ABSU medical college regains MDCN accreditation
By Steve Oko
The College of Medicine, Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, has regained its full accreditation by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
This is coming three years after MDCN withdrew its accreditation following the dilapidation of Abia State University Teaching Hospital ABSUTH, Aba, due to years of inactivity occasioned by incessant strike actions by doctors over months of unpaid wages.
Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, disclosed this after a meeting with the MDCN team which visited the hospital for re-accreditation test.
The Commissioner who communicated this to Gov. Alex Otti, also said that the Council had increased the admission quota of the College from 120 to 150.
“We just concluded our meeting with the team. To the glory of God, we have full accreditation to graduate medical students for the next five years; increase in our admission quota from 120 to 150 per session; renewed accreditation to train 60 house officers per annum for the next four years. The number can be increased if we employ more full time consultants in the department of paediatrics.”
Meanwhile, Governor Otti has sworn that never again would the State’s apex health learning institution, ABSUTH, be allowed to lose its accreditation by the regulatory authorities.
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