The NUC
had said recently that with its new curriculum, a medical student would be
expected to have graduated in any of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology
before being admitted for the actual clinical training that would take another
seven years and lead to the award of Doctor of Medicine and not just MBBS.
Firstly
the initiative will produce “qualified doctors,” it would also ensure that
graduates emerging from the programmes were psychologically mature to practice,
with a high level of competence.
The
standard practice across the world for medical students to have a first degree
before proceeding on medical training, noting that the development would
facilitate an improved health care system in the country.
A
consensus was reached by medical experts across the country that a key pathway
to remediation is to adopt the global best practice in medical education of
enrolling students not fresh from secondary schools but those with a first
degree in disciplines allied to Medicine. After the first degree, they then
proceed to the doctor of medicine degree.”
It is
better for those who want courses of shorter duration to elect for courses
outside Medicine, like Computer science, Economics, etc.
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