Lagos — Xavier University School of Medicine, Bonaire, located in the Netherlands Antilles has concluded plans to establish its first study centre in Nigeria to provide quality pre-medical education to students at a lower cost.
The university has granted provisional approval to Taidob College, Abeokuta, Ogun State for this purpose. The arrangement was that at the end of the 16-month pre-medical and foundation in Health Science programmes at the study centre, the students would have been adequately prepared to proceed to Xavier University or its partner universities in Philippines to complete their Medicine in Doctor/MBBS and other associated medical courses.
Thus, representatives of the university, led by its Vice-President, Mr. Saju Bhaskar and the Regional Representative, Mr. Praise Folaji were in the country to inspect facilities at the school.
Briefing newsmen in Lagos on Monday, Bhaskar said the university was one of the few Caribbean medical schools which members of Board of Trustees are primarily US physicians and which has study centres worldwide for various programmes like pre-medical education, MBA among others. "The plan of the university is to have around 50 study centres in over 25 countries by end of 2010."
He said the pre-medical training programme was aimed at creating adequate number of doctors by delivering affordable international education. "After various research, trial and error, the university narrowed down to Philippines as the best destination for medical or health care education for students from Asia, Africa and Middle East."
According to him, Philippines education system was a replication of the United States, as it has been the territory of US for 50 years, saying that the university had developed a customised programme for international students, enabling them to complete their medical programme in less than five-six years.
Commercially, Bhaskar said it would be less to the students as they study at their home country for the pre medical training and further move to complete the course. "While undergoing the training in Nigeria, provisional admission letter will be issued by the university to all students to guarantee their entry into the university upon completion of pre-medical and foundation in health sciences."
According to him a study centre should ensure effective delivery of programme and to provide learning support services. It must be operated by persons with good experience in handling school or college level teaching; it should be hosted by a well established institution, trust, society or company; the study centre must have adequate faculty and facilities; the centre is liable to provide its services to the candidates throughout the course duration, among other qualities.
Proprietor of the college, Dr. Abayomi Jiboku said the college applied to the university to serve as its centre because it has the facilities required to run the programme.
He said the programme would help to provide access to candidates who could not secure admission into Nigerian universities and would save them the time and cost of running the programme abroad.
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