ABout ValueMedic Nigeria:

We are Nigeria’s 1st all-medical education consultant, with networks of institutions worldwide. we give opportunities to interested individuals who desire quality medical education at affordable fees. We have network of universities in USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, The Caribbean and South Africa. Our goal is to make highly-skilled and well-motivated health workers sufficient in Nigeria and Africa.

We are committed to assisting new students and professionals in the medical profession find career path and grow successfully in it by helping them gain access to medical education through training, professional development and admission into top medical schools across the world.

GOAL: [/b]To make highly-skilled and well-motivated health workers sufficient in Africa.

[b]MISSION : To make healthcare opportunities accessible to everyone in Africa, where new students and working professionals can gain access to qualitative medical education and opportunities in Africa and overseas.


What Valuemedic Nigeria does:

1. Medical School Admission Abroad.

2. Medical And Health-Related Conferences And USA.

3. Medical Jobs Database.

4. Mentoring & Advisory services.

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http://www.valuemedic.com.ng/2017/07/19/one-48-applicants-gets-admission-study-medicine/

Only one in 48 applicants will get admission to study medicine in Nigerian universities in this year’s academic session due to limited vacancies, Daily Trust investigations have shown.

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) data shows that 156,213 students sat for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) to read medicine whereas there are only 3,205 vacancies in 44 universities across the country.

There are 37 medical and nine dental colleges in the country, according to information on the official website of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).

Six medical and two dental colleges have partial accreditation, the MDCN website said.

The colleges are to produce 2,550 medical and 175 dental doctors annually, according to the council’s website.

MDCN is a federal body that regulates training in Medicine, Dentistry and Alternative Medicine as well as the regulation and control of Laboratory Medicine in Nigeria.

Fewer vacancies, mass applicants

JAMB data shows that 31 accredited medical colleges in the southern part of the country received 95,869 applications but they have a combined approved slots of 2,260 received

There are 12 accredited medical colleges in the north with 945 approved slots, but they received 57, 024 applications this year.

In the Federal Capital Territory, 3,227 applied to the University of Abuja and 93 to the Nigeria Turkish Nile University, Abuja.

Five accredited colleges in the North-central (Makurdi, Ilorin, Jos, Keffi, and Ayingba) have 400 approved total slots but 21,992 candidates applied.

In the North-east, three accredited medical colleges in Maiduguri, Bauchi, and Gombe have 265 approved slots even though 9,970 students have applied this year.

The North-west’s four accredited colleges in Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, and Zaria with approved vacancies of 330 received 25,062 applications.

The South-east has nine accredited universities: Abia (2), Anambra (2), Enugu (2), Imo (2) and Ebonyi, with 590 approved slots, but got applications from 25,103.

In South-west, 34,938 students applied for 910 vacancies in the 12 universities with accreditation to train medical doctors.

The nine accredited medical colleges in the South-south received 35,828 applications that will vie for 760 slots.



Shortage of doctors

Nigeria falls below the “critical threshold” of 23 doctors, nurses and midwives per 10,000 population, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the density of doctors, nurses, and midwives in the 49 priority countries.

Attempts to speak to the officials of the MDCN on record for this story were not successful. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) couldn’t provide the number of registered doctors in the country.

But an official of the NMA who preferred not be named said there are currently 35, 000 doctors in Nigeria.

While the WHO stipulates 1:20 doctor-patient ratio, Nigeria has 1:5,200 based on its current unofficial population figure of 182 million.

But a medical doctor in the Federal Ministry of Health who spoke to this reporter on condition of anonymity because he’s not allowed to speak said Nigeria’s major problem is brain drain.

“The number of doctors graduated by medical schools is enough to take care of the population if not for internal and external brain drain,” he said. Other problems that bedevil the health sector, he said include “the dearth of facilities in medical schools, poor remuneration, shortage of tertiary institutions for housemanship and patients’ overloads.”

