysShort Courses & CPD
Flexible professional development for specialists, trainees, trainers, and other health professionals.
View pathwaysOne connected college
Everything you need, in one place
The new platform brings application, registration, learning, assessment, results, and training records into a single journey.
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Apply to ZACOMS
Start a specialist training application or return later to track its status.
Application portal 02Candidate registration
Complete annual registration, document checks, and examination clearance.
Registration portal 03Learning platform
Access courses, presentations, assessments, results, and your clinical logbook.
Enter the LMSAbout the college
A national response to Zambia's specialist workforce needs.
Established through collaboration involving the Ministry of Health, Zambia Medical Association, and Health Professions Council of Zambia, ZACOMS advances professional specialist training beyond the traditional university-based model.
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