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[quote author=BornSad post=37142751]Normally, you should be able to do so. i know people who did. But considering the new reform within the NYSC board, I suggest you seek more information from your nearest study center.[/quote

Was this new reform "Stated" for all schools or just NOUN alone?

Following several stakeholders meetings in the last two years and as a prelude to the formal release of the New Minimum Academic benchmark (2015), the National universities Commission has approved relevant adjustments relating to Medical/ Dental schools.
Jude Chiedu of Medicalworldnigeria.com reports that a major change to essential components of the new curriculum expected to be in use from the 2016/2017 academic session is the approval of three alternative models viz;
i. A seven year MBBS/BDS programme that encompass a mandatory seamless four-year acquisition of the B.Sc. (Basic Medical Science) with interest in either Anatomy/Physiology/Biochemistry. At the end of seven years, students would have acquired the Bachelor of Basic Medical Science, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees. In case of the dental programmes, the students would have acquired a degree in Basic Dental Science and Bachelor of Dental Surgery.
ii. In order to allow for career change for interested non-medical health professionals, the Commission has also approved a four year programme leading to MBBS/BDS for interested and qualified graduates of Nursing, Pharmacology, Physiotherapy, Image Science, Paramedics, Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. It must be noted for such to be considered for admission they must have at the WAEC/NECO levels minimum credit scores in Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at one sitting, prior to the admissions for their first degrees. They must also have a good CGPA.
iii. Admission into universities based on the current six year programme would be allowed to continue as suitable alternative based on the discretion of the University.
It should be noted and emphasized that all the above degrees have the Bachelor appellation as they remain undergraduate programmes.
For Specific periods of posting to the department of Family Medicine. The obvious implication here is that, the Universities should create the Department of Family Medicine following their due process.
The department of pharmacology would be redsignated to the department of pharmacology and therapeutics and is now expected to provide relevant basic clinical teaching and conduct relevant professional examination in Pharmacology. They will also be expected to provide relevant clinical teaching in Therapeutics.
According to the NUC, proprietors of medical and dental schools in Nigeria (both current and prospective) are requested to note the following implementing steps including relevant adjustments relating to accreditation of Medical /dental schools
From 1st September 2015, both current and prospective proprietors of Medical and Dental Schools should:
a. Write a letter to the Executive Secretary stating their intent and provide relevant information as available.
b. On receipt, (if NUC has no obvious reasons to disqualify the application), they would be sent a copy of the BMAS for MBBS/BDS and advised firmly to ensure that they are strictly complied with.
c. The setting up of medical schools is not an emergency exercise. To this end, prospective proprietors must own and have in place (prior to a request for a Resource Verification), a fully functional and well run tertiary type hospital.
In the circumstance of the above not being in place, consideration for an affiliation with a tertiary government owned institution may be given only when the said university owns a medical institution fully functional with a minimum of 150 beds and a rural health medical unit. (See Appendix 4 of the BMAS).
d. APre-clinical Accreditation would be expected to take place within two years of a positive Resource Verification.
Students can only sit for the second MBBS professional examination (Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry) when they have a successful preclinical accreditation. The preclinical accreditation would, amongst others, concentrate largely on the Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pathology and Pharmacology and to a lesser extent, Community Health. All evaluated departments must have the minimum requirements in terms of academic staff, non academic staff and laboratory facilities. (See Appendix 3 of the BMAS)
e. The Commission has now approved a Clinical Accreditation expected to take place within twelve months of a successful preclinical accreditation. Subsequent to that, a reaccreditation exercise will take place every five years.
2. With respect to established medical schools, (and irrespective of their accreditation status), it should be noted that only institutions that (by the deadline of March 20th, 2016) have requested and obtained formal approval from the National Universities Commission for a re-evaluation based on the following considerations would be allowed to admit students into the MBBS/BDS programmes from the 2016/2017 academic year:
a. All Medical and Dental schools must have an approved, and appropriately utilized, Clinical Skills/Simulation centre.
b. Ensure strict adherence to the proper use of the course system for all approved programmes in Nigerian Universities. The implication of the above is that a particular programme (subject) is taught not only broken into cluster units of 1-4 but also have the components of university supervised examinations. For clarity, current end of posting examinations (practiced by some medical/dental schools) that neither have units allocated nor follow the standards of a University examination, do not conform to the Minimum Academic Standards as established by the National Universities Commission.
c. Universities are strongly urged to immediately review their current methods of teaching medical and dental students to include more tutorials, self study group teaching, use of IT in the delivery of courses and simulation/competency based evaluations that must be signed by a lecturer not below the status of a senior lecturer. It must be noted that the confirmation of a successful simulation/competency based evaluation should be a mandatory requirement before the students are eligible to sit for the various professional/sessional examinations
All Universities were advised to set in motion the machinery to achieve all of the above.
Jude Chiedu,
Reporting for Medicalworld Nigeria

Liverpoolfc:
My fellow physiologist it seems to me dt there is hidden treasure in physiology. Do you knw dt the no if mbbs graduates doing msc physiology is more than physiology graduates? They hv left residency. Eg in my class, they are upto 10 far more than physiologist.

Exactly my point.....
The problem comes from our professors and makers of the curriculum... I strongly think d curriculum needs to be reviewed.....

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[3]
Biomedical scientists typically study in
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Thank you so much, but this is old news. The problem is that the Nigerian government do not have the best equipments or research perspective to accommodate all the myriad of graduates produced from this FIELD..... They have to pay more attention to research and bring up a strategy to save the situation....

