we actually did it, the nuc has finally backed down on the mandatory phd requirement. i am so relieved that our hard work paid off and we can get back to our clinical duties without this hanging over us. lets keep our eyes open just in case they try anything …
January 27, 2020
Final supporters
We, members of MDCAN, a body of Medical and Dental Consultants in Nigeria, hereby protest and oppose the forceful inclusion of PhD as a criterion for advancement of Medical and Dental Consultants in the University system.
We are, therefore, requesting for support from all the Consultants in Nigeria by signing your name on the petition to register your support for the protest.
We are signing to invite and empower MDCAN NOC to call emergency meeting to take a decision on:
- Making a demand on NUC that she should change her negative policy of compulsory PhD for medical specialists/lecturers for the purpose of:
- Supervision,
- Contesting for the position of VC
- Promotion to Professorship cadre
- Making a demand on NUC to review entry requirement for PhD program, for those Consultants who intend to obtain one, to equal pre-membership qualifications of any of the Colleges, and NOT part 2 and/or Fellowship as currently stipulated. For purposes of clarity, pre-membership qualification include MBBS, PRIMARY, Diploma in specialties etc.
- Making a demand for CONMESS to be applied to all Consultants who are also lecturers in the Universities.
- Withdrawal of service from the medical schools of Universities to protest this ill-treatment
NMCN should stop signing away the future of doctors. NUC should stop interfering in the tradition and standard of training of specialist doctors and MDCN should rise to protect th profession.
All selfish things like "it will delay my son or daughter" should be put aside, after all some of the children of the arrow heads for PhD are also in the medical schools.
We should stop treating this cancer with kid's gloves.
If you support these views, please sign and share this petition among our colleagues.
NB: Pls Consultants should include the name of their MDCAN's chapter (eg, UNTH Enugu) so that we can verify their signature with such center as valid.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 28, 2019
Reached 100 supporters
December 25, 2019
300 Comments
I believe the fellowship is superior to the PhD. I challenge NUC to conduct a research comparing publications from dissertations emanating from our fellowship to publications from PhD thesis
Nowhere in this world is PhD mandatory for a clinician to teach, do research and make career progression in the university. Our fellowship is an intercalated one - professional and academic We need to start thinking of pulling out of ASUU. That body doesn't serve our interests. In fact ASUU is anti-doctor.
This is an injustice of international concern. It is never done anywhere in the world. After all most publications in Nigerian universities are from college or faculty of medical sciences.
In university of Ibadan, full time PhD takes only 3 years while fellowship ranges between 6 and 8 years. Unlike, most fellowship theses, most PhD theses are watery and do not merit publication in international journals
No to the PHD. It is a big distraction to our training and skill acquisition. It is also clear they have relegated our fellowship to a position below PHD. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY AFFECT OUR ENTRY POINT and erode everything advantage we ever had.
Sir/ma, Please let's go for the jugular i.e total strike We don't need P. hd
no!
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we actually did it, the nuc has finally backed down on the mandatory phd requirement. i am so relieved that our hard work paid off and we can get back to our clinical duties without this hanging over us. lets keep our eyes open just in case they try anything …
January 27, 2020
Final supporters
We, members of MDCAN, a body of Medical and Dental Consultants in Nigeria, hereby protest and oppose the forceful inclusion of PhD as a criterion for advancement of Medical and Dental Consultants in the University system.
We are, therefore, requesting for support from all the Consultants in Nigeria by signing your name on the petition to register your support for the protest.
We are signing to invite and empower MDCAN NOC to call emergency meeting to take a decision on:
- Making a demand on NUC that she should change her negative policy of compulsory PhD for medical specialists/lecturers for the purpose of:
- Supervision,
- Contesting for the position of VC
- Promotion to Professorship cadre
- Making a demand on NUC to review entry requirement for PhD program, for those Consultants who intend to obtain one, to equal pre-membership qualifications of any of the Colleges, and NOT part 2 and/or Fellowship as currently stipulated. For purposes of clarity, pre-membership qualification include MBBS, PRIMARY, Diploma in specialties etc.
- Making a demand for CONMESS to be applied to all Consultants who are also lecturers in the Universities.
- Withdrawal of service from the medical schools of Universities to protest this ill-treatment
NMCN should stop signing away the future of doctors. NUC should stop interfering in the tradition and standard of training of specialist doctors and MDCN should rise to protect th profession.
All selfish things like "it will delay my son or daughter" should be put aside, after all some of the children of the arrow heads for PhD are also in the medical schools.
We should stop treating this cancer with kid's gloves.
If you support these views, please sign and share this petition among our colleagues.
NB: Pls Consultants should include the name of their MDCAN's chapter (eg, UNTH Enugu) so that we can verify their signature with such center as valid.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 28, 2019
Reached 100 supporters
December 25, 2019
300 Comments
This intended policy is going to knock out the residency training if not properly reviewed and amended. Clinical medicine is more of apprenticeship than paperwork.I support a review of this policy.The MBBS degree as well as the fellowship should not be downgraded by any means.
I believe the fellowship is superior to the PhD. I challenge NUC to conduct a research comparing publications from dissertations emanating from our fellowship to publications from PhD thesis
Nowhere in this world is PhD mandatory for a clinician to teach, do research and make career progression in the university. Our fellowship is an intercalated one - professional and academic We need to start thinking of pulling out of ASUU. That body doesn't serve our interests. In fact ASUU is anti-doctor.
This is an injustice of international concern. It is never done anywhere in the world. After all most publications in Nigerian universities are from college or faculty of medical sciences.
In university of Ibadan, full time PhD takes only 3 years while fellowship ranges between 6 and 8 years. Unlike, most fellowship theses, most PhD theses are watery and do not merit publication in international journals
No to the PHD. It is a big distraction to our training and skill acquisition. It is also clear they have relegated our fellowship to a position below PHD. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY AFFECT OUR ENTRY POINT and erode everything advantage we ever had.
Sir/ma, Please let's go for the jugular i.e total strike We don't need P. hd
no!
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This intended policy is going to knock out the residency training if not properly reviewed and amended. Clinical medicine is more of apprenticeship than paperwork.I support a review of this policy.The MBBS degree as well as the fellowship should not be downgraded by any means.