Media event management company, Pocket Presents, in collaboration with Business Day, will hold a forum on access to United States (U.S.) Medical Residency programme for Nigerians.
It will take place at the Four Points Hotel in Lagos on July 4,
The programme is targeted at helping Nigerian doctors and medical students “to gain their U.S. Residency faster”.
It will also expose applicants to the forces that affect and govern medical education and residency in the U.S. as well as help them to achieve success in their applications.
The event will be anchored by a renowned U.S.-based medical practitioner, Dr. Ngozike Orjioke, who has helped many foreign applicants become medical doctors in the U.S. through the residency programme.
Orjioke served as Chief Fellow during her pulmonary critical care fellowship as well as Pulmonolgist-Intensivist at Atlanta Medical Centre, Atlanta, Georgia.
She said the number of applicants for the U.S. residency programme has continued to grow over the years and international competition for residency spots increasing considerably.
“The quest to become a doctor in the U.S. has been driven by several things such as the quality of the residency programme, access to better funding for research, access to better medical facilities, and the importance the U.S. government and private organisations have placed on ensuring the U.S. is at the forefront of medical research and development in the world,” she added.