Best Universities To Study Medicine In Nigeria 2023

Studying medicine in Nigeria must have been a tedious decision students must have taken, because studying Medicine In Nigeria is stressful

The essence of this blog post is to put you through and let you know the best universities to study medicine in Nigeria

There are a lot of universities to study Medicine in Nigeria some of them are;

• University of Ibadan
• University of Ilorin
• Obafemi Awolowo University
• Bowen university 

To mention but a few, A lot of universities have put more energy into their Medical curricular activities which make their Medical School the best.

To talk about the best university to study medicine I will divide these universities into two categories 

• The private universities sector
• The public universities sector

The private universities sector consists of the following universities;

1. Bowen university
2. Babcock university
3. Afebabalola university

To mention but a few these are the list of private universities I can mention in this blog 

While  the public universities sector consists of the following universities;

1. University of Ilorin
2. Obafemi Awolowo University
3. University of Ibadan
4. University of Lagos
5. Amandu Bello University

To mention but a few these are the list of public universities I can mention in this blog 

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How Many Years To Study Medicine In Nigeria

To study Medicine in Nigeria you need some time some te to study hard in college i.e college of health sciences to become a professional 

In studying Medicine you also need to study Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Haematology, etc 

Studying all this takes you 6 years, that is to study Medicine in Nigeria it takes six (6) years plus one year for residency

Medicine is a six (6) years course in Nigeria

Subject Needed To Study Medicine In Nigeria

To study Medicine in Nigeria you need the following subject to be admitted into the college of health sciences department of Medicine

In UTME

You need the following subject to be admitted into the department of Medicine

1. Biology
2. Physics/Mathematics
3. Chemistry
4. English

In O level

Your Olevel might be one of the following; Be it NECO, WAEC, NABTEB, etc

Subject Needed to study Medicine are;

1. Mathematics
2. English
3. Biology
4. Chemistry
5. Physics
6. Civic Education
7. Any vocational subject either ANH/CCP

With these subjects, you are free to study any courses in the college of health sciences be it Medicine,  Anatomy, etc.

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Admission Requirements To Study Medicine In Nigeria

UTME Requirements

You must offer the following subject in your Jamb examination

English

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Direct Entry Requirements

Here are the following A-level programme accepted for admission to study Medicine

Jupeb

Ijmb

Cambridge

NOTE: Not all universities accept Cambridge, IJMB, and JUPEB 

And you can also gain Admission to study medicine if you have the following

ND certificate based on conditions find out more

HND certificate based on conditions find out more

O-Level

You must have the following subject in your O-Level result with a minimum of Credit passes and not more than 2-sittings

Biology

Chemistry

Mathematics

English

Physics

Civic education

Any vocational courses eg Animal husbandry or catering craft

NOTE: Not all universities accept 2 sittings in O level 

Best universities to study medicine and surgery in Nigeria 2023/2024

The best university to study medicine In  Nigeria is the federal Universities reason because they have the best facilities and experience in terms of their teaching hospitals and names

So if you are considering studying Medicine you can choose between the following universities which were recommended as one of the best universities to study Medicine In Nigeria by the Nigeria university council (NUC)

• University of Ibadan
• Obafemi Awolowo University
• Ahamadu Bello University
• University of Lagos
• University of Ilorin
•  Bowen university
• Babcock university 
• Ladoke Akintola University
• Lagos state university

Conclusion: Hope this blog already helps in expatiating on university type to study Medicine and requirements to study Medicine.

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