#Admission Seekers: Consider These Schools If You Want To Study Medicine & Surgery

Medicine is one of the most sought-after courses in Nigeria and whoever wants to study the course must know which school offers it better.

Another Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination is already knocking. Admission seekers need to make the right choice before they find themselves in the wrong institutions.

Pulse recommended some Universities for those who wish to study Law in Nigerian Universities based on the recommendations of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, NIALS in 2013.

However, if you are a prospective UTME candidate and you aspire to become a medical practitioner, this piece is for you

Medicine and Surgery is one of the most sought-after courses in Nigeria and whoever wants to study the course must know which school offers it better.

The aim of this is not to rate the schools mentioned in the list or to reduce those not mentioned. But, these schools are only recommended because they have standard, pedigree and infrastructure. They are considered the most patronised medical schools in the country because of these qualities.

Besides, they do not have issues with accreditation, which is a very important factor. Choosing one of these schools guarantees that you’ll graduate at the right time as long as there are no union issues like ASUU strike.

An institution can run a medical school and still battle with accreditation problems. For instance, it took University of Abuja 12 years to get its medical faculty accredited. While Ekiti State University College of Medicine, EKSUCOM is still having issues with accreditation.

The College of Medicine was established in 2001, began operation in 2009 but the school has not graduated its pioneer students since inception.

This explains why as a prospective medical student, you should consider schools with full accreditation while filling your UTME forms.

So, if you wish to study Medicine and Surgery at any Nigerian University, consider these 10 Universities with reputable Teaching Hospitals.
These Universities are:

University Of Ibadan ( #UI )

Obafemi Awolowo University ( #OAU )

University Of Lagos ( #UNILAG )

University of Ilorin ( #UNILORIN )

Lagos State University ( #LASU )

University of Benin ( #UNIBEN )

Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma ( #AAU Ekpoma)

Niger Delta University ( #NDU )

University of Nigeria Nsukka ( #UNN )

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria ( #ABU )

This list is not arranged in any particular order, it is just what it is- a list of recommended institutions you should consider if you want to study Medicine and Surgery in Nigeria.