ACADEMIC CONTENT : Existing Curriculum of the Programs/ Sub-discipline/ Discipline
The complete and current prospectus:
(a) Program Title: MB ChB
(b) Program/Sub-discipline/Discipline Philosophy and objectives:
The Philosophy and objectives of the Undergraduate Education of the department of Surgery are in line with the National objective of Medical Education. It is expected that on graduation in Surgery a doctor would have acquired skills which could immediately be put at the service of the community and would possess internationally acceptable knowledge of the Scientific foundations of Surgery and be well orientated towards the health and medical problems in Nigeria.
(c) Admission Requirements:
A student would he admitted to study Surgery only after completing and passingexaminations (that is First Professional
Examination, Second MB) in Basic Medical Education
(d) Program/Sub-discipline/discipline Structure to include period of formal students in the Universities Industrial training, planned visit and projects:
Part IV Year:
i. Integrated Lectures including
ii. Junior Surgery Clinical Postings —2 postings of 4 weeks each
Part V Year:
Surgical Sub-Specialty Clinical Postings with rotations in Ear Nose and Throat, Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery.
Part VI Year:
Senior Surgery Clinical Postings of 1 2 weeks with rotations through General Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery and Plastic Reconstruction.
(e) Course content specifications/syllabus of all courses in the Programme/Sub-Discipline/Discipline.
The rotation in General Surgery and Surgical Specialties consists of le ctures Seminars, Tutorial Conferences and intensive clinical exposures during the last 3 years in the Medical School.
400 Level: Introduction to the Principles of General Surgical Practice. Integrated Lectures are given at this level. Students are taught the art of history taking, elicitation of physical signs and interpretation of laboratory and radiological diagnosis and how to arrive at clinical diagnosis.
Rotation: 8 weeks per group
500 Level - Students are exposed to Surgical Specialties -- Orthopaedic, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Anaesthesia and Radiology.
600 Level - This is a senior posting in Surgery of 12 weeks duration per group of Students at a time. The Students are exposed to all units in Surgery including gastroenterology, endocrinology, Urology, Oncology, Paediatrics Surgery, Cardio-thoracic, Plastic and Reconstruction and to general principles, Pathological and Physiological basis of surgery.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
First week |
Unit Presentation, Ward Rounds, Tutorials |
Director’s round (Post-graduate ward round) |
Surgical Research Meeting |
Clinical Conference |
Post Graduate Bed Side presentation |
Second week |
Unit Presentation, Ward Rounds, Tutorials |
Director’s round (Post-graduate ward round) |
Journal Club Meeting |
Clinical Conference |
Post Graduate Bed Side presentation |
Third week |
Unit Presentation, Ward Rounds, Tutorials |
Director’s round (Post-graduate ward round) |
Surgical Audit |
Clinical Conference |
Post Graduate Bed Side presentation |
Fourth week |
Unit Presentation, Ward Rounds, Tutorials |
Director’s round (Post-graduate ward round) |
Surgico-Radiology Conference |
Morbidity–Mortality Review |
Surgico-Pathology meeting |
4 Academic Atmosphere
(a) Any policy adopted and practiced by the College/School/Faculty/Department in pursuit of academic standards and maintenance of academic atmosphere
External Examiners are invited for Final MB.ChB Examination in Surgery and Surgical Specialties
The Department organizes weekly Clinical Conferences, monthly Journal Club meeting, monthly Clinical Audit meeting, monthly Research meeting and quarterly Guest Lectures
Academic Staff are peer-reviewed for promotion
APPRAISAL: Appraise the entire academic staff of the Program/Sub-Discipline/Discipline.
(a) Adequate in number, qualification and experience (State average student to staff ratio)
The number of academic establishment in the department does not cover all the traditional sub-specialties in Surgery. Consequently the staffs on ground are overstretched. 3 lecturers at least need to be appointed into the following sub-specialties of Surgery; Neurosurgery, Plastic and Bums, Cardio-thoracic Surgery and at least 4 in each of Ear, Nose and Throat, (ENT) Ophthalmology, and Paediatric Surgery. General Surgery would require 8.
At each particular period we have between 160-190 Students at each course level in the department and that put the Staff/Student ratio at 1:26-33. The Lecturers are sound and fully qualified as they are all Fellows of recognized Postgraduate Medical Colleges. They have adequate teaching experience as evidenced by the pass rate of the Students as well as the quality products of our programme over the years.
(b) Effectiveness as Lecturers :Very Good
(c) Professional Achievements
All the Lecturers are Honorary Consultants to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife. Some are External Examiners to other Medical Schools and Postgraduate Medical Colleges. The feat of first Renal Transplantation to be undertaken by a Team of Indigenous Surgeons in any Public Institution in this Country was in this Department. Similarly the separation of Siamese twins was successfully carried out on 2 consecutive occasions recently in the Department.
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT 
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