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Thugnificent:
I woke up yesterday morning only to receive whatsapp messages and phone calls from family and friends on my contact list that they received a message of me being a criminal and "loan prostitute" on the run with company funds because of few days overdue loan. I thought the Government claimed to have clamped down on this people. My Girl friend that normally calls me every minute hasn't called since yesterday. I'm guessing she has also received the message. I'm Soo embarrassed

Sorry about that but why did you also apply for the loan when you know you can't pay on the due date we can always avoid this embarrassment.

Can anyone help with unilorin masters past questions

micronut:
I will drop a very long personal experience here.


How is Public Health Career in Nigeria?

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One of those career interests for those with biological science backgrounds in Nigeria is Public Health. Because of career block, you see many people trying to see if they can navigate this path. I was once in that shoe and I can relate.

I see questions on this often and I have created a thread on this on Nairaland in the past and I still get feedbacks from them. I have also written about it on my Facebook wall before.

Okay, to start with..

Public Health is a very fine field and has branches, ranging from epidemiology, to core Environmental issues, Community Health to Nutritional concern from diseases of Public Health Importance to Biostatistics of Health issues and a whole lot encompassing.

I see people with Microbiology, Biochemistry, Democracy and Social Statistics, Sociology etc always rooting for this.

Well, from my experience, because I almost stepped in to it, after my first degree. My Undergraduate Seminar topic was on the Role of Epidemiologists in Public Health and this was an eye opening for me. I enjoyed it and decided I wanted to read more.

I also did an elective course in Microbiology that is related to all forms of public health diseases where we talked about their history, carriers, etiology and lots more. We BCH Students like 7 that Elected that course all had A's and beat all MCB Students that own the course. One of us even had 98%. That course engineered it more.

So by my NYSC days I was already consuming Lucas Adetokunbo Textbook on Public Health (That's Nigeria's no 1 Public Health Holy book).

On finishing my final exam, I wrote down two options of Masters, an MBA or an MPH. I wanted a professional masters even though they are terminal degrees. I actually don't see myself doing a PhD except if future warrants it.

So during NYSC, I was opportune to visit public Health Masters Class at Unilorin usually at Amilegbe hospital. And these are what I realized.

- If you are interested in MPH, chances of admission at Schools like OAU, UI is higher than Unilorin. (Talking about people in South West now)

Four factors are considered for admission; Entrance Exam Score, 2.1, working experience in Public Health field and Clinical Courses have a point.

In that class then, you will find mostly Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurse, Physiotherapist etc and Senior Social Workers and they admit 40 students. My chances of getting admitted was slim and I opted for my second option an MBA.

After weighing your admission chances, you should also weigh chances of getting a job with an added MPH degree.

Are there opportunities for Public Health experts in Nigeria? Yes there are opportunities and they are mostly in the war ravaged zones in Nigeria - In the North.

You must be ready to work in states like the North East and you must have specialization like Public Health Nutrition where you do advocacy and planning on Nutritional intervention program for victims of insurgency particularly at the IDP camps.

These are juicy offers for the brave but you are most likely going to need atleast 7yrs working experience and Doctors are usually more needed. This is why you may carry an MPH degree and it will not be useful for you in Nigeria.

Again, MPH Jobs are usually on contract basis. 2yrs, 4yrs renewable and sponsored by International foundations. So, you may not get that Job security like you may think.

And the rest that are fortunate ones, get places in big Hospitals, and agencies like NCDC, FMH as epidemiologists, Community Health Experts, Biostatisticians etc and usually these are mostly Doctors running away from rigour of calls and routines in hospital wards.

So if you study Microbiology and you want to go and do MPH, you should know all these.

But there is a way out, start volunteering with Healthcare related NGOs and foundations, even though they don't pay you, follow them to field works and in time, you will see places to fit and you might even be taken to some of these poor African countries to help.

I actually don't know opportunities open to people who study Public Health overseas especially in places like US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia etc, but in Nigeria, your first Degree and MPH may never get you jobs easily, except you sacrifice time to work without pay and you need connection to get this and you must be willing to compete with Doctors.

So before you jump on MPH in Nigeria, know what is required. Study Adverts Job Requirements. I hope this helps fsomeone who asked me to write about this.

Good Luck

© OmoElublog

Thanks for this post have always wanted to study public health too I graduated from biochemistry with a 2-2 I applied for MPH Unilorin this year but was not offered addmision I intend to reapply though I don't I don't know the school yet.

Wao this is an eye opener thanks for the post
I also intend studying public health but unilorin declined me addmision this year I intend to apply again though I don't know the school to choose. Thanks quote author=micronut post=105903400]I will drop a very long personal experience here.


How is Public Health Career in Nigeria?