LOTS OF GRADUATES AND INTELLECTUAL MINDS..... But can we all be absorbed into the university as lecturers
What happens to the others who are not inclined to teaching?

abayomi93:
have you ever considered,U.I. (UNIBADAN) ?

That's great... u there?
Although I'm thinking of ABU, since I heard they r very fair with their admission..

jeebz:
Masters is a requirement to become an Assistant Lecturer with evidence of registration in a PhD programme. QED

Thank u so much..but do you mean 2.2 @ Nysc + Masters and evidence of registration for PhD is eligible?

phynotic:
with university 2.2 u can get a lecturing job in a poly of college of education as a graduate assistant and without ur msc, u won't leave the GA

Buh in university, u can't get a GA job with 2.2 unless u are doing ur msc and det are sure you will/have a Phd grade

a 3rd class holder who did PGD (score above 60), msc (phd grade) can lecture in university

the issue of 3.0 is not visible, I had 2.82 and did my masters at oau
I have someone who had 2.5 and did masters at University of Ibadan

Great news, I have a friend who got a 2.89 last year and is hoping to apply for MSC this year after service against next year in ABU since they clearly state that they accept 2.2 with a cgpa of 2.5 and above.

emmydollars4life:
Bros I don't think any school accept 2.5 or 2.6 for masters.

ABU does.

jayriginal:
It is true.

To make your way into academic, you need to possess a 2:1 (minimum requirement for a Graduate Assistant). You will be required to obtain a Masters degree withing four years of appointment.

If you do not have a 2:1, you will need a 2:2, a masters degree and a PhD. With that, you can be employed as Lecturer 2.

Please are u sure?
is it not possible to get a lecturing job with a 2.2 @ Bsc and A distinction in MSc?

kennygee18:
Wtz wit Uniben nau? Pls does any1 av any info that can help ease this tension within me?

I finished from Uniben last year, I don't think they've uploaded...

Nony1:
[quote author=Ovipoet post=41943723

Am yet to hear anything about statement of result.has Senate approved the list?

I've collected mine...
Thanks...

Nony1:
We have similar choice, !

Great to know.... Where r u @? and have u heard anything about Uniben statement of result

Nony1:
That's great, I also just graduated from uniben, department of biochemistry, what are your states of choice?

Enugu,
Lagos
and
Akwaibom

Nony1:
Greetings great people of golden city,
Long time! Please what's the latest development about NySC? Is Sor required for registration?
My states of choice remains Lagos, enugu and ph.
Any unibenite here?

Yea, I'm from Uniben too....
just graduated.....

Pls can someone give me a list of states that pay, apart from Enugu... Akwa ibom Lagos and Niger..... Thanks.. .

spixytinxy:
ehn ehn tank u, bt is d light in Ibadan stable, confuse sef don't no if I shld pick oyo or osun

r u sure Oyo pays

girlvyn:
Am frm uniben also and u chose exactly the state I wanted with same arrangement. welcome

Thank you..
good to know..

Donvitalis:
I've been stalking for a while...guess it's high time i came into the open..

• University of Benin 15'
• Department of History
• Lagos, Enugu and Abuja

I rep A16'

great...
am from Uniben too
Physiology
graduated last year.

Hi, Good morning all I am Ovi Odiete.. graduated from Uniben Reside in Delta... I'm from Delta too... my preferred States are....
Enugu
Akwa ibom
and.
Lagos....
What do u think Please??.

swillonch:
Thanks a lot! Just got a vital info from aa reliable source dt "he used his ID card during his screening processs...

Exactly.. what I wanted to tell u.....
u can use ur nysc I'd card... pending when u r done... as long as u submit d discharge certificate before u graduate....
I was worried like u before....
until I got this info....
I'm applying this year... and will b done with service February next year.... cos I'll b starting service March this year
congrats.

Hello House... I am new here ..

Onyiridike:
Don't waste your money. NYSC certificate is one of the basic requirments during confirmation of credentials.

One of my brothers was lucky to secure admission without NYSC certificate and he was withdrawn after paying huge amount of money for forms and school fees.

I advise you to wait until August/September before you buy the form so that you may have completed NYSC before admission and registration.

Hope I have helped?

OK now I get it...
I will apply august when d form is out...by then I'll still b serving... and when d admission will b out... Ill b rounding of nysc... by then my discharge certificate will b ready.....
What do u think?
I guess d certificate is needed during clearance after admission right?

Onyiridike:
Don't waste your money. NYSC certificate is one of the basic requirments during confirmation of credentials.

One of my brothers was lucky to secure admission without NYSC certificate and he was withdrawn after paying huge amount of money for forms and school fees.

I advise you to wait until August/September before you buy the form so that you may have completed NYSC before admission and registration.

Hope I have helped?

Thanks tho... but I heard I can apply this year September... that d nysc discharge certificate is needed when you have been given admission and when you want to clear, and by that time I will b done with service.... February next year...

heybeemoney:
NO

Thanks....
I want to apply for ABU masters this year when the form is out.... But I will b starting nysc this March to end February next year... So i was thinking that when d admission comes out late this year.... and maybe registration comes up early next year.... I was thinking that the discharge certificate will be needed....
Thanks, but enlighten me more....
Because a lot of people are saying that the nysc discharge certificate is not a criteria even when registering after getting admitted....
If this is True, then I will like to apply this year, pending when I will finish nysc February next year.....
?

Please is the Nysc Discharge certificate a requirement for the registration for Postgraduate in ABU?