Remii:
you should be out of secondary school by 16 /17 yrs, so graduate by 27 and begin practice by 30

adepiero:
What kind of weed are these NUC guys smoking? 11yrs when you can go abroad and be a doctor under 5yrs!!!

if medicine becomes 11yrs, ho many years will a student in LASU, OAU and co. spend to be a doctors?

chigoizie7:
Upon say we no get plenty doctors for naija the way it is in other developed countries.

These people still want to de reduce the number of doctors.

20-30 yrs from now, we go de import doctors.



Who wan waste 11yrs for skul? House man, NYSC no follow oh, na roughly 14yrs oh,

As Anambra boy, if I shook all my medical skul fees and all text books money and all the cunny cunny money take start business, 11yrs from now, I go de compete with dongote and co.

Rotimisegun:
Lol i taya talkless of lautech slow AF

I just weak man

After spending 11+ years in school then they still have to go for NYSC!!! at what age will they now start practicing?

adepiero:
I just weak man

After spending 11+ years in school then they still have to go for NYSC!!! at what age will they now start practicing?

ajibolabd:
Ade Akanbi, Akure


The National Universities Commission has declared that any student who wants to study medicine will henceforth spend a minimum of 10 years in the university.

The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie made the declaration in a lecture delivered at the maiden matriculation and inauguration of the University of Medical Science, Ondo, Ondo State.

In a lecture titled : Development of Medical Education : Prospects and Challenges‘, Okojie, who was represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Chiedu Mafiana, said the development was imperative in order to enable the students mature psychologically for the profession.

He said the 2015 document for the training of medical students made provision for students to spend the first four years in studying basic sciences in university after which they would proceed to the medical school to spend another seven years.

Stressing the need for adequate funding of medical training and practice, the NUC Executive Secretary admonished the management of the institution to ensure that the money earmarked for the development of the institution was used for the purpose it was meant.

The Visitor of the school and Ondo a State governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, in his speech said the university was expected to leverage on the benefits of the medical complex around the institution to advance efforts in medical research and training.

He expressed optimism that the institution would be a leading internationally-recognised platform for raising crops of professionally-competent individuals in the various disciplines of the health care industry.

“It is our hope and belief that it will provide sound scientific, technological and professional training to address identified health needs and problems, solve them within the context of community and national needs and sustainable development,” Mimiko said.

In his address, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Friday Okonofua, said the that the university would achieve the objectives for which it was established, appealing to all well-meaning Nigerians to render assistance to the varsity by contributing to the ‘Friends of UNIMED Funds’ initiatives which was targeted at raising N1billion for the school .

He lauded the initiative of the Ondo State government for the establishment of the university describing it as the most creative and innovative idea that has taken place in the development of tertiary education in the country.

http://www.punchng.com/medical-students-to-spend-11-years-in-varsity-−-nuc/

chigoizie7:



Lol, na naija we dey,


As for me? A diploma in economics, Bsc in statistics, msc in the streets, hoping to get a PHD in the streets too.


After the 11yrs, it is not even guaranteed that s/he will get a good job, I know of medical doctors that struggle to maintain a nuclear family. And I go come waste 14yrs +.

1 out of 100 graduates get civil employment per annum, I just can't wait to see if I will be that 1.





We have to survive on our own, Govt is a scam.

feedthenation:
Is this for real...at this rate most medical students will gladly do their studies in Ghana.

fairygeh:
That's very good,at least they will work for all the big money the get,even in state civil service, they start with medical Doctors with Gl12 when others they give GL 08 as if we others no go school at all,abegiii

Lecturebidz:
10 years + 2 years strike!!!! Hmmm
What baffles me the most is that Nigeria has more medical schools than most developed countries,instead of the government building more med schools(UniMed Ondo for example) they should rather raise the standard of existing ones to meet up with international standard.

Now I'm certain about sitting for the USMLE soon,I can't remain in this country if this trend continues.

daretodiffer:



Have you done your masters? if no, ,why don't you apply to Belgian universities?

daretodiffer:


WTF?

Okay na!

God be praised.

The kind of people on Nairaland sef

chigoizie7:




Sorry, I might sound rude oh, but with naija economic situation for the past twenty years, I think it was a mistake going for a degree after my diploma, so masters is not in my agenda for the next 50yrs.

If I had added the 4wasted years from d university to my current level in d society today, I know where I would have been.


Well, to answer your question, NO, I am not interested.

NaMe4:


My sister, I taya!

daretodiffer:


Okay sir

What do you do now?

chigoizie7:




I think that is personal

daretodiffer:


WTF?

Okay na!

God be praised.

The kind of people on Nairaland sef

fairygeh:
That's very good,at least they will work for all the big money the get,even in state civil service, they start with medical Doctors with Gl12 when others they give GL 08 as if we others no go school at all,abegiii