hehehehe......The Federal Executive Council (FEC) today approved a memoranda from
the Federal Ministry of Health seeking for approval of central
coordination, placement, posting and funding of all Medical and Dental
graduates to Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) accredited
Housemanship and Internship training centres.
This is to address the enormous challenges fresh graduates face in securing placement for the one year mandatory programmes.
Over the years due to constraints in the funding of the Housemanship
and Internship training in Nigeria, a large number of fresh Medical and
Dental graduates have not been able to undertake and complete the
training within the allotted time limit thereby preventing them from
becoming fully registered Medical and Dental Practitioners ready for
services within and outside Nigeria.
The Housemanship and Internship training is the last basic training
hub of all fresh Medical and Dental graduates from Nigeria and Foreign
Institutions.
These
graduates are required by law to complete their uninterrupted 12
calendar months rotational Housemanship and Internship training and
obtain a certificate of experience from any of the MDCN accredited
training institutions.
On completion of the training, they are eligible to be placed on the
full Medical and Dental register as provided in the Medical and
Practitioners act Cap M8LFN 2004, Section 18 which will enable them to
practice as Medical and Dental Practitioners.
With the approval from the Federal Executive Council, the Federal
Ministry of Health will work with the Federal Ministry of Budget and
National Planning and Federal Ministry of Finance to implement this
laudable programme to be domiciled in Medical and Dental Council of
Nigeria (MDCN).
This would clear the large backlog of fresh Medical and Dental
graduates that have been unable to undergo the training due to absence
of central coordination, poor funding, and inability to pay salaries and
allowances among others.
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