In Nigeria, 26 medical courses can be studied in the university, and out of them I have selected 6 best medical courses based on core metrics for ranking in the Nigerian context.
Health science is better explained as the application of science to health including the study of medicine, nutrition, and other health-related topics.
The ranking metric that was used include
- Employability rate
- Ease of starting your own
- Ease of getting foreign and local scholarship
- Prestige
- Job satisfaction
- Competitiveness
The truth is that health-related courses are one of the most lucrative with a high employability rate in Nigeria. And most graduates who studied the course are always sure of being employed despite the rate of unemployment in Nigeria. This is because the nation still takes the health sector a bit with seriousness, and also most graduates of these courses have diverse opportunities upon graduation. Also, the salary and remuneration are relatively attractive when compared with other fields of study in the country.
- Medicine and Surgery
Medicine is the science and “art” of maintaining and/or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients while surgery is the aspect that uses operative, manual, and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate diseases or injury.
This course is the most competitive in Nigeria due to admission eligibility criteria candidates must meet to gain admission into any university in Nigeria. Also, most of the surveys that have been carried out still have it that MBBS has a high employability rate in Nigeria. Lastly, there are good numbers of local and foreign scholarships for outstanding medical students.
- Nursing Science
It is the development of theories and practical concepts for improving how clinicians and patients administer care and manage conditions. A nurse can work in Clinics, Nursing homes, Schools, Community health centers, the oil and gas sector, etc. Most establishments in Nigeria now have a sick bay and by default, a nurse will be required. This course is also competitive and there is a prestige that goes with being a qualified nurse in Nigeria.
- Pharmacy
Pharmacists are the experts on drug therapy and are the primary health professionals who optimize medication use to provide patients with positive health outcomes.
- Medical Laboratory Science
MLS uses clinical laboratory tests to detect, diagnose, monitor, and treat disease. This is a course that is emerging in Nigeria due to the outbreak of different diseases. I have watched the trend of this course in terms of admission and I can say the course is gradually becoming lucrative and competitive in Nigeria.
- Public and Community Health
Public health professionals work to prevent the spread of illness in a particular population and Community health worker focuses on keeping a population healthy. Many Foreign NGOs in Nigeria need the service of public and community health workers in Nigeria, therefore, making the course one of the hotcakes in Nigeria. And the salary is mouthwatering.
This is also one of the best medical courses to study in Nigeria because it is lucrative especially if you get a job with either state or Federal government. It is a branch of medical Science that is concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the teeth, jaws, oral cavity, and adjacent structures.
