Dr. Patrick Kerchan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine & Surgery (MBChB) and in pursuit of a Master of Science in Public Health programme at University of Suffolk – UK (UNICAF). He is a Medical Officer licensed by the Uganda Medical & Dental Practitioners Council with nine years’ (Feb 2001 to Mar 2010) experience in clinical & surgical practice in a busy 200-bed general hospital of which eight years were at the managerial level that-involved the day-to-day running of hospital activities, overseeing the execution of donor-funded projects and Ministry of Health programs at the Health Sub District level. Dr. Kerchan served as the Head of Programs / Director at Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) from April 2010 to September 2020, where he coordinated the implementation of all health program/project activities. He is currently, the Health Systems Strengthening & Membership Manager, a position he has held from October 2020 to date in which he supports over 300 UPMB Health Facilities on the Six Building Blocks of Health System for quality health services delivery in respective communities.

Dr. Kerchan is a member of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Public-Private Partnership in the Health Technical Working Group and also a member of the Steering Committee on Government/Donor aided projects such as the Strategic Purchasing of Health Services in Uganda (SPHU) project. Dr. Kerchan actively participates in mentoring of Hospital Boards & Health Unit Management Committees in the UPMB network, he has also served on Private and Public Institution Boards like Joint Medical Store, UPMB and the National Medical Stores.