He said because of higher salaries, trained doctors abandoned local hospitals to take jobs with international non-governmental organizations working in the country.

Hundreds of other doctors troop abroad for better pay and conditions of service.

“It will take young doctors between one to three years after graduation searching for teaching hospitals for their housemanship.

“Another challenge is the concentration of doctors in urban areas. This is a huge problem because the majority of the population live in rural areas,” the doctor said.

What should be done

To address these challenges, the federal government should adopt the triple strategy of training, absorption and financing, Dr Obinna Ebirim, a consultant on Nigerian projects of Johns Hopkins International Vaccine Access Centre (JHU IVAC), told Daily Trust.

He said the federal government must fulfil its commitment of allocating 15 percent of its annual budget to health in line with the Abuja Declaration.

He said the absorption capacity of the existing medical colleges should be expanded by providing adequate infrastructure and manpower to enable them to train more doctors.

“Apart from that, the number of health tertiary institutions should be expanded, equipped and properly funded, so that the young doctors will be given placements to do their housemanship,” he said.

Dr Ebirim said aside from that, the health sector should adequately be financed to provide the good atmosphere for the doctors to work.

“Most of these young doctors travel abroad for greener pastures. That can only stop if there is an improvement in the remuneration packages and condition of service of doctors,” the public health advocate said.

“More interventions need to be implemented to train more, absorb more, and retain more doctors in Nigeria. We can learn from the health system in Cuba,” he said.

He said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s focus on PHC revitalization, increased immunization coverage, tertiary health institution reform, automatic placement of graduate physicians, accountability and good governance in the health sector gives hope of a better for medicine in Nigeria.

“More money for health means we can pay doctors salaries commensurate with what their peers earn in those countries they run to, increase both the number and functionality of our health facilities such that practice of medicine is sweet and service delivery will improve, and cover more of our citizens with health insurance so that there is no financial demand on doctors by patients who can’t afford their bills,” he said.

Dr Ebirim, however, said beyond increased funding is the need to curb inefficiencies and corruption in the health sector. “In the past, there have been reports were doctors exit the medical residency in teaching hospitals and their names are still in the payroll system. There are also cases of how donor funding was misappropriated or stolen with the current administration made to pay. These have to stop,” he said.

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David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), located in Georgia (Europe) is included into the WHO AVICENNA Directory for medicine; it is a member of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE) and Organization for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System (ORPHEUS). DTMU is also accredited and accepted by the Nigerian Ministry of Education; therefore, graduates of DTMU can work as doctors in Nigeria upon graduation.
Over 200 graduates of DTMU have successfully passed the qualifying exams and have already completed or are currently enrolled in residency or other proficiency courses, working as physicians in prominent USA and European Universities and Clinics.

The absolute majority of the graduates have been employed in the professional field, while many more successfully passed the international exams (USMLE, PLAB, and MCI) and are currently developing their skills at clinics and research centers of the USA, Germany, Britain, Sweden and other countries. A number of the graduates have returned to the School as efficient teachers. Some have earned their PhD degree.
The learning process is conducted in English languages using the textbooks compatible with the international programs and recommended in the USA. The medical library received from the USA by the Georgian Foundation for Physician Specialization, the video and audio aids of the Association of American Physicians, computer based learning methods (computer classes, Internet) and visual aids are utilized throughout the educational process.

Why Join David Tvildiani Medical University?

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4. All successful graduates of our school are guaranteed to pass the MCI and other international exams.
5. You will acquire all-embracing and sound knowledge to seek for successful career in Medical Field.
6. DTMU offers you a real opportunity to stand on the highway leading to the International Medical License.
7. DTMU is a member of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE) and Organization for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System (ORPHEUS).
8. DTMU is accredited and accepted by the Nigerian Ministry of Education; therefore, graduates of DTMU can work as doctors in Nigeria upon graduation.

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We are looking for passionate individuals to occupy the following positions in our organisation.

