How Many Years for Nigeria Medical Students to Study?
Medical students are currently studying for seven years.
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Nigeria:
Proposed 11 Years for Medical Students
Guardian, 3 April 2016
The proposal by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to make prospective medical students spend 11 years in medical school raises fundamental questions about the problem of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Doctors Call for Caution Over Alleged 11-Year Medical Degree Proposal
Guardian, 18 March 2016
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has refuted reports making the rounds that medical students in Nigerian universities would henceforth study for 11 years before obtaining… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Doctors Everywhere but No Hospitals for Them
Daily Trust, 13 March 2016
Samson Ajayi, a medical graduate of the University of Ilorin, has been going from one teaching hospital to another for some months, looking for a place to do his one-year mandatory… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Postgraduate Medical Education in Nigeria - Past, Present and Future
Guardian, 8 December 2015
I am extremely delighted to be invited by the Sponsors of the Frontiers on Medical Education (FME) to deliver this maiden lecture in honour of our revered icon, Professor Linus… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Medical Education - Class Size, Failed Accreditation Responsible for Increased Studies Abroad
This Day, 27 October 2015
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has said the number of students training in medical colleges outside the country has been increasing due to restricted class quotas and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Council Explains Nigerians' Increased Quest for Medical Education Abroad
This Day, 26 October 2015
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria says number of students training in medical colleges outside the country has been increasing due to restricted class quotas and failure of… Read more »