This is an article that contains a comprehensive list of all the private universities in Nigeria that offer medicine and surgery in this current year.
Many universities in Nigeria offers the medicine and surgery course but there are a few private universities offering this course
However, you will find that many fresh secondary school graduates who are science inclined, more often than not, want to study the medicine and surgery course at public universities because of the prestige attached to these public schools, especially the Federal and State universities.
And so there are top private institutions of higher education that offer the medicine and surgery course with the provision of state-of-the-art facilities.
These private schools are expensive and they are not part of the affordable private universities in the country. Which brings us to look at the leading tertiary institutions with regards to the afore given information.
Things To Know Before Studying Medicine And Surgery In Nigeria
As a fresh secondary school graduate who aims to further their education in the university, with the intention of studying medicine and surgery to qualify as a medical doctor in Nigeria, you should know that you will need to pass the UTME exam organized by JAMB and have a really high score in your core science subjects as well as English Language. Your core science subjects are; Physics, Biology and Chemistry.
Please note that the English Language should be taken as seriously as the rest.
After you have met the requirements by having a good grade, you can proceed to prepare for your Post-UTME at the university you have chosen. Of course, if you pass this exam, you will be given provisional admission into the university of your choice.
Medicine and surgery as a course or discipline in the university is offered at the college or faculty level (College/Faculty of Medicine).
Every fresher (fresh student/freshman/newbie) is mandated to pass the various courses that the discipline comprises of before they can be awarded the MBBS degree.
It takes six years to study the course and graduate from the Faculty of Medicine, this six years period is grouped into three stages, they are the pre-medical stage that is mainly based on natural and pure science; the preclinical stage whose main focus is medical science courses; and then the third and final stage which is the clinical stage which focuses on the systematic instructions on the nature of diseases in medicine.
With that being said, let us look at the different private universities in Nigeria which offers the medicine and surgery course, as of today.
Full List Of All Private Universities That Offer Medicine & Surgery
The following is a list of private universities in Nigeria where you can study medicine and surgery:
1. College Of Health Sciences, Igbinedion University
Igbinedion University, which is located in Okada, Edo State, stands as one of the pioneer private universities in Nigeria. This is another private university that offers medicine and surgery and has been in existencs since 1999.
The university has graduated over 1,500 medical doctors. The university’s College of Health Sciences houses the Department of Medicine but there are other medical courses available at the school which include:
- Anatomy.
- Basic Medical Science.
- Biochemistry.
- Medical Laboratory Science.
- Nursing Science.
- Physiology.
2. Benjamin S. Carson (Snr) College Of Health And Medical Sciences, Babcock University
In NIgeria today, the Benjamin S. Carson (Snr) College of Health and Medical Sciences, Babcock University is one of the best private university faculties of medicine.
Apart from them housing the School of Medicine, the College also houses the following Departments and School:
- Department of Anatomy.
- Department of Biochemistry.
- Department of Chemical Pathology.
- Department of Community Medicine.
- Department of Haematology and Immunology.
- Department of Histology.
- Department of Medical Microbiology.
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Department of Physiology.
- School of Basic Medical Sciences.
This College is dedicated to making high quality medical education available to students with a system of demonstrated Christian values and beliefs that will bring about the molding of Christian physicians, knowledge to provide whole-person care to individuals, families, and communities.
3. College Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University
The Afe Babalola University is a private university that is in rank with the best universities in Nigeria today. It stands today as one of the leading private universities where medicine and surgery can be studied in.
This high ranking private university for medicine and surgery came into existence in the year 2009 and was established by the influential lawyer and philanthropist Afe Babalola (SAN). The university is located in Ado-Ekiti which is the capital city of Ekiti State.
The university of Afe Babalola has a philosophy of its MBBS Programme of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, this philosophy is to produce doctors that have the ability to effectively function as general practitioners who are able to deal the the common health conditions that are present in general health care setting.
They are empowered to utilize and appreciate self-learning opportunities and professional development, and are sufficiently prepared and motivated for the possibility of specialist and postgraduate academic training.
The College of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Afe Babalola university also has a well-stocked and updated books and journals in their library for the field of both medical sciences and clinical sciences.
The university also boasts of having two E-learning libraries, each with a 150 sitting capacity with access to large amounts of books and journals.
Apart from the Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) course, there are other courses that this prestigious university offers.
These courses are accredited by the NUC and MLSCN, the courses are as follows;
- Anatomy.
- Human Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Nursing/Nursing Science.
- Medical Laboratory Science.
- Physiology.
4. Faculty Of Medicine, Madonna University
The Faculty of Medicine, Madonna University, Elele, was founded with three departments in October 2001. These departments are; Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry and Physiology.
Two years later, the university was given a certificate of registration that stated them as a private university in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The medical faculty was set up to train undergraduate medical students in pre-clinical stage, and prepare them for their future training in clinical medicine.
In 2003, the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences was created. This new Faculty took over the three afore mentioned departments and the training of pre-clinical students.
Since its inception, the faculty has witnessed a steady increase in its staff, facilities, student’s enrolment and graduate output.
The education and training process of MBBS candidates in the faculty is in tune with the basic health requirements of the society.
This diligent commitment is reflected in a competency-directed and community-oriented approach with great emphasis on social responsiveness and relevance, and life-long learning.
5. College Of Medicine And Surgery, Bingham University
The Bingham University is another private university that is owned by the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) and it ranks among the leading private universities which offer medicine and surgery in Nigeria today.
Added to Medicine and Surgery, the university offers other medical courses such as:
- Human Anatomy.
- Human Physiology.
- Optometry.
- Public Health.
In a bid to contribute its share to the NIgerian university space, which is fueled by the ruins of the public universities in the country, the Bingham university is located in Karu, Abuja.
It is 26 kilometers away from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and was established in 2005 by the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA).
The founders of the school had a goal, this shared goal was to revitalize the golden age of morally sound and high quality mission education up to the tertiary level.
The leaders and academics of ECWA extraction saw that it was needed to establish a university that will provide a secular education that is anchored on solid moral values as is provided for by the Christian faith.
While they recognize the importance of the technological revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bingham University has a determination to build a technology-driven institution of the 21st century.
The University focuses on entrepreneurial backed education as a means of promoting self-reliance among graduates.
Currently, the university runs a total amount of 64 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes spread across 12 faculties.
6. College Of Medicine, Bowen University
Bowen University is located in Osun State in the south-western part of Nigeria.
This university is also a private university that stands tall when it comes to the study of medicine and surgery in Nigeria. The school’s medicine discipline is accredited by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
Bowen University also offers training for postgraduates in Family Medicine and the Department of Family medicine is fully accredited by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.
7. College Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Gregory University
Gregory University is yet another private university that offers medicine and surgery in the country today.
This private institution is situated in Uturu, Abia State. The university was established in the year 2012.
Apart from Medicine and Surgery, the university also offers medical courses at they include the following:
- Human Anatomy.
- Human Physiology.
- Medical Biochemistry.