دورية أكاديمية
Undergraduate medical education in Nigeria: current standard and the need for advancement.
| العنوان: | Undergraduate medical education in Nigeria: current standard and the need for advancement. |
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| المؤلفون: | Osoba M; African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria., Usman S; St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria., Oyadiran O; Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Serrekunda, Gambia., Odeyemi J; Newday Specialist Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria., Abode M; Hope Medical Center, Benin City, Nigeria., Usman O; Crystal Specialist Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria., Olulaja O; African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria., Ajidahun O; University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria., Lucero-Prisno Iii DE; Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. |
| المصدر: | The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2021 Sep 16; Vol. 40, pp. 40. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 16 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| نوع المنشور: | Historical Article; Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: African Field Epidemiology Network Country of Publication: Uganda NLM ID: 101517926 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1937-8688 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pan Afr Med J Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Kampala, Uganda : African Field Epidemiology Network |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Curriculum/*standards , Education, Medical, Undergraduate/*standards , Schools, Medical/*standards, Education, Medical, Undergraduate/history ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Nigeria ; Schools, Medical/history |
| مستخلص: | The post-independence era in Nigeria ushered in an array of fundamental structuring and development in all sectors of the Nigerian economy including medical education and training. This era saw the establishment of medical schools across the country which mirrored the medical curriculum of British universities. This paper dives into the general structure of undergraduate medical education in Nigeria, its historical background and how it compares with neighboring and distant countries. Since the undergraduate medical education curriculum has not seen significant modifications since conception, this paper presents the challenges of the existent structure to include biased admission process, emphasis on irrelevant pre-medical courses, paucity of of technologically-advanced teaching and learning aids, increased workloads of lecturers amongst others. Importantly, solutions and recommendations are prescribed in this paper, which if considered, may improve undergraduate medical training in Nigeria, and ultimately improve the standard of healthcare service provision in the country. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright: Moyosoore Osoba et al.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Basic medical education; undergraduate medical curriculum; undergraduate medical training |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20211119 Date Completed: 20211130 Latest Revision: 20211130 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC8571926 |
| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.40.30542 |
| PMID: | 34795821 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1937-8688 |
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| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.40.30542 |