The NPMCN is getting into messier waters on account of her last release. After the letter from the NUC I expected the NPMCN will beat an informed retreat and re evaluate her strategies.
1. The NPMCN can award degrees : Correct. Why have you not activated this since NUC started her PhD obsessions and later a Greek gift to clinical lecturers. My rating? 1 out of 5. Implications? No interest in those being trained and mentoring
2. Rating of MBBS: Can the NPMCN declare to us what rating she gives to an MD of the US extraction but not of the British which is an academic qualification only.
3. What is the difference in the course content between an MBBS and MD(American). Am aware MD is postgraduate but undergraduate/first degree as a medical trainining/qualifications.
4, Since the NPMCN has the law on her side to award degrees, can she boldly come out to inform NUC in black and white that the fellowship is equivalent to D.Phil. That is what I could glean from this write up.
5. I am deeply taken aback that NPMCN exhibited inadequate knowledge of academic scheme of service. She placed MBBS as assistant lecturer. With due respect Mr Registrar, MBBS, in the scheme of service is Lecturer II. I hope someone out there is not working hard to devalue MBBS's academic and market value. I am a living witness. I entered the university as a lecturer II with MBBS and not assistant lecturer. Where did NPMCN get that information from? Even the NUC has not made that offensive declaration. I challenge NPMCN to produce the scheme of service that placed MBBS as an assistant lecturer. These structures were done when there was sanity in Nigerian system. Insanity wants to becloud the little that was given to the physician through her own....the NPMCN! It is not too later to embark on damage control.
6. MBBS +Masters/PhD in basic medical sciences is Lecturer I and not lecturer II
7. Reminder sir. PhD is lecturer II, the same as MBBS! It is an international practice. It was not done out of favour. It was lecturer II even when you started your academic carrier sir. Those who have applied for post doctoral programs can attest to this. The criteria is clear. MBBS/BDS and MDs are fully eligible.
8. Can NPMCN remind her trainers and trainees why she awards fellowships rather than a degree as professional qualification. There is nothing like masters or PhD in medicine as an entity but only in her branches.....anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, surgery, geriatrics etc. Why were post MBBS qualifications regarded as diplomas? There is a reason.....MBBS = MD= PhD! That is the internal rating.
9. Now let me pretend to agree with the NPMCN that MBBS is a special masters degree. What is the equivalence of primary? How come the NPMCN cant fix PhD at part I and award both Membership and PhD at that level. Why part II? I thought after Masters the next qualifications is PhD and PhD is 3 years after masters degree. But NPMCN wants to increase her own to a minimum of 6 years.
10. He journey NPMCN has embarked on is not for the respect if the only degree in medicine...MBBS
11. I wish to advice NPMCN to liase with MDCN and NMA on this matter to have a holistic approach. Please don't take away the little that has since be given to the physician from him. I beg you.
12. I wish to use this medium to commend NMA on her press release on the matter. No man is God!
Thank you
Dr Nosa Lancy Orhue MBBS, FWACP. Copied.
1. The NPMCN can award degrees : Correct. Why have you not activated this since NUC started her PhD obsessions and later a Greek gift to clinical lecturers. My rating? 1 out of 5. Implications? No interest in those being trained and mentoring
2. Rating of MBBS: Can the NPMCN declare to us what rating she gives to an MD of the US extraction but not of the British which is an academic qualification only.
3. What is the difference in the course content between an MBBS and MD(American). Am aware MD is postgraduate but undergraduate/first degree as a medical trainining/qualifications.
4, Since the NPMCN has the law on her side to award degrees, can she boldly come out to inform NUC in black and white that the fellowship is equivalent to D.Phil. That is what I could glean from this write up.
5. I am deeply taken aback that NPMCN exhibited inadequate knowledge of academic scheme of service. She placed MBBS as assistant lecturer. With due respect Mr Registrar, MBBS, in the scheme of service is Lecturer II. I hope someone out there is not working hard to devalue MBBS's academic and market value. I am a living witness. I entered the university as a lecturer II with MBBS and not assistant lecturer. Where did NPMCN get that information from? Even the NUC has not made that offensive declaration. I challenge NPMCN to produce the scheme of service that placed MBBS as an assistant lecturer. These structures were done when there was sanity in Nigerian system. Insanity wants to becloud the little that was given to the physician through her own....the NPMCN! It is not too later to embark on damage control.
6. MBBS +Masters/PhD in basic medical sciences is Lecturer I and not lecturer II
7. Reminder sir. PhD is lecturer II, the same as MBBS! It is an international practice. It was not done out of favour. It was lecturer II even when you started your academic carrier sir. Those who have applied for post doctoral programs can attest to this. The criteria is clear. MBBS/BDS and MDs are fully eligible.
8. Can NPMCN remind her trainers and trainees why she awards fellowships rather than a degree as professional qualification. There is nothing like masters or PhD in medicine as an entity but only in her branches.....anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, surgery, geriatrics etc. Why were post MBBS qualifications regarded as diplomas? There is a reason.....MBBS = MD= PhD! That is the internal rating.
9. Now let me pretend to agree with the NPMCN that MBBS is a special masters degree. What is the equivalence of primary? How come the NPMCN cant fix PhD at part I and award both Membership and PhD at that level. Why part II? I thought after Masters the next qualifications is PhD and PhD is 3 years after masters degree. But NPMCN wants to increase her own to a minimum of 6 years.
10. He journey NPMCN has embarked on is not for the respect if the only degree in medicine...MBBS
11. I wish to advice NPMCN to liase with MDCN and NMA on this matter to have a holistic approach. Please don't take away the little that has since be given to the physician from him. I beg you.
12. I wish to use this medium to commend NMA on her press release on the matter. No man is God!
Thank you
Dr Nosa Lancy Orhue MBBS, FWACP. Copied.
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