Official List of All Accredited Medical Schools in Nigeria
The path to becoming a medical doctor in Nigeria demands that you go through any accredited medical schools in Nigeria. By implication, studying medicine despite being one of the lucrative medical courses in Nigeria in just any university wouldn’t cut it. The real question will also be if the university of your choice is accredited by Medical and Dental Practices in Nigeria (MDCN)
MDCN is the body appointed by the federal government to regulate the practices of doctors and dentists in Nigeria. The MDCN works side-by-side with the NUC in these regulatory practices.
Presently, only 37 government-owned universities in Nigeria have their medical schools part of the list of fully accredited medical schools in Nigeria. Bear in mind that there are two types of accreditation that can be appended to medical schools by MDCN. Medical schools in Nigeria can be fully accredited or can be partially accredited.
The sensitivity of this course of study and its attendant impact on Nigerian society has ensured that certain standards are employed to evaluate medical schools in Nigeria in line with international best practices. It is then based on the performance of any of these medical schools in Nigeria that they are awarded either full or partial accreditation.
List of Fully Accredited Medical Schools in Nigeria
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State
College of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki.
College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi Araba, Lagos State
College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State
College of Health Sciences, University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State
College of Health Sciences, Usman Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Oyo State
College of Medicine, University of Ilorin, Kwara State
College of Health Sciences, University of Calabar, Cross River State
College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Ikeja, Lagos State
College of Medicine, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau State
Faculty of Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Sagamu, Olabisi Onabanjo (formerly Ogun State) University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
College of Health Science, Madonna University Okija
College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin-City, Edo State
Oba Okunade College of Health Sciences Igbinedion University Okada, Benin -City, Edo State
College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ozara-Ituku. Enugu State
College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Anambra State
Faculty of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State
College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno State
College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Enugu State
College Of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Cross River State
List of Partially Accredited Medical Schools in Nigeria
College of Health Sciences, Bingham University Karu, Nasarawa.State
College of Health Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State
Conclusion
Whether it is right to go to a partially any of the accredited medical schools in Nigeria can be up for debate but, the truth is many people don’t even know the meaning of partial accreditation.
This situation actually is when medical schools in Nigeria are working towards having all their programs meet every requirement set by the NUC and MDCN.
