Egobi Ofuogu
29 August 2008
Abuja — Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCAN) has warned that it will soon impose severe sanctions on Medical Colleges in Nigerian universities, over gross violations of admission quota rules and non-adherence to objectives of quality medical education.
The Council also frowned at daily exodus of Nigerian elites to other countries in search of medical attention, instead of investing such funds in the country's health facilities.
Registrar of the Council, Dr Abdulmumini Ibrahim, said these at the Stakeholders Workshop on Medical Education held in Abuja.
Ibrahim accused the Colleges of over-admission, adding that it was wrong for a school to admit more candidates than its facilities could cope with, resulting in large number of poor quality medical doctors.
He said currently, most medical schools have admitted into their classes, students above the approved quota, and threatened that the Council would withdraw accreditation of such Colleges, to serve as deterrent to others.
Ibrahim also said the Council may also be forced to place embargo on creation of new faculties of medicine in Nigerian universities, if that could check the problem of over admission and poor quality doctors.
"In most medical schools, there is no class with the approved quota. It is not uncommon to have classes with between 200 and 400 students receiving lectures and in most cases, practical classes are not conducted.
"The lucky students benefit from alternative to practical, which definitely does not substitute for the actual practical. Our medical schools are in shamble and leave a lot to be desired. Our medical graduates are not only poor in knowledge, but also lack courage. They are of low morale and frequently display unethical behaviours," he said.
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