National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria Admission into the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Programme


Posted on: Wed 04-01-2023

Applications are invited from prospective candidates for the following MD programmes of the College in the faculties of Anaesthesia, Dental Surgery, Family Dentistry, Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Public Health & Community Medicine, Radiology, Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Orthopaedics, and Emergency Medicine. 

Opening Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023 

Closing Date: Friday, February 17, 2023 

MD by Coursework and Thesis 

This optional pre-fellowship programme is available for Associate Fellows of the National Postgraduate Medical College who are currently at the Senior Registrar level. Applicants will be expected to complete the online application form and in addition, submit a 500-word Concept note giving an overview of the proposed study and a Compact form signed by the prospective supervisor(s). Compact form is available for download @ https://npmc.edu.ng/postgraduate-md-programme/ 

MD by Thesis only 

This option is available to interested Fellows of NPMCN or our sister Colleges. Young Fellows who do not meet the MD by publication criteria can also apply. Candidates are to complete the online application form and submit a 500-word Concept note giving an overview of the proposed study and a Compact form signed by the prospective supervisor(s). Compact form is available for download @ https://npmcn.edu.ng/postgraduate-md-programme/ 

MD by Publication 

This is available to senior Fellows of the National Postgraduate Medical College or our Sister Colleges. Prospective candidates must be Fellows of the National Postgraduate Medical College that are at least 10 years Post Fellowship or Fellows of Sister Colleges that are at least 15 years Post Fellowship They must however satisfy the following conditions: 

1. Demonstrate experience in postgraduate medical training and dissertation supervision evident by the provision of a minimum of five (fellowship, MD, or Ph.D.) dissertations/Thesis the applicants have successfully supervised and defended.

 2. The applicant must have published a minimum of five manuscripts in high-impact peer-review journals that must be visible on the PubMed database as the first or corresponding Author. 

3. Dissertation writing must have been part of the requirements upon which the applicant was awarded his/her primary fellowship

Mode of Application 

Go to https://npmcn.edu.ng/postgraduate-md-programme/ and click on your desired programme to complete the registration form and upload your documents. 

Application Fee 

Non-refundable Registration fee: N50,000.00k payable National Postgraduate Medical College Account on remita.net 

How to Pay 

a. Log on to www.remita.net,

b. Click "Pay TSA & States" link, 

c. Select FGN: Federal Government of Nigeria 

d. Who do you want to pay: Enter "National post", 

e. Click on National postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, 

f. Name of service/purpose: Select the appropriate item from the dropdown, MD Program- Tuition 

g. Fill in other details and Click on SUBMIT 

h. Select how you want to pay eg. ATM Cards, Bank Branch, and complete payment 

For further enquiries, please mail [email protected] 

Prof. Fatiu Arogundade, MD, FMCP 

College Registrar