The National Universities
Commission (NUC) has
announced that students
studying Medicine and Surgery
in Nigerian universities will
spend 11 years before getting an MBBS degree. The Executive
Secretary of the Commission,
Prof. Julius Okojie made the
declaration in a lecture
delivered at the maiden
inauguration of the University of Medical Science, Ondo State. In a lecture titled
‘Development of Medical
Education: Prospects and
Challenges‘, Okojie, who was
represented by the Deputy
Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Chiedu
Mafiana, said increasing the
study time was essential to
ensure medical students are
well prepared for the
psychological demands of the game. He said medical students will
spend the first four years in
studying basic sciences in
university after which they
would proceed to the medical
school to spend another seven years. Mafiana, who stressed
the need for adequate funding
of medical training and
practice, admonished the
management of the
institution to ensure that the money earmarked for the
development of the institution
was used for the purpose it
was meant. Cc lalasticlala