The National Universities Commission has described as erroneous and misleading the news making the round that Nigerian medical students will now spend 11 years to obtain their first degree.
The NUC’s Head, Information Department, Mrs. Adebukola Olatunji, said in a statement on Monday that medical students will only spend seven years in school, rather than 11 years which was widely reported in the news.


Olatunji said newsmen misrepresented the NUC’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Julius Okojie, who was quoted to have announced the 11-year training period for medical students while giving the keynote address at the matriculation and inauguration of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, on March 12, 2016.
She said nowhere in the keynote address, entitled, “Development of Medical Education in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges,” was 11 years mentioned or implied.

According to Olatunji, what Okojie explained was that the NUC’s basic minimum academic standard for Medicine and Surgery had been reviewed such that anyone wishing to study Medicine and Surgery and Dentistry will first have to study any of the four-year basic medical science courses, such as Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry and Physiology, before proceeding to the clinical training that would run for three years.

She said, “Although, the so-called ‘11-year Medical Programme’ stories have been credited to the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Julius Okojie’s keynote address, titled, ‘Development of Medical Education in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges’, which was delivered at the Matriculation and Inauguration of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, on Saturday, March 12, 2016, nowhere in that lecture was 11 years mentioned or implied.
“Prof. Okojie, who was represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary l, Prof. Chiedu Mafiana, had explained that the new curriculum provides for a seamless seven-year programme.

“With the new curriculum, a medical student would be expected to graduate in Basic Medical Sciences, with options in Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry and Physiology in the first four years, before proceeding for the clinical training that would run for three years.”

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Just like the present government, NUC is a confused body... How can you say it was erroneously said yet you couldn't debunk the news few hours after it was widely spread...


So radio and TV houses across Nigeria didn't get your messge well?

All these people self!

na wa o.
the inconsistent of the government is gradually trickling down to other small govt agencies

them go talk some thing today
the next day say there opposite

they are consistently inconsistent

LOBATAN!!!

The most important is not number of years spent but the quality of graduates produced.

Better

Before nko, how many years do they spend?

Am watching them in 5D..

7 years to spend in medicine + 4 years of ASUU strike = 11 years

Confusion everywhere!

.

Thank God. My younger sister is almost thru with her studies

Why oh why! My mind was already in support of 11 years .

The chanjeh Is affecting our journalists also

Thank God o. I was terrified.

This is a good development.
After the first degree, students will know by then if they want to proceed to clinical training program.
We know he didn't say that. The lazy press, as usual, drew their conclusions.

Vivly:
Why oh why! My mind was already in support of 11 years .

You're not nice at all.

I hope this is not your real comment

In uj we spend 7yrs without strike so what r they saying

Why is NUC changing it. Would it ensure a better graduating doctors? I think that is no. This is just pure imitation of US styled medical education.

In Nigeria, many people will be frustrated to continue as medical students once they get anatomy etc degree. In America, doctors are celebrated and highly paid but doctors roam on the street looking for job!

Vivly:
Why oh why! My mind was already in support of 11 years .

you're one of the johesu members right?

Vivly:
Why oh why! My mind was already in support of 11 years .

you're one of the johesu members right?

The media did not misrepresent the executive Secretary, they only echoed what he said. In a normal setting, the so called executive Secretary ought to have resigned for the confusion he has caused.

pendusky:
Just like the present government, NUC is a confused body... How can you say it was erroneously said yet you couldn't debunk the news few hours after it was widely spread...


So radio and TV houses across Nigeria didn't get your messge well?

Can you show where it was said in the address? What was said was that those from jamb level will spend a total of seven yrs: 4yrs bsc and 3yrs clinical. And if you have gotten bsc in anat, physio or mbc, then you can be admitted for a 3-yr clinicals.

Mayflowa:
Why is NUC changing it. Would it ensure a better graduating doctors? I think that is no. This is just pure imitation of US styled medical education.

In Nigeria, many people will be frustrated to continue as medical students once they get anatomy etc degree. In America, doctors are celebrated and highly paid but doctors roam on the street looking for job!

I have actually not seen a medical graduate jobless .....its the only course that can boast of that....

Vivly:
Why oh why! My mind was already in support of 11 years .

Lol. What did they do to you?

thesicilian:

Lol. What did they do to you?

Well, I feel the 11 years in school would act as a check to the multitude of Jamb aspirants seeking medicine. Only people who really have passion for hippocrates or whatever it is the field pledges to do would be willing to go through the 11 years. Also, chances of me seeing half baked docs would be reduced if not totally eliminated. lol.

This proposed 7 year program is not sensible, means students will have only three years to learn pathology (morbid anatomy, chemical pathology, haematology, microbiology), pharmacology, core clinical medicine (internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics), other clinical areas(radiology, anaesthesia, radiotherapy), medical statistics and community medicine

All these jeko jeko commissions no go let man hear word ooo. Just dey give yeye instruction while their children are overseas studying for few years.

Nawa ooo. Person go die 4 skul