donez: Only doctors should head hospitals, just lyk saying politics should only be played by graduates of political science dats a piece of crap!! Anybodi in d medical field should be eligible to head a hospital

ola_pluto: I had this discussion with a Ghanaian friend. Health management is not exclusive to medical doctors. In fact, nowadays, the role of doctors is narrowing down to exclusive surgeries. Every other aspect can be handled by nurses, midwives and others. Serious doctors will want to be better in their field and not dabble into admin.
Lets look at it from the MPH, Master of Public Health degree. That is a more admin related course, and the requirements is for anyone who has done medical sciences. That in itself is a subtle admission that medical administration is not solely for medical doctors.

5sigma: The doctor is the leader of the health team. No matter how long an air hostess has been flying, she cannot become the pilot. The other health workers should go and write JAMB, obtain admission to study medicine and then become suitable candidates. Thing is,no matter how long the wind blows the mountain can never bow.enuf said!

speedyboi: See question. Why not? That's how it is in other countries. Not like a country filled with backward people called Nigerians where Doctors and their overbloated ego are seen ås ontop of the world (funny enough, most of them know nothing). Medicine is just like everyother courses in health & Clinical sciences; they shouldn't have any special rights.
But, Nigerians are full of stereotypes anyways


@Bolded, So is Nursing.

Ochek:

Super wrong! Have you heard about Bachelor in Nursing science (BNSc)?
I bet you don't have a blue on what the curriculum of the medical sciences and other medically related courses look like.
However, you should understand that been a CMD is solely an administrative assignment which makes other health team members qualified. Remember, it is called a health team.

speedyboi: See question. Why not? That's how it is in other countries. Not like a country filled with backward people called Nigerians where Doctors and their overbloated ego are seen ås ontop of the world (funny enough, most of them know nothing). Medicine is just like everyother courses in health & Clinical sciences; they shouldn't have any special rights.
But, Nigerians are full of stereotypes anyways


@Bolded, So is Nursing.

AMDCP Board of Directors

Board members serve a three year term. Terms expire in the year noted in parentheses.
Bruce Robinson, MD, CMD (2014) Chair

Thomas Edmondson, MD, CMD(2014) Vice Chair

Sabine Maria von Preyss-Friedman, MD, CMD(2015) Secretary/Treasurer

Rebecca L. Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD (2013)

M. Rosina Finley, MD, CMD (2013)

Melinda Henderson, MD, CMD (2015)

Robert G. Kaplan, MD, CMD (2014)

Thomas S. Lehner, MD, CMD (2013) Immediate past chair Randolph E. Schumacher, MD, CMD (2015)

Ashuale: . I can pardon you since you are not in the medical profession. That means peadiatrics,psychiatry,internal medicine,pathology,etc can be handled by nurses,midwives and others abi?.

centje: Let's have your views on this crucial issue troubling the nigerian health sector in recent times

ngozievergreen:

my view is dat doctors shd head health institutions. For Hippocrate' s sake, d doctor is the head of d health team both clinically n administratively, it aint bias, its wat it IS.

Ashuale: . I can pardon you since you are not in the medical profession. That means peadiatrics,psychiatry,internal medicine,pathology,etc can be handled by nurses,midwives and others abi?.

ziga:

Which countries People talking what they don't know.

See below and tell me which one of these people are not MDs. And that is from the website of american medical directors.

centje: so you're trying to say that someone with bachelor of science in nursing knows what it takes to manage a diabetic patient or to do appendicectomy?

Doctors are insisting that this administrative office in health institutions is patient oriented. And only doctors can give a holistic approach to bring about that patient oriented care.

eejo: Doctors monopoly is responsible for the fall in the health care system the minister lack knowledge to say all other professional are supportive health is like a football team a striker is not important than the goalkepper until Doctors realise this Nigerians will continue to suffer poor health system

jejet: Hospital administrators
Their responsibilities are numerous and sometimes require the assistance of the medical staff. They act as liaisons between governing boards, medical staff, and department heads and integrate the activities of all departments so they function as a whole. Following policies set by a governing board of trustees, administrators plan, organize, direct, control and coordinate medical and health services. Administrators plan budgets and set rates for health services.
Health Services Administrators should have a master's degree in health services administration.
http://www.princetonreview.com/careers.aspx?cid=203

centje: i agree with you.

Mr president set up a committee to travel to other countries,see how they run their health system and report back with recommendations. But somehow the non-doctors association (JOHESU) rejected the committee.

ziga:

Which countries People talking what they don't know.

See below and tell me which one of these people are not MDs. And that is from the website of american medical directors.

HAH: I don't know why doctors are feeling so important, very soon doctors work is about to be taken by computers, unless you are a surgeon.

A lot of Nigerian doctors have converted to nurses abroad because there are less need for doctors and more need for nurses