Residency Training Programme at University College Hospital, Ibadan

University College Hospital, Ibadan

Residency Training Programme
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Nigerians for full-time Residency Training Programme in University College Hospital, Ibadan leading to the Fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria or the Fellowship of West African College of Surgeons/Physicians.

Positions are available in the following Departments:
Anaesthesia, Chemical Pathology, Clinical Pharmacology. Community Medicine, Family Medicine, Haematology. Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology (Dentistry), Periodontology & Community Dentistry, General Dental Practice, Restorative Dentistry. Child Oral Health, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics. Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology, Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy and Orthopaedics & Trauma.
The duration of the programme is 4-6 years.

Qualifications/ Requirements
Prospective candidates are expected to:

• be qualified Medical Practitioners
• be Silly registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
• have passed the primary examination of any of the Postgraduate Colleges
• have satisfactorily completed the NYSC Programme or be duly exempted by NYSC Directorate.
• Candidates applying for training in the Department of Laboratory Medicine would be required to rotate through the Departments of Pathology, Haematology, Medical Microbiology and Chemical Pathology and such candidates could only decide on an area of specialization at the end of at least the first year of rotation, subject to satisfactory appraisal by the Head of the respective Department.
• Candidates are also expected to request their referees to send reports on them to the Office of the Chief Medical Director before the date of the interview
• Successful candidates will be expected to commence residency training in accordance with the laid-down regulations of the Hospital. Continued retention in the Hospital Service will be dependent on satisfactory progress on the Training Programme and candidates whose work, conduct and progress are not satisfactory will be required to withdraw in accordance with the laid- down rules. Establishment of private clinics and engagement in private medical practice constitute a violation of the terms of training and any resident found guilty of these will be asked to withdraw from the Training Programme.

Remuneration
CONMESS 02 ie. N1, 562, 586.00

Application Closing Date
20th November, 2012

Method of Application

• Application forms are obtainable from the Office of the Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan.
• Applicants are expected to submit reference letters along with the completed application form to the Office of the Chief Medical Director .
• Completed application forms, three referees’ reports. photocopies of relevant certificates, credentials and Curriculum Vitae (CV) scanned on CD must also be submitted to:

The Chief Medical Director,
University College Hospital,
P.M. 8.5116,
Ibadan, Nigeria

Note: Referees reports brought on the date of the interview will be discountenanced.