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/

The kind of policies our leaders constitute makes me wonder if they have common sense and empathy at all.

A little illustration would suffice:
Lets assume one gets into school to study medicine at 19years, spending 11years (assuming he doesnt incur any failure or victimization from the lecturers that would earn him extra years) would bring him to 30years of age. If he goes for NYSC, he becomes 31 when he is through. If he then gets a job in the government sector immediately, he would be compulsorily retired at age 60 - 6years lesser than his supposed 35years of service and which he would have used to reach the peak of his career. What then is the usefulness of the Medicine he studied if he cant serve humanity to the fullest.

If they want to churn out "psychologically matured" doctors like they claimed, they should have, instead, placed an age benchmark for candidates or, better still, made the study of Medicine and Surgery compulsorily a second degree for candidates while retaining the normal 7years duration. That way, it will be some sort of an M.Sc degree where the admitted students will be psychologically and academically matured with brain cells well adapted and expanded to take on the rigours of earning a medical degree

However, i strongly suspect that this is a ploy to reduce the number of Medicine and surgery aspirants to only those who have an unquenchable desire and determination to study it coz If this law is strictly followed by all universities, candidates will think twice before dedicating 11years of their life to just 1 degree pursuit

I congratulate them

odimbannamdi:
The kind of policies our leaders constitute makes me wonder if they have common sense and empathy at all.

A little illustration would suffice:
Lets assume one gets into school to study medicine at 19years, spending 11years (assuming he doesnt incur any failure or victimization from the lecturers that would earn him extra years) would bring him to 30years of age. If he goes for NYSC, he becomes 31 when he is through. If he then gets a job in the government sector immediately, he would be compulsorily retired at age 60 - 6years lesser than his supposed 35years of service and which he would have used to reach the peak of his career. What then is the usefulness of the Medicine he studied if he cant serve humanity to the fullest.

If they want to churn out "psychologically matured" doctors like they claimed, they should have, instead, placed an age benchmark for candidates or, better still, made the study of Medicine and Surgery compulsorily a second degree for candidates while retaining the normal 7years duration. That way, it will be some sort of an M.Sc degree where the admitted students will be psychologically and academically matured with brain cells well adapted and expanded to take on the rigours of earning a medical degree

[/b]However, i strongly suspect that this is a ploy to reduce the number of Medicine and surgery aspirants to only those who have an unquenchable desire and determination to study it coz If this law is strictly followed by all universities, candidates will think twice before dedicating 11years of their life to just 1 degree pursuit[b]

Real deal!

IF THIS IS TRUE, IT IS THEN A NOT SENSIBLE POLICY

NIGERIANS KILLING FELLOW NIGERIANS ....


THE POOR CANNOT THEN SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO MEDICAL SCHOOL WITHOUT HUGE LONG TERM FINANCES.....EVEN NOW



THE WINNERS WOULD BE FOREIGN COUNTRIES LIKE UKRAINE, ROMANIA, POLAND AND RUSSIA WHOSE SCHOOL FEES ARE ABOUT THE SAME RANGE OR EVEN CHEAPER THAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL FEES


AND MORE FOREX FOR SCHOOL FEES, HOUSERENT, UPKEEP, IMPORTING MEDICAL EDUCATION BECAUSE FELLOW NIGERIANS MADE IT TOO EXPENSIVE AND LONG FOR OTHER NIGERIANS

God help them

More excuses to waste the future of today!

Our Leaders must be smoking some special kind of weed!
http://2cblog.ng/blog/2016/03/leaders-must-smoking-special-brand-weed-marijuana/