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ValueMedic Nigeria is Nigeria’s 1st all-medical education consultant, with networks of institutions worldwide. We have partner universities in USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, The Caribbean and South Africa. We are committed to assisting new students and professionals in the medical profession find career path and grow successfully in it by helping them gain access to medical education through training, professional development and admission into top medical schools across the world.

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A lot of people have had this misconception about these two qualifications, MBBS and MD. People do mix the two up and some people also consider them as one. Today, ValueMedic Nigeria will shed light on what the similarities and differences are.

Though both are medical qualifications one needs to acquire to be able to to be considered as a doctor, however, they are different.

MBBS is an acronym for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, an undergraduate degree. After completing this degree, an individual is qualified to practice as a doctor or physician. It takes a period of a minimum of 5 years to complete a MBBS program.

MD on the other hand is an acronym for Doctor of Medicine. It is a Masters of Postgraduate qualification. It means that an individual needs to first complete an undergraduate program (MBBS) in order to proceed to the MD program. It could be completed between 2-3 years depending on the country. The MD program is considered as a specialized degree.

One needs a MBBS degree to practice as a doctor, however, you do not need a MD degree to practice as a doctor or recognized as a physician.

Source: http://www.valuemedic.com.ng/2017/05/27/difference-mbbs-md/

ValueMedic Nigeria is Nigeria’s 1st all-medical education consultant, with networks of institutions worldwide. We have partner universities in USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, The Caribbean and South Africa. We are committed to assisting new students and professionals in the medical profession find career path and grow successfully in it by helping them gain access to medical education through training, professional development and admission into top medical schools across the world.

We are looking for passionate individuals to occupy the following positions in our organisation.

International Admission Officer (Graduate of Health Education)
Healthcare Customer service representative (Graduate of Health Education)

Please Send CV to careers@valuemedic.com.ng

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Fragileheart:
I studied community health but no work.

From which school and what year?

Source: http://www.valuemedic.com.ng/2016/10/06/roles-community-health-workers-healthcare-delivery/

Who Are Community Health Workers?

Community health workers (CHWs) are identified by many titles, including community health advisers, lay health advocates, Promotoras, outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters and peer health educators.
This definition includes duties such as:
Assist individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors
Conduct outreach for medical personnel or health organizations to implement programs in the community that promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health
Provide information on available resources
Provide social support and informal counseling
Advocate for individuals and community health needs
Provide services such as first aid and blood pressure screening
May collect data to help identify community health needs
Excludes ‘Health Educators’

Frequently, community health workers (CHWs) are members of the communities they serve, and are adept at building community capacity while delivering culturally competent services. They develop trusting, one-on-one relationships with consumers/clients and providers.
Since rural communities are typically highly connected, CHWs have a greater opportunity to:
Develop relationships with consumers
Act as a liaison between providers and consumers
Gain support from other organizations serving the community
Connect consumers with needed healthcare and social support services

By contributing to the delivery of primary and preventive care, CHWs may facilitate improvements in health status and quality of life in rural communities. These impacts can be greatly increased when CHWs are fully integrated into the primary care team, working alongside physicians, nurses, and other clinic staff.
In addition, CHWs participate in community-based participatory research. For example, in one rural program, CHWs have helped to enroll community members in a study related to diabetes self-management education.

Roles of Community Health Workers

Community health workers’ (CHWs) roles and activities are tailored to meet the unique needs of their communities, and also depend on factors such as whether they work in the healthcare or social services sectors. Generally, their roles include:
Creating connections between vulnerable populations and healthcare systems
Managing care and care transitions for vulnerable populations
Determining eligibility and enrolling individuals into health insurance plans
Ensuring cultural competence among healthcare professionals serving vulnerable populations
Providing culturally appropriate health education on topics related to chronic disease prevention, physical activity and nutrition
Advocating for underserved individuals to receive appropriate services
Providing informal counseling
Building capacity to address health issues
More specific roles are dependent on:
Services provided
Advocacy
Outreach
Education
Clinical services
Required skills
Communication
Cultural competence
Training
Professional experiences
Education

