The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Southwest Zone has warned on the imminent collapse of medical education in the Southwest region , owing to non-implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) in medical schools in the region.
The association frowned at the prevailing disparity, and ill-treatment of clinical lecturers at medical schools in the Southwest when compared with their counterparts in the North.
This was highlighted on Tuesday in Ibadan by the leaders of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ibadan Chapter.
In his address, the union’s caucus chairman at Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Dr. Afolabi Salawu, observed that despite numerous appeals to university governing councils in the region, clinical lecturers at the University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo University and others, are not enjoying the salary structure.
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According to him, they are incorrectly placed on the Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONAUSS), which has led to significant shortfalls in salaries, entry-level positions and pension contributions.
This, he stated, has severely impacted staff recruitment and undermined the training of healthcare professionals.
“The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Southwest Zone is bringing to the attention of the public the unresolved issues affecting clinical lecturers in universities with medical schools in the Southwest region, namely University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Benin, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso, Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye/Sagamu, Lagos State University, Osun State University, Osogbo, Ekiti State University, Ondo State University of Medical Sciences and Ambrose Alli University.