The Federal Government has issued a directive to universities, instructing them to increase admissions into Medicine and Surgery.
This move aims to tackle the shortage of manpower in the health sector caused by the significant departure of health workers abroad, commonly referred to as “japa.”
Prof. Dili Dogo, the Vice Chancellor of Nile University, disclosed this directive in a statement released by the university on Thursday.
According to the statement, Prof. Dogo stated that Nile University would adhere to the government’s directive by augmenting medical student admissions by 100 percent.
The VC said; “We graduated the first set of medical students this year and the Federal Government has requested an increase in the number of medical students to cater for the migration of doctors due to the “Japa’ syndrome.
To that effect, we are admitting 195 students into our medical programme, representing an increase of 100 per cent over that of last year.” Dogo said Nile University had made a heavy investment in infrastructure to guarantee qualitative training.
“In our pursuit to ensure sound educational competence for our students, Nile University has invested heavily in infrastructure. In addition to the existing academic infrastructure commissioned last year, we will be commissioning new facilities, including a STEM laboratory complex. This will be the only state-of-the-art, purpose-built STEM laboratory in the country.
“We are also constructing a medical simulation centre, the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa. This will bridge the gap and promote the best medical and clinical practices. When completed, it is going to house nine suites of high-definition mannequins that will provide the necessary skills for the training of medical students,” he added.
