Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for admission into the residency training programs in ahmadu bello university teaching hospital zaria for 2014/2015

 

RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS

This course is four years in duration with two years grace, making a total of six years. The residency training programs lead to award of the fellowship of Natiaonl postgraduate medical college and or west african postgraduate medical college to those who are sucessfull in the following specialities.

 

Anaesthesia, Chemical pathology, community medicine (public health), family medicine, haematology, medical microbiology, maxilo facial surgery, orthopaedic surgery, opthalmology, obstetrics and gynaecology, medicalworldnigeria.com, paediatrics, pathology, physics (internal medicine), psychiatry, surgery, radiology, radiotherapy and oncology

 

Only medical doctors who have fully registered with the Nigeria Medical and Dental Council and have completed the one yar NYSC or are exempted are eligible to apply. The advert includes honorary/ supermumerary residents.

 

those who have applied 2012/2013 need not to reapply

Training programs: they involve

a) courses in basic medical sciences leading to the primary fellowship examination where applicable. it is expected that candidates must have passed this stage of exams before applying

b) intensive clinical courses leading to the part 1 examination in the relevant specialty is for the duration of this phase 24months

c) final phase: this involves continuing clinical experience and research work in candidates chosen field of interest.

During this period, a year may be spent in a reputalbe center. this phase also lasts for 24months

 

The final fellowhip examination follows at the end of the 4th year of training and successful candidates will then be eligible to apply for appointment as consultants in any hospital of their choice. ABUTH is not bound to retain the trainee after sucessful training. During the training period appointments of trainees may not be confirmed and trainees will not be allowed to pursue any other course or training leading to qualification other than the fellowhip. only those who maintain good academic performance will be allowed to procedd to higher stages of the program within the stipulated period.

 

ACADMEIC TRANSCRIPTS

Candidates are requied to request the universities thay attended to forward their academic transcripts directly to the chariman, medical advisory committee, ABUTH, PMB 06 samaru, zaria.

 

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Step 1: payment, visit any UBA branch and ask to purchase etranzact PIN equivalent to the application form fee

step 2: visit HTTP://Apply.ABUTH.COM, create login account: enter your first name, last name, valid email account, password and the visible character, then submit

NB: this is only applicable to new users. after the first login, applicants are not expected to do this again

step 3: logging in. enter the email addressa nd password used in creating your login account and clikc on login

 

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION: Two weeks (22/7/14)

APPLICATION FEE: Residency training progam N12,200