The Benefits of Using CHWs to Deliver Care

According to Allies for Quality, lay health workers comprised of local community members have certain advantages over other healthcare workers. For example, they can more easily communicate with and gain trust from their patients; they can develop culturally relevant and highly accessible health materials and information; they can help adapt the health care system to better suit their population’s needs; and they can be cost-effective extensions of the healthcare system. With these capacities, CHWs “can successfully engage significant numbers of consumers in increasing knowledge and reducing barriers to health care quality.” Moreover, the founders of the Comprehensive Rural Health Project in Jamkhed “found that lack of education was an advantage for village health workers. They knew how their neighbors lived and thought.” Serving as trusted liaisons between communities and the formal healthcare system, CHWs can provide invaluable progress in the removal of barriers to healthcare.

In addition, in regards to HIV/AIDS, “Community health workers as a community-based extension of health services are essential for antiretroviral treatment scale-up and comprehensive primary health care. The renewed attention to community health workers is thus very welcome, but the scale-up of community health worker programmes runs a high risk of neglecting the necessary quality criteria if it is not aligned with broader health systems strengthening. To achieve universal access to antiretroviral treatment, this is of paramount importance and should receive urgent attention.”

My first year of medical school is finally over … and it was rough. Then again, that is not too surprising. After all, it is medical school, so no one is expecting a walk in the park. During my first year, a lot of the advice and wisdom I heard from other medical students seemed to match up pretty well. However, there were definitely a few things I heard that I felt did not quite hold true. While this is only my opinion and it may vary from student to student, here are my top five biggest misconceptions about medical school:

#5: “Say goodbye to your social life.”

“You are in medical school now, and if you want to do well, that means you cannot have a social life.” That seems a little overdramatic. During my first year of medical school, I had time to go to dinners, parties, the beach and more! The key is prioritizing your time. If you know you want to do something one evening or weekend, make sure you get enough studying done ahead of time, so you are not stressed out about the time you might lose doing something else. That being said, this is not college anymore, so if you are expecting to go out every weekend, I have some bad news.

#4: “You just have to pass the class.”

Passing a class is great, but a lot of medical students tend to forget about the bigger picture. Remember, you are studying hard and learning all of this information so you can become a physician and take care of other people, not so you can simply pass a class. Coming from a medical school with a curriculum consisting of at least one exam every week, I can admit that it is easy to enter ‘autopilot’ and begin studying from test to test. Nonetheless, trying to learn information for your own benefit rather than to pass a test or a class makes it more likely that you are able to retain and apply it long-term.

#3: “There are always a couple of gunners in the class … everyone knows who they are.”

This might come as a shock to a lot of people. If you are a medical student, the term “gunner” is probably synonymous with somebody in your class. Well, I am here to tell you that everyone in medical school is a gunner, in my opinion. A gunner can be a lot of different things. Maybe you like to get to school early so you can review the material for that day. Maybe you like studying your class notes concurrently with the First Aid book. Maybe you stay back and study while all of your other friends go out because you know you need to do well on this test. Whatever the scenario, chances are someone is going to point a finger and call you a gunner. And that is okay. This is medical school, and it is a pretty safe assumption that you got here by working hard, even when you did not want to. So embrace your diligence, gunner.

#2: “Your board scores are really the only thing that matter.”

I was tempted to make this #1. A lot of medical students think that things like mission trips and community service fall way below your board scores when residency applications are reviewed. However, this is simply not the case. While board scores are definitely weighed heavily and somewhat determine the types of specialties you can go into, a solid residency application should have more dimensions and more experiences. I have heard this from faculty, residency directors, heads of hospitals and more. Residency programs are not just looking for good doctors, but also for good people who are well-rounded. That means demonstrating that you actually care about people and want to help them, not just that you can take a long test and do well.

#1: “It’s not that the information in medical school is hard, it’s just that there is so much of it.”

