Gosh: Medical Students To Spend 11 Years In Medical School

The National Universities Commission has
disclosed that medical students will henceforth
spend a minimum of 10 to 11 years in school.
This was made known by the Executive
Secretary of the Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie
in a lecture delivered at the maiden matriculation
and inauguration of the University of Medical
Science, Ondo, Ondo State.
Prof. Julius Okojie who was represented by the
Deputy Executive Secretary of the commission,
Prof. Chiedu Mafiana, in a lecture titled
'Development of Medical Education : Prospects
and Challenges', stated that this development
was imperative in order to enable the students
mature psychologically for the profession.
According to him, the 2015 document for the
training of medical students made provision for
students to spend the first four years in studying
basic sciences in university after which they
would proceed to the medical school to spend
another seven years.

this will be so hard so medical students