The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has told the Moddibo Adama University (MAU), Yola that effective medical training is non-negotiable becajse Nigeria must groom only doctors who are dependable.
The MDCN Registrar, Dr Tajudeen Yusuf, made the assertion when he led inspection officers of the Council to the newly established College of Medical Sciences of MAU.
During the facility tour at the main campus in Girei and the newly expanded Modibbo Adama university Tecahing Hospital in further away Yola Town, the MDCN registrar said the Council had the strict function of ensuring that all graduates of medical sciences are qualified.
“People must feel safe in the hands of our doctors. This is something on which we cannot compromise,” he said.
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Impressing it on management of MAU to get it right from the beginning, the MDCN registrar said, “People should always note that once a life is lost, it is lost. So, we must carefully train people on whom we plan to entrust with lives.”
Vice Chancellor of MAU, Professor Liman Tukur, assured that the university went into the process of establishing the College of Medical Sciences with all seriousness.
“We knew what we required and we started the process with determination for achievement. Our commitment knows no bounds,” the VC said.
Provost of the College of Medical Sciences, Prof Adamu Girei, said MAU had been investing in the plan for the college and the chunk of resources of the university in the last three years had been channeled towards a successful start of the college.
Some of the facilities inspected by MDCN included a multipurpose laboratory, a three-story block of specialised laboratories, two lecture theatre halls, and an administrative building in the Girei main campus.