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Victory at Last for Pharmacy, now NMA can take a chill

PSN OFFICIALLY RECEIVES pharm.D APPROVAL LETTER

In what has been adjudged a milestone achievement for the Pharmaceutical
Society of Nigeria ( PSN) the Ahmed Yakasai led PSN has successfully
received the official approval letter for Pharm .D , from the National
Universities Commission ( NUC) .
The epoch making event, which took place at the office of the new NUC
Executive Secretary Prof . Abubakar Rasheed on Wednesday 14th September
2016, was witnessed by the PSN president and his entourage in Abuja .
Shortly after the official document was presented to him , he appreciated God
and all who had worked tirelessly to make it a possibility . “We thank God for
His blessings as I collected the official letter of Pharm . D approval from NUC
today .May God help all those who contributed in making this milestone
possible. Congratulations to all Pharmacists and friends of the profession ”.
Meanwhile , accolades have continued to pour in from pharmacists across the
country on the achievement. Some of their comments below :
Professor Chinedum Peace Babalola : “All the glory to God for this victory . I
pray that we will use this opportunity God has given us to take our
profession to an enviable position . May we receive God’ s favour as educators
to implement it well. As men of honour let us join hands”.
Ibrahim Mohammed: “Pharmacists have spoken . A wise decision to have a
good head. Congratulations my president ”.
Michael Tomori : ” Very hard working PSN President different from the rest
because of the ABU genes. My Presido check your in box for my request sir-
not personal one but professional ”.
George Deprince Ukoima: ” Congratulations , Pharmacy. Weldone, Mr.
President. God bless everyone that contributed to this Success ”.

http://www.pharmanewsonline.com/psn-officially-receives-pharm-d-approval-letter/

There's going to be war.

Will NMA allow them to be called doctors?

This is a great achievement to the pharmacy professionals. What couldn't be done when we had a former doctorate cluless president.

that's good news.

So theirs is now B.phd ? Or what?

These change people are really changing things from bad to worse. There are so many important issues to work on and this is what you put your focus on. SMH

Well deserved

It's a welcome development

Hf

welcome development

Soon MLS

5 yrs in school versus a doctors 7 to 8 yrs I don't know about them ,but it is always going to be clear that The doctors earned that title. let us see if any good stuff comes out of it.

Which kind news be this naw? It doesn't even explain anything. No preamble to the news.

techinfong:
They will now be called doc or what does that mean?

you need prayer oh, don't you know the meaning of doctorate degree?

Our doctors no go happy for this development!

naptu2:
There's going to be war.

Will NMA allow them to be called doctors?

is NMA the body which determine the standard and quality of education to be attained by an individual before he is licensed as a pharmacist? NMA gat no problem with pharmacist. The sky is too wide for all to practice within their areas of competence. Pharm D doesn't make the pharmacist medical doctors.

Niyeal:
Hf

= hafnium, an element in the periodic table

optometrists have always been called doctors as well. NMA doesn't give sh1it about pharm d and titles

They only want a distinction between a Medical Doctor and a Pharm D graduate because majority of Nigerians are gullible and will see someone bearing Dr, and assume falsely they are licensed to diagnose and treat diseases.

Wow! This is good news. now doctors can hug transformer due to jealousy. very arrogant set of people that wants to be the only health care delivery in the country. they don't like any other field of medical practice... I don't know why?

So, this automatically equates them to the REAL Dr. No No...ko Jo....we the masses knows who is who at the hospital

Silumi:
5 yrs in school versus a doctors 7 to 8 yrs I don't know about them ,but it is always going to be clear that The doctors earned that title. let us see if any good stuff comes out of it.

Do u think dey(pharmacists) won't spend 7 years in total Warr about housemanship

micskales:
you need prayer oh, don't you know the meaning of doctorate degree?

She is right. There's been a cold war between medical doctors and pharmacists in Nigeria over this issue. The pharmacists want their members that have doctorate degrees to be called doctors, while the medical doctors do not want them to be called doctors because it would confuse the patients.

I know,what i was saying is not what you are thinking man. Me i thought they were given them doctorate before na

micskales:
you need prayer oh, don't you know the meaning of doctorate degree?

88natzy:
Soon MLS

thank you my brother. . D.Mls loading. .. e go happen soon

Wow!

88natzy:
Soon MLS

In 20yrs time. Judging by the way Nigeria is now.

Everyone in the health sector competes with and bitches the medical doctor, yet tries to stick their nose up.
To me the euphoria greeting this 'milestone' is a pointer to lack of professional pride, the desire to be seen as equals to the medical doctor, and the desire to get over the fence, what you couldn't get through the gates.
Nigerians and our craze for titles, or what's it with wanting to take up the title of "doctor" when there should be more pride in the title "Pharm " if truly you love your profession. Even the nurses and other paramedics are being adressed as 'doctors' when patients see them in white (coat), so I don't get the fuss.
For some time now I've been looking for how to do without the Dr prefix and title, yet that doesn't change the fact about who I am or reduce my professional skills.
Congrats to the pharmacists though, MedLab would pick up their own battle now.

The introduction by the op is bad, what does our PharmD has to do with NMA? I understand the politics but I will advise we stop the dick measuring already.

Congrats to the Pharm in the house, as men of honour.....

hUmaneOne:
optometrists have always been callers doctors as well. NMA doesn't give sh1it about pharm d and titles

They only want a distinction between a Medical Doctor and a Pharm D graduate because majority of Nigerians are gullible and will see someone bearing Dr, and assume falsely they are licensed to diagnose and treat diseases.

But can't a pharmacist diagnosed and treat diseases too? You may have a better knowledge of diagnosing some diseases than the pharmacists but he gat a more superior knowledge of pharmacology and therapeutics than you. That's why you work together as a team. No single sets of professionals can work successfully alone in the care of their patients except the Nigerian kind of physicians who knows it all. That's the reason why our hospitals are "mere consulting clinics"

DABMarkNig2019:
is NMA the body which determine the standard of education?

There's been a cold war between medical doctors and pharmacists in Nigeria over this issue. The pharmacists want their members that have doctorate degrees to be called doctors, while the medical doctors do not want them to be called doctors because it would confuse the patients.