Regional FCS Plastic Surgery qualification and accredited-site network
College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa
COSECSA publishes the five-year Plastic Surgery pathway, FCS Plas (ECSA) qualification, regional application route and current accredited host list. Site inclusion establishes training accreditation, not a funded vacancy, automatic acceptance, national registration or work authorization.
Official published scopeFourteen current accredited Plastic Surgery training sites reconfirmed in the 2026 exchange programme; thirteen indexed under this organization and ALERT separately source-mapped
AIC Kijabe, including AIC-CURE International Children’s Hospital Kijabe, Kenya
Duration
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services in Uganda (CoRSU) Kisubi, Uganda
Duration
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Duration
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka (UTH) Lusaka, Zambia
Duration
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) Blantyre, Malawi
Duration
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) Kigali, Rwanda
Duration
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Duration
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation
3-year FCS specialty phase after the 2-year MCS phase; five years total in the COSECSA Plastic Surgery pathway
Deadline
The COSECSA FCS information page states that 2026 intake applications are open; a Plastic Surgery closing date is not publicly listed
Status
Listed as a current COSECSA-accredited Plastic Surgery training site in the 2026 exchange programme; individual FCS post availability requires host confirmation