_______
One of those career interests for those with biological science backgrounds in Nigeria is Public Health. Because of career block, you see many people trying to see if they can navigate this path. I was once in that shoe and I can relate.

I see questions on this often and I have created a thread on this on Nairaland in the past and I still get feedbacks from them. I have also written about it on my Facebook wall before.

Okay, to start with..

Public Health is a very fine field and has branches, ranging from epidemiology, to core Environmental issues, Community Health to Nutritional concern from diseases of Public Health Importance to Biostatistics of Health issues and a whole lot encompassing.

I see people with Microbiology, Biochemistry, Democracy and Social Statistics, Sociology etc always rooting for this.

Well, from my experience, because I almost stepped in to it, after my first degree. My Undergraduate Seminar topic was on the Role of Epidemiologists in Public Health and this was an eye opening for me. I enjoyed it and decided I wanted to read more.

I also did an elective course in Microbiology that is related to all forms of public health diseases where we talked about their history, carriers, etiology and lots more. We BCH Students like 7 that Elected that course all had A's and beat all MCB Students that own the course. One of us even had 98%. That course engineered it more.

So by my NYSC days I was already consuming Lucas Adetokunbo Textbook on Public Health (That's Nigeria's no 1 Public Health Holy book).

On finishing my final exam, I wrote down two options of Masters, an MBA or an MPH. I wanted a professional masters even though they are terminal degrees. I actually don't see myself doing a PhD except if future warrants it.

So during NYSC, I was opportune to visit public Health Masters Class at Unilorin usually at Amilegbe hospital. And these are what I realized.

- If you are interested in MPH, chances of admission at Schools like OAU, UI is higher than Unilorin. (Talking about people in South West now)

Four factors are considered for admission; Entrance Exam Score, 2.1, working experience in Public Health field and Clinical Courses have a point.

In that class then, you will find mostly Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurse, Physiotherapist etc and Senior Social Workers and they admit 40 students. My chances of getting admitted was slim and I opted for my second option an MBA.

After weighing your admission chances, you should also weigh chances of getting a job with an added MPH degree.

Are there opportunities for Public Health experts in Nigeria? Yes there are opportunities and they are mostly in the war ravaged zones in Nigeria - In the North.

You must be ready to work in states like the North East and you must have specialization like Public Health Nutrition where you do advocacy and planning on Nutritional intervention program for victims of insurgency particularly at the IDP camps.

These are juicy offers for the brave but you are most likely going to need atleast 7yrs working experience and Doctors are usually more needed. This is why you may carry an MPH degree and it will not be useful for you in Nigeria.

Again, MPH Jobs are usually on contract basis. 2yrs, 4yrs renewable and sponsored by International foundations. So, you may not get that Job security like you may think.

And the rest that are fortunate ones, get places in big Hospitals, and agencies like NCDC, FMH as epidemiologists, Community Health Experts, Biostatisticians etc and usually these are mostly Doctors running away from rigour of calls and routines in hospital wards.

So if you study Microbiology and you want to go and do MPH, you should know all these.

But there is a way out, start volunteering with Healthcare related NGOs and foundations, even though they don't pay you, follow them to field works and in time, you will see places to fit and you might even be taken to some of these poor African countries to help.

I actually don't know opportunities open to people who study Public Health overseas especially in places like US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia etc, but in Nigeria, your first Degree and MPH may never get you jobs easily, except you sacrifice time to work without pay and you need connection to get this and you must be willing to compete with Doctors.

So before you jump on MPH in Nigeria, know what is required. Study Adverts Job Requirements. I hope this helps fsomeone who asked me to write about this.

Good Luck

© OmoElublog[/quote]

Good evening please is the msc form on sale presently I want to get the form and which session are they running presently

Please is the entrance examination for unilorin very sure on Saturday and is there anyone in the house who applied?

Good evening here have been following this thread for sometime now please my question is this I graduated with a 2-2 in Biochemistry knowing fully well I can't put in for my msc straight if I have a good result after my pdg does that guarantee my admission for masters straight and how many month is the pgd program. Thanks

Lekiboboe:
Hi Bolyboly,

U are Welcome......

The Minimum Requirement to apply for MASTERS in Canada is a 2.1 (2nd Class Upper).

Since u graduated with a 2.2,
a PGD/PG.Cert in a Biochemistry related program is what you should go for

Thanks so much please what's the duration for the PGD

Thanks to everyone that replied me please is pgd up to a year or 6 months

Hi everyone am new here want to apply for my masters in Canada can I have an idea of schools to apply for preferably if I can get a scholarship I studies Biochemistry in my first degree and graduated with a 2-2
Thanks in anticipation

Please biochemists in the house I need topics for my seminar presentation and any other relating Knowledge. Thanks





Thanks @ richiebillZ2 I will work on those topics