Studying Medicine And Surgery In Nigeria

STUDYING MEDICINE AND SURGERY IN NIGERIA 

School Courses And Requirement

Medicine and Surgery In Nigeria

This article will guide you on how to become a medical doctor and all you need to study medicine and surgery in Nigeria

Medicine is the "science" and “art” of maintaining and/or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients (i.e. Humans and Animals). The term is derived from the Latin word ‘ars medicina’ meaning the art of healing

Contemporary medicine applies health science, biomedical research, and medical technology to diagnose and treat injury and disease typically through medication, surgery, or some other form of therapy

A person who studied medicine is called a Medical Doctor 

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Branches of Medicine and surger

Universities in Nigeria awarding MBB

Top Medical Schools in Nigeria

JAMB subject combination for Medicine

Subject required to study Medicine and surgery

How many years does it take to study medicine and Surgery in Nigeria

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

CHALLENGES OF THE PROFESSION

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Branches of Medicine and surger

Surgery- is a branch that uses operative, manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reasons

Gynecology- is a branch that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women

Cardiology- is a branch that deals with the heart, its actions and disease

Pediatrics – is a branch that deals with the development, care and diseases of children

Radiology – is a branch concerned with the use of radiant energy (as X-rays) or radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

Universities in Nigeria awarding MB

Ambrose Ali University

ABS

Ahmadu Bello University

Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekit

University of Abuja

Babcock University

Bayero University Kan

University of Beni

BINGHA

Bowen University

BS

COO

University of Calaba

Delta State University

Ebonyi State University

EKS

ESUTEC

GREGOR

GS

University of Ibadan

IGBINEDIO

University of Ilori

Imo State University

University of Jos

KS

University of Lagos

Lagos State University

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Madonna University

University of Maiduguri

Niger Delta University

NTN

Obafemi Awolowo University

Olabisi Onabanjo University

OSUM

University of Port-Harcour

Usman Danfodio University

UNIOSU

Nnmadi Azikwe University

University of Nigeria

University of Uyo

Out of the above Universities, I will pick out the top medical Universities

Top Medical Schools in Niger

University of Ibadan (UI)

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU IFE

University Of Ilorin (UNILORIN)

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (ABUZ)

University Of Lagos (UNILAG)

University of Benin (Great UNIBEN)

Lagos State University (LASU)

University Of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN)

Delta State University Abraka (DELSU)

Niger Delta University (NDU)

JAMB subject combination for Medicine

English Language

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

I do advice students to aim at scoring more than 250 in UTME for them to stand a chance of securing admission to study medicine

Subject required to study Medicine and surge

To study the above course, you must have at least five credits which must include

Mathematics

English

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

How many years does it take to study medicine and Surgery in Nigeria

Medicine and Surgery is one the best most competitive medical courses to get access to in Nigeria. However, candidates who made the core admission requirements are offered admission into 6 or 5-year program depending on Mode of entry (UTME or DE). After the 6 years, you will do one (1) year house job

And that is why most people say it will take you 7 years to study medicine and surgery in Nigeria if your mode of admission is UTME and 6 years if it is Direct Entry

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Doctors – State and Federal hospitals, Health Centers, Clinics, Schools (Sick Bay), Multinational companies, etc

CHALLENGES OF THE PROFESSION

The profession is very time consuming

Risk to life (i.e. from the family members of patients) in case of the inability to save a patient’s life

Risk of exposure to certain infectious diseases e.g. HIV even as Doctor

Risk of exposure to radiation in the case of Radiology.