If I had a nickel for every time I heard this, I could pay off my medical school loans. Yes, you probably have heard some of the information in your basic science classes a million times. The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. But do not ask me to explain the life cycle of a fungus or the complement pathway. The further you go in medical school, the more complex the information gets. Even for someone like me who has seen certain things a few times, I still do not fully understand them. While a lot of information is thrown at you at once in medical school, some of it might be familiar and some might be completely new. Either way, you have to learn it.

No matter where you go, medical school is going to be difficult. If you are lucky enough to have some good friends already in medical school, it is more than likely that they will share information and wisdom with you that will help give you a better image of what to expect. However, understanding that medical school is an experience that varies from student to student will help to prepare you even better and ensure that you are not blindsided when something is not exactly what you thought it would be.

Source: http://www.valuemedic.com.ng/2016/09/29/top-5-misconceptions-about-medical-school/

Nearly 40 percent of physicians are likely to marry another physician or health care professional, according to the 2014 Work/Life Profiles of Today’s Physician released last year by AMA Insurance.

Many physicians marry other health care workers because of life timing and availability, said Steve Sherick, MD, an emergency medicine doctor who lives with his wife, a pediatric oncologist, in Colorado.

“The times in your life when you’re seeking a partner happen to coincide very nicely with the time you’re in medical school and training,” he said. “It’s a huge chunk of life, and your social circles revolve around that.”

Working long hours with friends at the hospital, especially during residency, may also stoke the flames for a new romance. As a resident, Krista Bott, MD, a surgeon at Moses Taylor Hospital, said she worked nearly 80 hours a week at the hospital and when she wasn’t there, she’d study for hours at home. “All of my friends in the area were from work,” she said. “So it came as no surprise to me that most of the people who worked there, dated there.” During her residency, Bott followed suit and began dating a nurse, who is now her husband.

Benefits of medical marriages

Some physicians report that they enjoy having a companion who shares their perspective and passion for medicine.
“As doctors, your lives are so incredibly busy that it’s hard to meet people outside medicine and when you do, it’s hard to explain why you really need to work on Christmas or go in at 2 a.m. for a delivery, “said Kavita Shah Arora, MD, an assistant professor of reproductive biology and bioethics at Case Western Reserve University and a gynecologist at Metro Health Medical Center. Dr. Arora married a urology resident. “When you’re with someone in medicine, you have that shared language and experience. You share the same set of values when it comes to helping others and putting your responsibility as a physician above your relationship’s needs.”


Dr. Sherick said there’s also a psychological and emotional benefit to marrying someone who understands the challenges unique to doctors, such as losing patients or critical life events. “Most people see someone dying once or twice in life, but for us, it’s not an uncommon thing,” he said. “It can be tough on you if you’re with someone who doesn’t understand.”
Plus, there’s an added bonus to having a medical partner at home.
“We can speak the same medical jargon,” Dr. Bott said, which eases communication in her relationship because explaining situations in lay-terms can become frustrating.

Challenges for physicians to consider

While many physicians have found love and compromise among their colleagues, entering a relationship with someone in the health care profession has its challenges.

For one, if you and your partner have children, finding reliable childcare that accommodates the schedules of two busy physicians can be difficult.

It’s also hard to strike work-life balance as a couple, Dr. Arora said, adding that having “your heart and soul wrapped up in your patients” can really strain a relationship.

And while many doctors have found comfort in their shared traits, being too similar has its disadvantages too. “As a doctor, you’re taught that you’re the decision-maker. You’re the decider but then you go home and you’re with another decision-maker,” Dr. Sherick said.
Still, despite the potential pitfalls of medical marriages, Dr. Bott said she’s happy to build a life with someone who shares her plans for the future. “We can really go anywhere we want and there will always be a hospital to work in,” she said. “We are comfortable in life, we can do the things we want, and our children will be well-cared for.”

Source: www.valuemedic.com.ng/2016/09/13/349/