The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences offer elective periods of study to Medical, Nursing, and Dental students in their clinical years for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs. Electives are offered in the following departments:-

• Internal Medicine
• Surgery
• Paediatrics and Child Health
• Orthopaedics and Trauma
• Community Health
• Psychiatry and Mental health
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Emergency Medicine
• Clinical Nursing
• Oral Surgery
• Restorative Dentistry

Students are allowed to do either clerkship or Community Health rotation or a Research project, for a minimum of 2 weeks (10 working days). This depends on the individuals choice